The two faces of Italian communism: the seizure of power by tactics of accommodation and the calculated destruction of liberal democracy by revolutionary transformation of society
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Authors
Coe, Richard Eric
Subjects
History
Communism
Italy
Western Europe
Political science
Foreign policy
National defense
Decision making
Communism
Italy
Western Europe
Political science
Foreign policy
National defense
Decision making
Advisors
Stolfi, Russel H.S
Date of Issue
1977-06
Date
June 1977
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This study was conducted to establish a strong analytical basis for decision-making with respect to the Italian Communist Party. In order to fulfill this requirement, the unique characteristics and organizational structure of the Party as well as personality traits of the leadership were analyzed. The research was enhanced by interviews with numerous government officials in both the military and civilian sectors of the U.S. Government in Washington, D.C. Additionally, the staff of the Hoover Institution on War and Peace contributed immeasurable help to the background research. The evidence resulting from this study clearly indicates that there are definable characteristics of the Italian Communist Party which can be used to form the contextual basis for scenario-building and decision-making. The primary conclusion it that, in spite of its complex goals and tactics, the Italian Communist Party is more bound to the ideals of communism than to the principles of western liberal democracy.
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.