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This comparative study explores the involvement of the United States in four successful military coups in Turkey and Pakistan during the Cold War. Focusing on military-to-military relations with the US in each country, the book offers insight into how external actors can impact the outcomes of coups, particularly through socialization via military training, education, and international organizations such as NATO. Drawing upon recently declassified government documents and a trove of unexplored interviews with high-ranking officials, Ömer Aslan also examines how coup plotters in both countries approached the issue of US reaction before, during, and after their coups. As armed forces have continued to make and unmake Turkish and Pakistani governments well into the twenty-first century, this volume offers original, probing analysis of the circumstances which make coups possible. ** Review “In this book, Ömer Aslan sheds new light on the crucial role that external actors can play in fostering military coups. While acknowledging the central role of domestic factors, Aslan offers new theoretical insights and a wealth of original empirical evidence to show how the United State provided su

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Author

Ömer Aslan

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319660110

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, Humanities