Reagan's war on terrorism in Nicaragua : the outlaw state /

Reagan's war on terrorism in Nicaragua : the outlaw state /

This study examines the Reagan administration's proxy war against Nicaragua and its use of the emergent threat of international terrorism as a pretext. It also analyzes the administration's conception of international law and argues that its Nicaragua policy set a precedent for the U.S. Wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Travis, Philip W. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]
Subjects:
Terrorism > Prevention > Government policy > United States > History.
International law > United States > History > 20th century.
Counterrevolutions > Nicaragua > History.
Nicaragua > History > 1979-1990.
United States > Foreign relations > Nicaragua.
Nicaragua > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Military policy > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Imperialism, the Cold War, and the roots of revolution
  • Revolution in Nicaragua
  • Counterinsurgency-counterterrorism
  • Harbor mines
  • The terrorist and the freedom fighter
  • Outlaw states
  • A war on terrorism
  • War for peace
  • Epilogue.