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Synthesizes the lessons that can be learned from the Reagan administration's policy and places them within the broad perspective of foreign policy-making

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“I know of no other book that provides such an in-depth examination of the Reagan Doctrine.”—James M. Lindsay, University of Iowa

Table of Contents
Preface ix
1. Introduction 1
2. The Reagan Doctrine: Challenging the Soviet Union in the Third World 14
3. Afghanistan: Consensus, Cooperation, and the Quest for "Rollback" 40
4. Cambodia: Disinterest, Dual Tracks, and the Search for a Settlement 82
5. Angola: Dissensus, Competing Agendas, and the Struggle over Constructive Engagement 112
6. Nicaraguas: Polarization, Stalemate, and the Contra War 152
7. Mozambique: Factions, Fights, and the Rejection of the Reagan Doctrine 193
8. Conclusions: The Nature and Lessons of the Reagan Doctrine 213
Notes 255
References 269
Index 317

Deciding to Intervene

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      Publisher: Duke University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/05/1996
      ISBN13: 9780822317890, 978-0822317890
      ISBN10: 0822317893

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Synthesizes the lessons that can be learned from the Reagan administration's policy and places them within the broad perspective of foreign policy-making

      Trade Review
      “I know of no other book that provides such an in-depth examination of the Reagan Doctrine.”—James M. Lindsay, University of Iowa

      Table of Contents
      Preface ix
      1. Introduction 1
      2. The Reagan Doctrine: Challenging the Soviet Union in the Third World 14
      3. Afghanistan: Consensus, Cooperation, and the Quest for "Rollback" 40
      4. Cambodia: Disinterest, Dual Tracks, and the Search for a Settlement 82
      5. Angola: Dissensus, Competing Agendas, and the Struggle over Constructive Engagement 112
      6. Nicaraguas: Polarization, Stalemate, and the Contra War 152
      7. Mozambique: Factions, Fights, and the Rejection of the Reagan Doctrine 193
      8. Conclusions: The Nature and Lessons of the Reagan Doctrine 213
      Notes 255
      References 269
      Index 317

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