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Regime Change

The U.S. Says it Will “Run” Venezuela. What Will That Mean?

The U.S. Says it Will “Run” Venezuela. What Will That Mean?

DEEP DIVE – As audacious and complex as it was for the U.S. to extract Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela – and to do so without a single U.S. casualty – [...] More

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How to Get Regime Change Right

The U.S. has had mixed experiences attempting to establish governance, security, public services, economic activity, and political processes after [...] More

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What to Know the ‘Day After’ Overthrowing a Government

The concept of regime change – toppling a hostile or distasteful foreign government and replacing it with a friendly one – has long tantalized U.S. [...] More

When it Comes to Overthrowing Governments, What Does the Law Allow?

Regime change has recently come up in media reports about North Korea on a frequent basis, but what does the term mean from a legal standpoint for [...] More

‘We Might Succeed at Regime Change, but We Almost Always Fail after the Fact’

The United States has long sought to export its system of liberal democracy abroad. In places where military juntas and dictators have risen – and [...] More

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Regime Change: What Is It Good For?

It is easy to see why regime change could be appealing to foreign policymakers. Why bother to persuade, bribe, or threaten a defiant foreign country [...] More