The School of the Americas very much eludes to the idea of Isolationism when it comes to the US and foreign military affairs. If not even to that extreme, Gill seems to blame all of Latin American struggles on the…
When attempting to define Latin America in an international context it is uniquely a region that is fundamentally defined by outside factors and prerogatives. Even the label ‘Latin America’ dates from the 1830’s with Frenchman Michel Chevalier, who after a…
This week’s readings focus on the effect that international actors, specifically the United States, had on Latin American Development. For the purpose of this post, I will focus on the arguments made by Gill in her piece, The Military, Political Violence, and…
The United States is perceived to have taken the role as the savior for many Latin American countries. After looking into the actions they have taken over the past century, it seems that the United States has actually caused of…
Next week’s reading on Schoultz’s “Benevolent Domination: The Ideology of U.S Policy toward Cuba” discusses the stance of the United States on Cuba, the history between American-Cuban relations, the reasons as to why these relations were the way they were,…
This week’s chapter from the textbook, “Global Contexts, International Forces”, analyzes the political, social, and economic impacts from outside actors in Latin America, mainly during the 1900’s. It explains how interference from international actors delayed the process of democratization and…
Authoritarianism is system of undemocratic government in which value is placed on order and control over personal freedom. It is often headed by a dictator who exercises absolute control over its citizens. Military threats, disinformation of citizens and suppression of…
The struggle for the idea of “the balance of power” throughout Latin America has hindered countries abilities to form stable social, economic, and political sectors. The motion that drives Authoritarianism is essentially the struggle for power. David Collier explains in…
The anti-subversion campaigns that occurred in Latin America throughout the Cold War gave rise to many opportunistic leaders who saw an easy route to power by claiming that they were, in essence, going to make their country great again….
This week, I read “The Personal is Political – Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo” along with Chapter 3 – “The Military – Heading for the Exits?” Particularly relevant to Navarro article was the focus on the human rights abuses…