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Rolling back revolution, the emergence of low intensity conflict, Ivan Molloy

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Rolling back revolution, the emergence of low intensity conflict, Ivan Molloy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Rolling back revolution

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1084946202

Responsibility statement

Ivan Molloy

Sub title

the emergence of low intensity conflict

Table Of Contents

Introduction 1 -- A fresh Perspective 2 -- The Argument in a Nutshell 2 -- LIC in Context 7 -- A New Perspective 8 -- The Approach 10 -- The Scope 12 -- Terminology -- 13 -- 1. What is LIC? 15 -- The Strategy's Broad Thrust 15 -- A Definition of Low Intensity Conflict 16 -- The LIC Conflict Profile 1 -- The Need for Context? 31 -- 2. An Inevitable Strategy: LIC's Emergence in Context 32 -- Continuity and Discontinuity 32 -- Old and New 48 -- The Status of LIC 51 -- The Development of the Full Profile 53 -- An Expected Foreign Policy Initiative? 54 -- 3. From Approach to Strategy 55 -- Self-Analysis and Debate: The Influence of Vietnam 55 -- The Debate Within the Reagan Administration and the Military 62 -- Evidence of LIC Gaining Coherence 65 -- The Strategy Emerges 70 -- 4. The Reagan Doctrine: Selling LIC To America 72 -- What was the Reagan Doctrine? 73 -- The Reagan Doctrine as an Expression of Low Intensity Conflict 83 -- 5. Central America: The Strategy's Proving Ground? 86 -- Central America as the Focus of US Foreign Policy 86 -- The Determinants of LIC 88 -- The Determinants/Preconditions for LIC -- The Emergence of Low Intensity Conflict 102 -- 6. Nicaragua and Revolutionary LIC 104 -- The Political/Psychological Dimension 104 -- The Economic Dimension 114 -- The Military Dimension 116 -- The Civic Action Dimension 124 -- Nicaragua and the Strategy of LIC 125 -- 7. LIC in the Philippines? 127 -- The Determinants of the Response 128 -- The Need for a New Approach 132 -- The Reagan Administration Responds 133 -- The Third Way - The LIC Response 134 -- LIC Characteristics 134 -- The Collective Response 142 -- 8. The Counter-Revolutionary Profile 143 -- The Political/Psychological Dimension 143 -- The Economic Dimension 155 -- The Military Dimension 156 -- The Civic Action Dimension - Completing the Picture 161 -- A Characteristic LIC Response? 163 -- . LIC Continued? 167 -- LIC Emergent 168 -- The Success of Reagan's LIC? 173 -- An Ongoing Strategy 174

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