Regime change with the United States

After the end of World War II, the US government competed with the Soviet Union for global leadership, influence, and security in the context of the Cold War. During the Eisenhower administration, the US government was concerned that the governments supported by the Soviet Union would undermine the national security of the United States and advocated the domino theory, which was followed by subsequent presidents. Subsequently, the United States expanded its area of ​​operations beyond its traditional areas of operation – Central America and the Caribbean. Important operations include the 1953 Iranian coup carefully planned by the United States and Britain, the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion against Cuba, and supporting General Suharto’s overthrow of Sukarno in Indonesia. In addition, the United States has intervened in national elections in many countries, including in Italy in 1948, the Philippines in 1953, Japan in the 1950s and 1960s, and Lebanon in 1957. According to one study, the United States intervened in foreign elections at least 81 times between 1946 and 2000, both overtly and covertly. Another study found that the United States attempted 64 covert and 6 overt regime changes during the Cold War.