U.S. Aid to Democratic States Facing Totalitarian Revolutionary Warfare. Twelve Rules. CLIC Papers

Abstract

The principles discussed in this paper are for allies of the U.S. who are in revolutionary situations and reliant on substantial U.S. assistance in meeting the diplomatic, economic, psychological, and military challenges of revolutionary warfare. These rules do not apply to situations in which a quick strike fix by U.S. armed forces is called for, as was the case in Grenada. Instead, it applies to those situations in which the revolutionary struggle is protracted and the overall likelihood of armed U.S. intervention is extremely small. As in all such cases, these rules are not absolute but merely guideposts for nations struggling to divine the strengths and weaknesses of American political, military, and economic support.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA198668

Entities

People

  • Peter Bahnsen
  • William H. Burgess Iii

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Civic Action
  • Civil Rights
  • Civil War
  • Classification
  • Foreign Aid
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Low Intensity Conflict
  • Military Equipment
  • National Governments
  • Political Science
  • Psychological Operations
  • Security
  • Special Forces
  • War
  • Warfare

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Strategic Security Studies