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1 online resource (178 pages)
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9780833032348
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An examination of a number of leadership attacks from World War II to the 21st century. It offers insights into the comparative efficacy of various forms of leadership attacks, their potential coercive and deterrent value, and the possible unintended consequences of their ill-considered use.
Inhalt:
Intro -- PREFACE -- TABLE -- SUMMARY -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Chapter One INTRODUCTION -- OBJECTIVES OF LEADERSHIP ATTACKS -- Compel Changes in Enemy Policy and Behavior -- Deter Assaults on U.S. Interests -- Depose Potentially Dangerous Regimes -- Degrade Enemy Capabilities -- STUDY APPROACH -- SOURCES -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- Chapter Two ATTACKING LEADERS DIRECTLY -- ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING DIRECT ATTACKS -- CONSTRAINTS ON LEADERSHIP ATTACKS -- Executive Order 12333 Prohibiting Assassinations -- Executive Order 12333 in Practice -- SITUATIONS IN WHICH DIRECT ATTACKS ARE LIKELY TO BE SANCTIONED -- ASSESSING THE RISKS AND BENEFITS OF DIRECT ATTACKS -- DIRECT ATTACKS RARELY PRODUCE WANTED POLICY CHANGES -- Political Assassinations Typically Prove Ineffective -- Revolutionary Movements May Even Survive Loss of Their Founding Leaders -- DIRECT ATTACKS OFTEN FAIL TO DETER UNWANTED ENEMY BEHAVIOR -- Israel's Countermeasures Against Terrorism -- The 1986 U.S. Raid Against Libya -- DIRECT ATTACKS CAN SOMETIMES PRODUCE HARMFUL UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES -- The British Plans to Assassinate Hitler -- The Proposal to Bomb Hirohito's Palace -- The Hijacking of Ben Bella in Algeria -- The 1993 U.S. Attacks on SNA Positions in Mogadishu -- DIRECT ATTACKS FREQUENTLY FAIL TO NEUTRALIZE THEIR INTENDED TARGETS -- The Case of Saddam Hussein -- The Cases of Noriega and Aideed -- PREREQUISITES OF EFFECTIVE AIR ATTACKS ON ENEMY LEADERS -- Accurate, Up-to-Date Intelligence -- Special Munitions for Some Targets -- Assurances That the Attack Will Be Legal and Beneficial If Successful -- Chapter Three FACILITATING COUPS OR REBELLIONS -- ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLYING SUPPORT TO COUPS OR REBELLIONS -- A POOR SUCCESS RATE WITH COUPS AND REBELLIONS -- A Few Weakly Protected Governments Were Ousted -- Most Attempts to Oust Entrenched Regimes Have Failed.
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ISBN 9780833030283
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780833030283
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Print version Operations Against Enemy Leaders
Sprache:
Englisch
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=227840
URL:
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1385
