Publication

This monograph examines the extent to which some states create the conditions for revolutionary movements to flourish. In particular, it explores how the governments in Vietnam (1955-63), Algeria (1945-62), and Nicaragua (1967-79) unintentionally empowered revolutionary movements, resulting in these governments’ demise. The author extrapolates the political-military lessons from these conflicts to suggest that the US should minimize the level and type of assistance to states fighting in an insurgency because these states possess greater advantages than previously supposed.