Intelligence Secrecy and Transparency: Finding the Proper Balance from the War of Independence to the War on Terror; Strategic Insights, v. 6, issue 3 (May 2007)

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The Cuban interventionary forces: the growing strategic and regional threat to the United States and NATO

Over the past twenty-seven years, Cuba has transformed its military forces from an ill-equipped, untrained band of guerrillas into the second most powerful military in the Caribbean Basin. Today, the Cuban armed forces are e~lipped with numerous modern fighter-bomber aircraft, warships (including attack sUbmarines), tanks, and other lethal weaponry. Unlike other recipients of Soviet arms, Cuba has proven its capability and willingness to maintain and operate this sophisticated military equipment around the world, even in combat environments. This has been demonstrated in Angola, Ethiopia and Nicaragua.http://archive.org/details/cubaninterventio00doorLieutenant, United States NavyApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Implications of Societal Fragmentation for State Formation: Can Democracy Succeed

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