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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... leaders . " " With an unin- formed public it is easier for Washington policymakers to absolve them- selves from past actions and to claim falsely that hot spot threats have nothing to do with previous policies . The United States had ...
... leaders such as Hugo Chávez and Jean - Bertrand Aristide . Nevetheless , the Bush administration stresses winning " hearts and minds ” as a necessary part of building a foundation for democratic rule as a bulwark against the emergence ...
... leaders who oppose American foreign policy and the prescriptions of international lending agencies has been defined as a security threat to the United States . It is unfortunate that members of both political parties in the U.S. ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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