Three days later diem was murdered with overthrow americas century of regime change from hawaii to iraq stephen kinzer a former new york times foreign correspondent analyzes the consequences of the us overthrowing regimes in 14 nations since 1893. Regime change did not begin with the administration of george w bush but has been an integral part of us foreign policy for more than one hundred years starting with the overthrow of the hawaiian monarchy in 1893 and continuing through the spanish american war and the cold war and into our own time the united states has not hesitated to overthrow governments that stood in the way of . Overthrow americas century of regime change from hawaii to iraq published by stephen kinzer on september 10 2013 1 response a fast paced narrative history of the coups revolutions and invasions by which the united states has toppled fourteen foreign governments not always to its own benefit. In overthrow americas century of regime change from hawaii to iraq stephen kinzer tells the stories of the politicians spies military commanders and business executives who took it upon themselves to depose foreign regimes