{"product_id":"covert-regime-change-americas-secret-cold-war-9781501730658","title":"Covert Regime Change: America's Secret Cold War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eO'Rourke's book offers a onestop shop for understanding foreign-imposed regime change. \u003ci\u003eCovert Regime Change\u003c\/i\u003e is an impressive book and required reading for anyone interested in understanding hidden power in world politics.\u003c\/b\u003e― \u003ci\u003ePolitical Science Quarterly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStates seldom resort to war to overthrow their adversaries.\u003c\/b\u003e They are more likely to attempt to covertly change the opposing regime, by assassinating a foreign leader, sponsoring a coup d'état, meddling in a democratic election, or secretly aiding foreign dissident groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCovert Regime Change\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, Lindsey A. O'Rourke shows us how states really act when trying to overthrow another state. She argues that conventional focus on overt cases misses the basic causes of regime change. O'Rourke provides substantive evidence of types of security interests that drive states to intervene. \u003cb\u003eOffensive operations \u003c\/b\u003eaim to overthrow a current military rival or break up a rival alliance. \u003cb\u003ePreventive operations\u003c\/b\u003e seek to stop a state from taking certain actions, such as joining a rival alliance, that may make them a future security threat. \u003cb\u003eHegemonic operations\u003c\/b\u003e try to maintain a hierarchical relationship between the intervening state and the target government. Despite the prevalence of covert attempts at regime change, most operations fail to remain covert and spark blowback in unanticipated ways. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLindsey A. O'Rourke is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Boston College. Her research focuses on regime change, international security, and US foreign policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966970102034,"sku":"9781501730658","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b3cc8864-c0be-432b-906a-d02416cc3720.jpg?v=1768917074","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/covert-regime-change-americas-secret-cold-war-9781501730658","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}