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Limits of US Influence: The Promotion of Regime Change in Latin America
| Content Provider | SAGE Publishing |
|---|---|
| Author | Weyland, Kurt |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Scholars often assume that as a global superpower, the United States has had great influence and impact on political regime developments in the world. This article critically examines these claims, focusing on Latin America; by investigating the region most directly dominated by the US, it employs a most-likely-case design. The experiences of countries such as Brazil, Chile, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela show that US influence has been fairly limited for many years and has diminished over time. The Northern superpower has been less involved and has had less impact on regime developments than often postulated, as the analysis of the coups in Brazil in 1964 and Chile in 1973 demonstrates. Moreover, nations to which the US has maintained close, comprehensive linkages, such as Venezuela, have slid into “competitive authoritarianism” while a country such as Haiti, over which the US holds great leverage, has failed to establish a functioning democracy. Thus, even in its direct sphere of interest, the most powerful nation in the contemporary world seems to be limited in its capacity to promote or prevent political regime change. |
| Related Links | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1866802X1801000305?download=true |
| Starting Page | 135 |
| Ending Page | 164 |
| Page Count | 30 |
| ISSN | 1866802X |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Politics in Latin America (PLA) |
| e-ISSN | 18684890 |
| DOI | 10.1177/1866802X1801000305 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Sage Publications UK |
| Publisher Date | 2018-12-01 |
| Publisher Place | London |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights Holder | © 2018 SAGE Publications Ltd |
| Subject Keyword | América Latina democracia regime promotion Estados Unidos promoción del cambio de régimen great power régimen político superpotencia United States democracy political regime Latin America |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Sociology and Political Science Political Science and International Relations |
