Stay-Behind’ in France
Much ado about nothing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11157652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Cogan (Harvard University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 937-954 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Strategic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2390 • E-ISSN: 1743-937X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402390701676493 |
| OpenAlex | W2094725301 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Stay-behind networks in France were set up starting in 1948 and were aimed at responding to the possibility of a Soviet armed attack into Western Europe. Participants were identified, and arms and explosives cached, to be activated in case of hostilities. This activity became folded into a multilateral effort under the Allied Coordination Committee (ACC) of NATO. In France, the network was run as a highly compartmented activity under the French external intelligence service (DGSE). As the Soviet threat receded, the stay-behind activity became more and more dormant, and in 1990 it was quietly disbanded, immediately after the P-2 scandal broke in Italy
Economic history · Economics · Economy · Nothing · Political science · Service (business · History · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Peacebuilding and International Security · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |