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Us And The Cold War In Latin America, Thomas Field Jun 2019

Us And The Cold War In Latin America, Thomas Field

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The Cold War in Latin America had marked consequences for the region’s political and economic evolution. From the origins of US fears of Latin American Communism in the early 20th century to the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, regional actors played central roles in the drama. Seeking to maximize economic benefit while maintaining independence with regard to foreign policy, Latin Americans employed an eclectic combination of liberal and anti-imperialist discourses, balancing frequent calls for anti-Communist hemispheric unity with periodic diplomatic entreaties to the Soviet bloc and the nonaligned Third World. Meanwhile, US Cold War policies toward …

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H-Diplo Article Review 831- Field Jr. On D’Haeseleer. “American Civic Action: The National Campaign Plan And The Failure To Win ‘Hearts And Minds’ In El Salvador.”, Thomas Field Feb 2019

H-Diplo Article Review 831- Field Jr. On D’Haeseleer. “American Civic Action: The National Campaign Plan And The Failure To Win ‘Hearts And Minds’ In El Salvador.”, Thomas Field

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The author - Dr. Thomas Field - reviews Brian D’Haeseleer's article “American Civic Action: The National Campaign Plan and the Failure to Win ‘Hearts and Minds’ in El Salvador.” This article appeared in Diplomacy and Statecraft, issue 26:3 (2015), on pages 494-513. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2015.1067527.

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The Effectiveness Of The United States Air Force Developmental Teams, Jason Michael Newcomer Jan 2013

The Effectiveness Of The United States Air Force Developmental Teams, Jason Michael Newcomer

Aeronautics, Undergraduate Studies - Worldwide

The Results-Based Leadership Group surveyed 470 companies and discovered that the top 25companies with effective leadership practices dedicated twice as much effort to leadership development as did other companies, indicating a strong relationship between success and leadership development. The problem explored in the current study was the lack of qualitative analyses of the U.S. Air Force Development Team processes. The purpose of the case study was to survey Development Teams at the U.S. Air Force in Washington, DC to explore how effectively the teams’ processes resulted in identification, selection, and/or development of leaders who meet strategic needs of the service. …

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Trends. The Psychology Of Military Readiness, Ibpp Editor Jun 2001

Trends. The Psychology Of Military Readiness, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The IBPP editor discusses military readiness and national security.

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Trends. Spillover: Is United States Government Military Aid To Colombia All Wet?, Ibpp Editor Oct 2000

Trends. Spillover: Is United States Government Military Aid To Colombia All Wet?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses spillover of conflicts in Colombia into surrounding countries as related to United States government military aid.

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Trends. A New Look At The New Look: Nuclear Weapons And National Security, Ibpp Editor Jan 1998

Trends. A New Look At The New Look: Nuclear Weapons And National Security, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the term "New Look" that was ascribed to United States (US) military policy during the first and--less accurately--to the second Eisenhower administrations. One

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