Covert Regime Change

Lindsey A. O’Rourke is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Boston College. Her research focuses on regime change, international security, and US foreign policy.

List of Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

1. The False Promise of Covert Regime Change

2. Causes: Why Do States Launch Regime Changes?

3. Conduct: Why Do States Intervene Covertly versus Overtly?

4. Consequences: How Effective Are Covert Regime Changes?

5. Overview of U.S.-backed Regime Changes during the Cold War

6. Rolling Back the Iron Curtain

7. Containment, Coup d'état and the Covert War in Vietnam

8. Dictators and Democrats in the Dominican Republic

9. Covert Regime Change after the Cold War

Notes

Index