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What should the U.S. government do if a foreign country has a nondemocratic regime that is friendly to the United States but abusive of human rights? What if that regime faces a serious communist guerrilla insurgency, yet remains unable or unwilling to reach accommodation with moderate or democratic forces? What should we do if the country suffers a polarization and breakdown, threatening a crisis or even a communist takeover?
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Wiarda, H.J. (1991). Friendly Tyrants and American Interests. In: Pipes, D., Garfinkle, A. (eds) Friendly Tyrants. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21676-5_1
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