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Article Dans Une Revue Rising Asia Journal Année : 2022

The Unauthorized Diplomat

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Most diplomatic historians conclude that the failure of the Johnson administration’s second bombing pause over North Vietnam and first major peace offensive from December 25, 1965 to January 31, 1966 was a fait accompli. Moreover, the resumption of bombing was ordered without major debate within the national security state. “The Unauthorized Diplomat” challenges this interpretation by exploring the aftermath of the American peace activist and scholar Staughton Lynd’s ten-day fact-finding trip to North Vietnam and discussions with representations of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) and the National Liberation Front (NLF) in Prague, Moscow, and Hanoi. Ultimately, Lynd’s experiences throughout 1965 and his conversations with “the other side” during the peace offensive convinced him that alternatives to escalation existed in January 1966 and, unbeknownst to him, were reflected in the high-level deliberations and decision-making in the White House. This was perhaps the last best chance to avoid even greater U.S. escalation of the Vietnam War.
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hal-04293059 , version 1 (03-12-2023)

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Luke Stewart. The Unauthorized Diplomat: Staughton Lynd, Vietnam War Diplomacy, and a Missed ‘Missed Opportunity’ in the Peace Offensive, December 1965-January 1966. Rising Asia Journal, 2022, 2 (1), pp.60-121. ⟨hal-04293059⟩

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