Hot Spot: Latin AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 28. feb. 2008 - 288 síđur From border crime in Mexico to Chavez's revolution in Venezuela, this volume presents up-to-the-minute coverage of the key conflicts, corruption, and revolutionary movements simmering or raging in every region of Latin America. In-depth, comprehensive chapters explore drug wars, immigration issues, terrorism, youth gangs, government corruption, controversy over oil, and political instability, including: The Zapatista Rebellion, the Darien Gap controversy, Evo Morales, Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) and Tupac Amaru, the Falklands, and Guantanamo Bay. |
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... Guantánamo houses about 3,000 troops , about half the total mil- itary presence in Latin America . It has a dual ... Bay as a site for Islamic militants captured in Afghanistan and elsewhere , the BBC emphasized the ongoing tensions at the ...
... Guantánamo Bay remains a strange remnant from the imperialist urge after the Cuban- Spanish - American War and the ... Guantánamo lease agreement remains in effect until both parties agree to modify it , and Washington enjoys one ...
... Guantánamo Bay " ( December 28 , 2001 ) . 17. In what he calls the Guantánamo syndrome , David Ignatius argues that it's time to close the Guantánamo prison because of what it doing to American captors and the image of the United States ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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