A Historical Study of the Effectiveness of U.S. Security Assistance to Panama, Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Abstract

This thesis studies United States security assistance objectives in these countries, how they evolved to current policies, and what the actual threats were to the United States Security Assistance Program's effectiveness and the role the United States Security Assistance Program can play in the future were studied. The results of this study indicate that Nicaragua's Marxist regime is a threat to United States interests in the region and overall national security. Therefore, providing security assistance to Panama and Costa Rica, while aiding the Nicaraguan Contras to free Nicaragua of Soviet ties, is necessary to safeguard United States national security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA174355

Entities

People

  • Steven N. Bishop

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central America
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Recreation
  • Students
  • Treaties
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design