This paper examines the relationships among political violence, the growth and development of an insurgency, and the state's decision to use repressive policies. We present two different cases of 20th century: Cuba between 1933 and 1959, and the Basque Separatist Movement in Spain from 1939 to...

Hijack terrorism was a major national security problem in the United States during the late 1960s; aerial piracy incidents reached an epidemic level. Most events had a common scenario: armed hijackers boarded flights in the US and threatened death to passengers and crew if the aircraft was not...

Case 1: The Chilean presidential election of 1964 -- Case 2: The Venezuelan presidential election of 1963 -- Case 3: The Argentine elections and coup of 1962 -- Case 4: The Brazilian coup of 1964 -- Case 5: The Dominican revolution of 1965 -- Case 6: The Mexican University strike of 1966 -- Case...