Hot Spot: Latin AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 28. feb. 2008 - 288 síður 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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... disappeared " in the " dirty war " that followed the coup . Colombian president Julio Turbay begins battle against drug traffickers . Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua succeeds in removing Anastasio Somoza from power , ending more than ...
... disappeared , but the region still faces severe economic , social , and political problems . The Cold War threat posed by the Soviet Union and Cuba is no longer part of the threat assessment process ; however , there are serious ...
... disappeared . gas to In late 2005 President Chávez offered to supply cut - rate natural poor communities in the United States to offset the anticipated energy price increases . This form of petrodiplomacy worries Washington because it ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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