President’s Kill List

Assassination and US Foreign Policy since 1945

AvLuca Trenta

Inbunden, Engelska, 2024

Del i serien Intelligence, Surveillance and Secret Warfare

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From Fidel Castro to Qassem Soleimani, the US government has been involved in an array of assassinations and assassination attempts against foreign leaders and officials. The President's Kill List reveals how the US government has relied on a variety of methods, from the use of poison to the delivery of sniper rifles, and from employing hitmen to simply laying the groundwork for local actors to do the deed themselves. It shows not only how policymakers decided on assassination but also the level of Presidential control over these decisions. Tracing the history of the US government's approach to assassination, the book analyses the evolution of assassination policies and, for the first time, reveals how successive administrations - through private justifications and public legitimations ensured assassination remained an available tool.

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Utgivningsdatum:2024-05-31
Mått:156 x 234 x 31 mm
Vikt:724 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Intelligence, Surveillance and Secret Warfare
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781399519496
Utmärkelser:Winner of The Richard Neustadt Book Prize 2025

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

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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.

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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