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In this detailed study, Peter Dale Scott traces the history of U.S. interventionist strategy, showing how it originated in the late 1940s to counter communism and evolved into a system that leverages drug networks and oil resources to secure global influence. From Vietnam to Colombia and Afghanistan, the book reveals the recurring patterns of clandestine intelligence activity, excessive drug trafficking, and petroleum politics that underpin America’s military and political expansions. Scott argues that these covert operations often outlast their original goals, morphing into a broader constellation of unseen power structures he terms parapolitics, which then permeate deep politics. He calls for a shift toward nonviolent, persuasive soft power to replace the destructive interventions that have become the norm.
First publish date: May 2003
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Peter Dale Scott
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