The Nicaraguan Resistance and U.S. Policy: Report on a May 1987 Conference Held in Santa Monica, California.

Abstract

This report presents the results of a 1987 RAND conference on the Nicaraguan Resistance and U.S. Policy Implications. The conference, part of RAND's Western Hemisphere Forum, included presentations on (1) background of the resistance and U.S. support for it, (2) the strategic poverty of the Reagan Administration's vision regarding Nicaragua, (3) the Nicaraguan resistance in transition, (4) Sandinista strategy, and (5) diplomatic-political options in Nicaragua. The conference participants had varied background in official diplomatic and military capacities and in political activism, policy analysis, or policy-oriented research. Keywords: Nicaragua; Insurgency; Foreign policy. (KT)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA219578

Entities

People

  • Brian Jenkins
  • David Ronfeldt

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Treaties
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union