U S Intelligence And The Confrontation In Poland 1980 1981

Author : Douglas J. MacEachin
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 027104652X

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U. S. Intelligence and the Confrontation in Poland, 1980-1981 by Douglas J. MacEachin Pdf

Despite the U.S. government's sophisticated intelligence capabilities, policy makers repeatedly seemed to be caught off guard when major crises took place during the Cold War. Were these surprises the result of inadequate information, or rather the use made of the information available? In seeking an answer to this question, former CIA analyst Douglas MacEachin carefully examines the crisis in Poland during 1980-81 to determine what information the U.S. government had about Soviet preparations for military intervention and the Polish regime's plans for martial law, and what prevented that information from being effectively employed Drawing on his experience in intelligence reporting at the time, as well as on recently declassified U.S. documents and materials from Soviet, Polish, and other Eastern European archives, MacEachin contrasts what was known then with what is known now, and seeks to explain why, despite the evidence available to them, U.S. policy makers did not take the threat of a crackdown seriously enough to prevent it. It was the mind-set of those who processed the information, not the lack or accuracy of information, that was the fundamental problem, MacEachin argues. By highlighting this cognitive obstacle, his analysis points the way toward developing practices to overcome it in the future.

Author : Douglas J. MacEachin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Intelligence service
ISBN : IND:30000078820457

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US Intelligence and the Polish Crisis by Douglas J. MacEachin Pdf

Author : Douglas J. MacEachin
Publisher : Penn State University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015055202447

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U.S. Intelligence and the Confrontation in Poland, 1980-81 by Douglas J. MacEachin Pdf

Despite the U.S. government's sophisticated intelligence capabilities, policy makers repeatedly seemed to be caught off guard when major crises took place during the Cold War. Were these surprises the result of inadequate information, or rather the use made of the information available? In seeking an answer to this question, former CIA analyst Douglas MacEachin carefully examines the crisis in Poland during 1980-81 to determine what information the U.S. government had about Soviet preparations for military intervention and the Polish regime's plans for martial law, and what prevented that information from being effectively employed Drawing on his experience in intelligence reporting at the time, as well as on recently declassified U.S. documents and materials from Soviet, Polish, and other Eastern European archives, MacEachin contrasts what was known then with what is known now, and seeks to explain why, despite the evidence available to them, U.S. policy makers did not take the threat of a crackdown seriously enough to prevent it. It was the mind-set of those who processed the information, not the lack or accuracy of information, that was the fundamental problem, MacEachin argues. By highlighting this cognitive obstacle, his analysis points the way toward developing practices to overcome it in the future.

Author : Douglas J. MacEachin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Intelligence service
ISBN : 192966706X

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US Intelligence and the Polish Crisis by Douglas J. MacEachin Pdf

Author : J. Douglas Maceachin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1839310952

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US Intelligence and the Polish Crisis by J. Douglas Maceachin Pdf

Author : J. Douglas Maceachin,Center for the Study of Intelligence,Central Intelligence Agency
Publisher : www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1780393768

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US Intelligence and the Polish Crisis by J. Douglas Maceachin,Center for the Study of Intelligence,Central Intelligence Agency Pdf

Author : Douglas J. MacEachin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2001-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0160617294

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United States Intelligence and the Polish Crisis, 1980-1981 by Douglas J. MacEachin Pdf

Author : Paul Kengor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781684516353

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A Pope and a President by Paul Kengor Pdf

Even as historians credit Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II with hastening the end of the Cold War, they have failed to recognize the depth or significance of the bond that developed between the two leaders. Acclaimed scholar and bestselling author Paul Kengor changes that. In this fascinating book, he reveals a singular bond—which included a spiritual connection between the Catholic pope and the Protestant president—that drove the two men to confront what they knew to be the great evil of the twentieth century: Soviet communism. Reagan and John Paul II almost didn't have the opportunity to forge this relationship: just six weeks apart in the spring of 1981, they took bullets from would-be assassins. But their strikingly similar near-death experiences brought them close together—to Moscow's dismay.Based on Kengor's tireless archival digging and his unique access to Reagan insiders, A Pope and a President is full of revelations. It takes you inside private meetings between Reagan and John Paul II and into the Oval Office, the Vatican, the CIA, the Kremlin, and many points beyond. Nancy Reagan called John Paul II her husband's "closest friend"; Reagan himself told Polish visitors that the pope was his "best friend." When you read this book, you will understand why. As kindred spirits, Ronald Reagan and John Paul II united in pursuit of a supreme objective—and in doing so they changed history.

Author : Andrzej Paczkowski
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781580465366

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Revolution and Counterrevolution in Poland, 1980-1989 by Andrzej Paczkowski Pdf

Examines the 1980 Solidarity revolution in Poland, the government's subsequent establishment of martial law in response, in 1981, and the eventual transition to democracy in 1989.

Author : Richard L. Russell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139465205

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Sharpening Strategic Intelligence by Richard L. Russell Pdf

This book critically examines the weaknesses of American intelligence led by the Central Intelligence Agency in informing presidential decision making on issues of war and peace. It evaluates the CIA's strategic intelligence performance during the Cold War and post-Cold War periods as a foundation for examining the root causes of intelligence failures surrounding the September 11th attacks and assessments of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs in the run up to the Iraq War. The book probes these intelligence failures, which lie in the CIA's poor human intelligence collection and analysis practices. The book argues that none of the post-9/11 intelligence reforms have squarely addressed these root causes of strategic intelligence failure and it recommends measures for redressing these dangerous vulnerabilities in American security.

Author : Artemy M. Kalinovsky,Craig Daigle
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134700653

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The Routledge Handbook of the Cold War by Artemy M. Kalinovsky,Craig Daigle Pdf

This new Handbook offers a wide-ranging overview of current scholarship on the Cold War, with essays from many leading scholars. The field of Cold War history has consistently been one of the most vibrant in the field of international studies. Recent scholarship has added to our understanding of familiar Cold War events, such as the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and superpower détente, and shed new light on the importance of ideology, race, modernization, and transnational movements. The Routledge Handbook of the Cold War draws on the wealth of new Cold War scholarship, bringing together essays on a diverse range of topics such as geopolitics, military power and technology and strategy. The chapters also address the importance of non-state actors, such as scientists, human rights activists and the Catholic Church, and examine the importance of development, foreign aid and overseas assistance. The volume is organised into nine parts: Part I: The Early Cold War Part II: Cracks in the Bloc Part III: Decolonization, Imperialism and its Consequences Part IV: The Cold War in the Third World Part V: The Era of Detente Part VI: Human Rights and Non-State Actors Part VII: Nuclear Weapons, Technology and Intelligence Part VIII: Psychological Warfare, Propaganda and Cold War Culture Part IX: The End of the Cold War This new Handbook will be of great interest to all students of Cold War history, international history, foreign policy, security studies and IR in general.

Author : Gregory F. Domber
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9781469618517

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Empowering Revolution by Gregory F. Domber Pdf

As the most populous country in Eastern Europe as well as the birthplace of the largest anticommunist dissident movement, Poland is crucial in understanding the end of the Cold War. During the 1980s, both the United States and the Soviet Union vied for influence over Poland's politically tumultuous steps toward democratic revolution. In this groundbreaking history, Gregory F. Domber examines American policy toward Poland and its promotion of moderate voices within the opposition, while simultaneously addressing the Soviet and European influences on Poland's revolution in 1989. With a cast including Reagan, Gorbachev, and Pope John Paul II, Domber charts American support of anticommunist opposition groups--particularly Solidarity, the underground movement led by future president Lech Wa&322;&281;sa--and highlights the transnational network of Polish emigres and trade unionists that kept the opposition alive. Utilizing archival research and interviews with Polish and American government officials and opposition leaders, Domber argues that the United States empowered a specific segment of the Polish opposition and illustrates how Soviet leaders unwittingly fostered radical, pro-democratic change through their policies. The result is fresh insight into the global impact of the Polish pro-democracy movement.

Author : John M. Diamond
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780804756013

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The CIA and the Culture of Failure by John M. Diamond Pdf

The CIA and the Culture of Failure follows the CIA through a series of crises from the Soviet collapse to the war in Iraq and explains the political pressures that helped lead to the greatest failures in U.S. intelligence history.

Author : Ruud van Dijk,William Glenn Gray,Svetlana Savranskaya,Jeremi Suri,Qiang Zhai
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 2361 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781135923105

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Encyclopedia of the Cold War by Ruud van Dijk,William Glenn Gray,Svetlana Savranskaya,Jeremi Suri,Qiang Zhai Pdf

Between 1945 and 1991, tension between the USA, its allies, and a group of nations led by the USSR, dominated world politics. This period was called the Cold War – a conflict that stopped short to a full-blown war. Benefiting from the recent research of newly open archives, the Encyclopedia of the Cold War discusses how this state of perpetual tensions arose, developed, and was resolved. This work examines the military, economic, diplomatic, and political evolution of the conflict as well as its impact on the different regions and cultures of the world. Using a unique geopolitical approach that will present Russian perspectives and others, the work covers all aspects of the Cold War, from communism to nuclear escalation and from UFOs to red diaper babies, highlighting its vast-ranging and lasting impact on international relations as well as on daily life. Although the work will focus on the 1945–1991 period, it will explore the roots of the conflict, starting with the formation of the Soviet state, and its legacy to the present day.

Author : Seth G. Jones
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393247015

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A Covert Action: Reagan, the CIA, and the Cold War Struggle in Poland by Seth G. Jones Pdf

The dramatic, untold story of one of the CIA’s most successful Cold War intelligence operations. December, 1981—the CIA receives word that the Polish government has cut telephone communications with the West and closed the Polish border. The agency’s leaders quickly inform President Ronald Reagan, who is enjoying a serene weekend at Camp David. Within hours, Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski has appeared on Polish national television to announce the establishment of martial law. A new era in Cold War politics has begun: Washington and Moscow are on a collision course. In this gripping narrative history, Seth G. Jones reveals the little-known story of the CIA’s subsequent operations in Poland, which produced a landmark victory for democracy during the Cold War. While the Soviet-backed Polish government worked to crush a budding liberal opposition movement, the CIA began a sophisticated intelligence campaign, code-named QRHELPFUL, that supported dissident groups. The most powerful of these groups was Solidarity, a trade union that swelled to a membership of ten million and became one of the first legitimate anti-Communist opposition movements in Eastern Europe. With President Reagan’s support, the CIA provided money that helped Solidarity print newspapers, broadcast radio programs, and conduct a wide-ranging information warfare campaign against the Soviet-backed government. QRHELPFUL proved vital in establishing a free and democratic Poland. Long overlooked by CIA historians and Reagan biographers, the story of QRHELPFUL features an extraordinary cast of characters—including spymaster Bill Casey, CIA officer Richard Malzahn, Polish-speaking CIA case officer Celia Larkin, Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, and Pope John Paul II. Based on in-depth interviews and recently declassified evidence, A Covert Action celebrates a decisive victory over tyranny for U.S. intelligence behind the Iron Curtain, one that prefigured the Soviet collapse.