Latin American Leftist Governments and Their Effects on U.S. Interests

Abstract

Within the last decade, Latin America has experienced a resurgence of leftist governments. This rise in socialism/liberalism will have effects for the U.S. government within the region. We have already seen a cooling of relations with several nations, most notably, Venezuela. This has potential effects for military cooperation, commerce, and common strategic interests. The perceived U.S. focus on the global war on terrorism and lack of Latin American policy has changed the way Latin America views the U.S. I intend to explore the change in the political landscape of the Latin American nations, the potential impacts for the U.S., and how our policy in Latin America is perceived.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA469374

Entities

People

  • John A. Cox

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Central America
  • Commerce
  • Doctrine
  • Economic Systems
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Hispanics
  • Investments
  • Law
  • National Politics
  • Political Systems
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

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