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National Security and United States Policy Toward Latin America

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Lars Schoultz
2014
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Lars Schoultz proposes a way for all those interested in U.S. foreign policy fully to appreciate the terms of the present debate. To understand U.S. policy in Latin America, he contends, one must critically examine the deeply held beliefs of U.S. policy makers about what Latin America means to U.S. national security.

Originally published in 1987.

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Table of Contents

Cover

Title page, Copyright, Dedication

pp. i-vi

Contents

pp. vii-vii

List of Illustrations

pp. viii-viii

List of Tables

pp. ix-x

Preface

pp. xi-xvi

Acknowledgments

pp. xvii-xviii

List of Abbreviations

pp. xix-xxii

Introduction

pp. 3-33

1. Instability in Latin America

pp. 34-68

Part I The Causes of Instability

2. Poverty

pp. 71-105

3. Communism

pp. 106-140

Part II the Consequences of Instability: Strategic Access

4. Strategic Raw Materials

pp. 143-159

5. Military Bases and Military Support

pp. 160-190

6. Sea Lines of Communication

pp. 191-222

Part III the Consequences of Instability: Strategic Denial

7. Soviet Military Bases

pp. 225-267

8. Latin America and the Global Balance of Power

pp. 268-307

Conclusion

pp. 308-330

Bibliography

pp. 331-366

Index

pp. 367-378
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