Developing Technology for Analyzing PSYOP Systems (DETAPS): 1972-73 Comparative Event Data Analysis.
Abstract
The study investigates the major influences on North Vietnamese international behavior during the period 1972-73. Results of applying factor analysis and canonical correlation to event data suggest that major power actions by the United States, the Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China did influence North Vietnam's cooperative actions and negotiations, but had no effect on North Vietnamese hostile behavior. A second approach compares specific U.S. and North Vietnamese initiatives with the subsequent interactions between the two. In the third section, the internal influences on North Vietnamese decision-making are considered. It is concluded that both the rational actor and the bureaucratic politics models are consistent with North Vietnamese behavior during various intervals of the 72-73 time period.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA016351
Entities
People
- Herbert L. Calhoun
- Herman M. Weil
- Janice B. Fain
- Warren R. Phillips