The United States and Military Coups in Turkey and Pakistan

Between Conspiracy and Reality

Ömer Aslan (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XV, 294 Seiten

2017 | 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-66010-3 (ISBN)

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This comparative study explores the involvement of the United States in four successful military coups in Turkey and Pakistan during the Cold War. Focusing on military-to-military relations with the US in each country, the book offers insight into how external actors can impact the outcomes of coups, particularly through socialization via military training, education, and international organizations such as NATO. Drawing upon recently declassified government documents and a trove of unexplored interviews with high-ranking officials, Ömer Aslan also examines how coup plotters in both countries approached the issue of US reaction before, during, and after their coups. As armed forces have continued to make and unmake Turkish and Pakistani governments well into the twenty-first century, this volume offers original, probing analysis of the circumstances which make coups possible.

Ömer Aslan is Assistant Professor at the Turkish National Police Academy, Turkey.

1. Introduction.- 2. A Survey of the Civil-Military Relations Field.- 3. Two Military Coups in Turkey and One Unwavering Supporter.- 4. Pakistan: Two Coups, a Single Backer for the 'Most-Allied Ally'?.- 5. Conclusion.

"The book provides readers with a fundamental analysis extrapolating the influence of Washington on the course of events in countries located within the sphere of its strategic interest, hence making it a must-read for everyone interested in civil-military and military-to-military relations." (Anna Shakirova, Insight Turkey, Vol. 23 (3), 2021)

“The book provides readers with a fundamental analysis extrapolating the influence of Washington on the course of events in countries located within the sphere of its strategic interest, hence making it a must-read for everyone interested in civil-military and military-to-military relations.” (Anna Shakirova, Insight Turkey, Vol. 23 (3), 2021)

Erscheinungsdatum	14.12.2017
Zusatzinfo	XV, 294 p. 6 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	503 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
Schlagworte	1958 Pakistan coup • 1960 Turkey coup • 1977 Pakistan coup • 1980 Turkey coup • arab spring • armed forces in Turkey and Pakistan • armies in the Middle East • Asian History • Civil-Military Relations • external actors in coups • Historiography • History • History of Military • History of the Americas • History of the Middle East • international military education and training • Middle East • Middle East during Cold War • Middle Eastern Politics • military coups in Middle East • military history • military-to-military relations • modern history • politics & government • Politics & government • us history • U.S. involvement in Middle East
ISBN-10	3-319-66010-1 / 3319660101
ISBN-13	978-3-319-66010-3 / 9783319660103
Zustand	Neuware