Chile, the CIA and the Cold War

Reviews / Votes

Lockhart's well-written book uses an impressive array of multilingual sources from a number of countries. He does a fine job of situating US-Chilean relations not only chronologically (in the broad sweep of the twentieth century) but in a transatlantic fashion as well. -- James Siekmeier, West Virginia University * H-Diplo, H-Net Reviews, January, 2020 * Chile, the CIA and the Cold War successfully contributes to the literature about the Cold War, United States-Chile relations and intelligence in Latin America. The book shows how Chileans shaped their own history, were 'engaged internationalists' within a multitude of different contexts and that foreign intelligence services were active in the country but were not the 'deciders' of Chilean Cold War experience. -- Ryan Shaffer * Intelligence and National Security * This book is an excellent case study for historians of Latin America, the Cold War, and intelligence studies as well as international relations scholars, political geographers, and political scientists interested in intervention and statecraft. -- Brian Jirout, PhD * Journal of Advanced Military Studies * This well researched and clearly written book argues coherently for Chilean agency in its own destiny, and places the activities of the CIA in an informed context. -- Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, University of Edinburgh