The Threat of Latin America Populism

Abstract

Latin America has experienced a rise in power of the left wing leaders and the renewal of populism. These leaders portray an Anti American rhetoric and look to challenge U.S, influence and American interest in the region, The normal end state of this type of leadership is the polarization of the society, authoritarianism and social and economical collapse. In the international opinion, populism has been considered extremely dangerous or regional stability, In spite of these facts, his policies have been more cooperative than competitive, and his capacity of influence and promote a lack of stability in the region overestimated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2010
Accession Number
ADA604402

Entities

People

  • Gabriel F. Alvarez

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Argentina
  • Collapse
  • Education
  • Governments
  • Hispanics
  • International Relations
  • Latin America
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personality
  • Polarization
  • Political Parties
  • Political Science
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • South America
  • United States

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering