Stay-behind networks and interim flexible strategy: the 'Gladio' case and US covert intervention in Italy in the Cold War

摘要

This article presents a study on the Italian stay-behind network 'Gladio' based on documentary evidence from the Italian secret services made available in recent years. The aim is to re-contextualize the Italian experience with stay-behind networks and use it as a tool to analyse American covert intervention in the country, as well as broader issues of policymaking and strategy.