Latin America and the End of the Cold War: An Essay in Frustration

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Author	Castañeda, Jorge G.
Copyright Year	2018
Description	The perception of a Soviet security threats either to the United States through Latin America or directly to the nations of the hemisphere was always a bone of contention in inter-American relations. The importance of the Soviet menace—its nature, relevance, and explanatory value in understanding Latin American social and political trends—never truly constituted an area of agreement or understanding between the northern and southern halves of the continent. The anti-Soviet, anti-Communist approach to Latin America was never as important abroad as it was domestically in the United States. In the new world order characterized by economic globalization, free market homogeneity, and cutthroat competition for scarce capital and frequently protected markets, the real economic check placed on Latin American autonomy is not the fear or reality of conscious, active, explicit retaliation by the United States. For the nations of Latin America, the end of the Cold War has meant high expectations and unexpected frustration. Book Name: Latin America in a New World
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Ending Page	52
Page Count	25
Starting Page	28
DOI	10.4324/9780429499388-3
Language	English
Publisher	Informa UK Limited
Publisher Date	2018-03-05
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Book Name: Latin America in a New World History and Philosophy of Science Soviet Market Frustration Latin American
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Chapter