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The third option covert action and American foreign policy
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| 자료유형 | 단행본 |
|---|---|
| 서명/저자사항 | The third option : covert action and American foreign policy/ Loch K. Johnson. |
| 개인저자 | Johnson, Loch K.,1942- author. |
| 발행사항 | New York, NY: Oxford University Press, [2022]. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Johnson, Loch K., 1942- Third option New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022] 9780197604410 |
| ISBN | 9780197604441 0197604447 9780197604434 0197604439 9780197604427 0197604420 |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 내용주기 | Introduction: The subterranean world of clandestine interventions -- The forms of covert action -- A ladder of clandestine escalation -- A shadowy foreign policy, 1947-1960 -- Murder most foul, 1960-1975 -- A new approach to covert action, 1975-2000 -- The third option in an age of terror, 2000-2020 -- Legal foundations -- Decision paths and accountability -- Drawing bright lines : ethics and covert action -- The third option reconsidered. |
| 요약 | "Covert action, often called the Third Option, refers to efforts by the United States to secretly influence international affairs through propaganda, as well as political, economic, and paramilitary operations. It is a dimly lit world of secret agents; poison-dart guns; vials of curare, cobra venom, and shellfish toxins; barrels of ink for propaganda tracts; weaponry of all makes and calibers; heavily armed drones and high-powered missiles; speed boats, bombers, and explosives; masks and fake prosthetics; CIA crafted political campaign buttons, bumper stickers, and TV ads written in foreign tongues for use in elections overseas; counterfeit foreign currencies--a largely invisible realm of clandestine activities governed by the best of intentions, yet sometimes yielding the worst of results; a world that merits the thoughtful attention and judgment of every citizen. The purpose here is to offer a frank assessment of this obscure but vital component of America's foreign policy"-- |
| 해제 | Provided by publisher. |
| 주제명(지명) | United States --Foreign relations --1945-1989. United States --Foreign relations --1989- United States. --fast |
| 일반주제명 | Espionage, American --History. Propaganda, American --History. Diplomatic relations. Espionage, American. Propaganda, American. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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