Table of Contents
Foreword Joseph M. Humire ix
Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
Prologue xv
1 Introduction, Method, and Lessons from the Portuguese Coup of 1974 1
2 Stability-or Not: Lessons from Italy (1968-1983) and Western Sahara (1975-Present) 17
3 Stability and Security: Lessons That Should Have Been Learned in Somalia (1992-1993) and the British and American Experience in Bosnia (1992-1998) 33
4 Stability and Development: Lessons from Argentina (1960-Present) and Mexico (1999-Present)-Attacking the State from Within 47
5 Development and Governance: Lessons from Vietnam (1959-1975) and Algeria (1954-1962)-Recreating the Conditions That Lead to the Moral Right to Take Control of Government 62
6 Governance and Sovereignty: The British Experience in Malaya (1948-1960) and Some Contrasting Lessons from El Salvador (1979-1992) 77
7 From Sovereignty Back to Security-or Not: Lessons from Venezuela (1998-Present) and Uruguay (1962-2005) 91
8 Toward a Paradigm for Foreign Policy and Power Asset Management-or Not: The Proxy War against the Soviet 40th Army in Afghanistan (1979-1989) 109
9 Key Points and Lessons: What High Muckety-Mucks and an Enlightened Electorate Should Know about Conflict and Security in the Contemporary Global Security Arena 131
Afterword Alan D. Manwaring 143
Notes 151
Index 165