Regulating Covert Action

by James E. Baker and W. Michael Reisman

Book Overview

Covert activity has always been a significant element of international politics. When it has served their interests, governments have secretly disseminated propaganda in other countries, manipulated foreign economies, and abetted coups against their adversaries. What are the circumstances, if any, in which it is lawful, under international law or United States law, to resort to covert action either directly or through local proxies? When is it right...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300176945
• ISBN13: 9780300176940
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"