“是时候采取行动,而不是找借口了”:1968-1973年,富国的顾问和领导人

IF 0.6 4区 社会学 Q1 HISTORY
Tom Richardson
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本文探讨了1968年至1973年期间在越南南部福图省工作的美国和澳大利亚顾问所面临的挑战,重点关注了一种持续的信念,即无效的越南领导是成功绥靖进程的主要障碍。它考察了顾问如何发现福图的官员和军官表现不佳,并采取培训或撤换作为解决方案——这些努力一再被越南共和国的文化障碍、系统性腐败和结构性弱点所破坏。该研究认为,越南人民军未能培养和留住有能力的领导人是更广泛的制度失败的征兆,而咨询模式的局限性——加上对越南社会和复杂的战时环境的错误理解——导致了表面上的进步和反复出现的挫折的循环。最终,福图的经验挑战了对和平成功的乐观评估,并说明了战时国家建设的更广泛困难。
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“It's Time for Action and Not Excuses”: Advisors and Leaders in Phuoc Tuy, 1968–1973

“It's Time for Action and Not Excuses”: Advisors and Leaders in Phuoc Tuy, 1968–1973

This article explores the challenges faced by American and Australian advisors working in Phuoc Tuy province, South Vietnam, from 1968 to 1973, with a focus on the persistent belief that ineffective Vietnamese leadership was the principal obstacle to a successful pacification process. It examines how advisors identified underperformance among officials and officers in Phuoc Tuy and pursued either coaching or removal as solutions—efforts that were repeatedly undermined by cultural barriers, systemic corruption, and structural weaknesses within the Republic of Vietnam. The study argues that the RVN’s failure to develop and retain capable leaders was symptomatic of broader institutional failings, and that the limitations of the advisory model—combined with a flawed understanding of Vietnamese society and the complex wartime environment—contributed to a cycle of superficial progress and recurring setbacks. Ultimately, the experience in Phuoc Tuy challenges optimistic assessments of pacification success and illustrates the broader difficulties of nation-building during wartime.

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期刊介绍: The Australian Journal of Politics and History presents papers addressing significant problems of general interest to those working in the fields of history, political studies and international affairs. Articles explore the politics and history of Australia and modern Europe, intellectual history, political history, and the history of political thought. The journal also publishes articles in the fields of international politics, Australian foreign policy, and Australia relations with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
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