Perilous partners : the benefits and pitfalls of America's alliances with authoritarian regimes / Ted Galen Carpenter and Malou Innocent.
| Author/creator | Carpenter, Ted Galen author. |
| Other author | Innocent, Malou, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, [2015] |
| Description | ix, 622 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Washington's questionable Cold War allies -- Uncle Sam's backyard: friendly Latin American strongmen -- Chiang Kai-Shek: America's troublesome "free world" client -- A preference for authoritarians: Washington backs South Korean dictators -- From Jinnah to jihad: Washington's Cold War relations with Pakistan -- Cold War to Holy War: the U.S.-Saudi alliance -- Subverting democracy: supporting the Shah of Iran -- Navigating a quagmire: sustaining South Vietnamese dictators -- Heart of darkness: U.S. policy toward Mobutu's dictatorship in Zaire -- Flying blind in Manila: enabling Ferdinand Marcos -- The "good communists": Tito and Ceaușescu -- Playing the China card: strategic rapprochement with Beijing -- America's authoritarian partners after 9/11 -- Pyramid of cards: Washington's policy toward Egypt from Mubarak to El-Sisi -- From "golden chain" to Arab Spring: the sordid tale of U.S.-Saudi relations -- Janus-faced partners: America and Pakistan after 9/11 -- Tangled trails of the Silk Road: Washington and Central Asia's tyrants -- Closing the values gap: protecting security, preserving values. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2015025181 |
| ISBN | 9781939709707 hardcover alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 1939709709 hardcover alkaline paper |