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Book SynopsisThis book asserts that the United States needs to use Associative Power in place of both Hard Power and Soft Power to succeed in achieving its national security objectives. The author uses the CORDs program during the Vietnam War as an example of Associative Power.
Table of ContentsForward: Associative Power and American National Security, John R. Allen Introductory Thoughts: Associative Power and Strategic National Intelligence Capabilities, David Durenberger Preface, Stephen B. Young Chapter One: ASSOCIATIVE POWER: Holding the Center Chapter Two: The Origins of CORDS Chapter Three: Vietnamese Nationalism Chapter Four: Getting the Right Context in Place Chapter Five: CORDS Gets Its Opportunity Chapter Six: CORDS Version 1.0 Chapter Seven: The South Vietnamese Nationalists Save Their Country: Phase 1—1969 Chapter Eight: The South Vietnamese Nationalists Save Their Country: Phase 2—1970/1971 Chapter Nine: CORDS Version 2.0—1971 Pacification and Development Plan Chapter Ten: South Vietnam Holds Off an Onslaught Chapter Eleven: A Vietnamese Village Chapter Twelve: Iraq: An Episode of Amateur (and Feckless) Colonial Pretension Chapter Thirteen: Afghanistan: A Kabul-Centric Quagmire Chapter Fourteen: Securing the American Future through Associative Power Afterword: A Personal Recollection References
