Luca Trenta is Associate Professor in International Relations at Swansea University.

Combining forensic research with nuanced, sophisticated judgment, Luca Trenta has produced the definitive account of arguably the most controversial issue in modern US foreign relations, one that will be welcomed by scholars and general readers alike.

• Introduction: The US Government and the Assassination of Foreign OfficialsExperimenting with Assassination: Brainwashing, Poison, and Early Cold War PlotsPatrice Lumumba: Eisenhower’s Order to KillFidel Castro: The US Government’s Assassination Campaign against CubaRafael Trujillo: Assassination and the US Role in Covert Regime ChangeNgo Dinh Diem: Preparing the Ground for AssassinationRené Schneider: Removing the Main obstacle to a Coup in ChileThe Ban on Assassination: The ‘Season of Inquiry’ and the Fight Over the Prohibition on AssassinationMuhammar Qaddafi: The Return of Assassination during the Reagan YearsManuel Noriega: Coups, Failed coups, and the Ban on AssassinationSaddam Hussein: Assassination and the Long Confrontation between the US Government and IraqOsama Bin Laden: Assassination and Counterterrorism on the Road to 9/11Conclusion: Assassination, ‘targeted killings,’ and the ban since 9/11

Luca Trenta is Associate Professor in International Relations at Swansea University.

Combining forensic research with nuanced, sophisticated judgment, Luca Trenta has produced the definitive account of arguably the most controversial issue in modern US foreign relations, one that will be welcomed by scholars and general readers alike.

• Introduction: The US Government and the Assassination of Foreign OfficialsExperimenting with Assassination: Brainwashing, Poison, and Early Cold War PlotsPatrice Lumumba: Eisenhower’s Order to KillFidel Castro: The US Government’s Assassination Campaign against CubaRafael Trujillo: Assassination and the US Role in Covert Regime ChangeNgo Dinh Diem: Preparing the Ground for AssassinationRené Schneider: Removing the Main obstacle to a Coup in ChileThe Ban on Assassination: The ‘Season of Inquiry’ and the Fight Over the Prohibition on AssassinationMuhammar Qaddafi: The Return of Assassination during the Reagan YearsManuel Noriega: Coups, Failed coups, and the Ban on AssassinationSaddam Hussein: Assassination and the Long Confrontation between the US Government and IraqOsama Bin Laden: Assassination and Counterterrorism on the Road to 9/11Conclusion: Assassination, ‘targeted killings,’ and the ban since 9/11

Luca Trenta is Associate Professor in International Relations at Swansea University.

Combining forensic research with nuanced, sophisticated judgment, Luca Trenta has produced the definitive account of arguably the most controversial issue in modern US foreign relations, one that will be welcomed by scholars and general readers alike.

• Introduction: The US Government and the Assassination of Foreign OfficialsExperimenting with Assassination: Brainwashing, Poison, and Early Cold War PlotsPatrice Lumumba: Eisenhower’s Order to KillFidel Castro: The US Government’s Assassination Campaign against CubaRafael Trujillo: Assassination and the US Role in Covert Regime ChangeNgo Dinh Diem: Preparing the Ground for AssassinationRené Schneider: Removing the Main obstacle to a Coup in ChileThe Ban on Assassination: The ‘Season of Inquiry’ and the Fight Over the Prohibition on AssassinationMuhammar Qaddafi: The Return of Assassination during the Reagan YearsManuel Noriega: Coups, Failed coups, and the Ban on AssassinationSaddam Hussein: Assassination and the Long Confrontation between the US Government and IraqOsama Bin Laden: Assassination and Counterterrorism on the Road to 9/11Conclusion: Assassination, ‘targeted killings,’ and the ban since 9/11