How Effective Are Covert Operations The CIA's Intervention in Chile, 1964-73

Abstract

This article reassesses the effectiveness of the CIAs interventions in Chilean elections from 1964 to 1973. The author finds that these covert operations were not decisive and were no more than modestly effective. Rather, a pattern of shifting coalitions on the ground in Chile better explains the electoral outcomes that occurred during these years. This suggests that these findings might offer insight into our conversations about Russian intervention in American presidential elections in 2016, thus contributing to ongoing discussions on applied history, politics, and policy making.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 2019
Accession Number
AD1118696

Entities

People

  • James Lockhart

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Covert Operations
  • Economic Systems
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Latin America
  • Law
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • War

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Strategic Security Studies