Analysis Of Belgrade And Cairo : Latin America And The Non Aligned Movement

The Cold War, which took place from 1947 to 1991 had eventually altered the Latin America's relationship with the United States profoundly, as the region became a battleground between two different competing ideological systems which was capitalism and communism. Prior to the Cold War, both economic and geopolitical concerns had motivated United States policy toward Latin America. But, after the lowering of the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe, George Kennan, the chief architect of American foreign policy towards the Soviet Union, advocated containment to stop the spreading of communism, not just in Europe, but including the countries all around the world. The result was a bipolar world featuring proxy wars fought throughout the Third World by alternates and clients of the two superpowers. Latin American nations are historically considered to be part of "our backyard," who were not permitted to remain neutral as Washington expected the Latin American countries to ally with the United States, while the Soviet Union sought to gain access to what had been an American sphere of influence and after world war II many Latin American countries such as Cuba faced political, economic and social challenges.

U.S. presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were men with very different personalities and their personalities in part contributed to the decisions that they made regarding their views on how the relationship between the United States and Latin America should be conducted. This presentation will compare and contrast the ways in which they dealt with Latin America.

Missionary Diplomacy: It was Woodrow Wilson’s idea to not recognize any Latin American countries that was viewed as hostile by the United States.

The United States has been an important part in the history of all of Latin America. Many times, the United States influenced Latin American countries with its economic, political, and military power. The United States looked down at Latin America as its backyard, constantly using its influence to benefit from the land and supporting dictators in the region. The United States used this power to effectively influence Latin America for decades, even when the U.S. faced communism as a new threat during the Cold War. The United States feared the communist influence of the Soviet Union in countries like El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, because the “evil empire’s” plan for world domination included infiltrating Latin America. Even though these

When the Cold War started between the United States and the Soviet Union they both needed allies in case of a military war. Chasteen explains how the United States sought for allies during the 1960s in Latin American

It is the intention of this essay to explain the United States foreign policy behind specific doctrines. In order to realize current objectives, this paper will proceed as follows: Part 1 will define the Monroe Doctrine, Sections 2, 3, 4, and 5 will concurrently explicate the Roosevelt Corollary, Good Neighbor Policy, and the Nixon Doctrine, discuss how each policy resulted in U.S. involvement in Latin American countries, describe how it was justified by the U.S. government, respectively, and finally,

After the missile crisis both nations abandoned Latin America, leaving it in taters. This created a resentment for the United States in Latin America(lecture 5/21)

policy in Latin America after the year 1959 can be written down to three potent words: "no more Cuba’s." However, in order to achieve this goal, Washington pursued a two-track approach which was: foreign assistance to encourage modernization and economic development, and the training and arming of Latin American militaries supportive of U.S. objectives. After a decade of minimal economic aid to Latin America, the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, in collaboration with U.S. multinational companies, pumped in twenty billion dollars of economic assistance. Moreover, the Alliance for Progress did contribute to per capita economic growth for most nations during the 1960s, but meaningful social and agricultural reforms proved

From the perspective of Colombia, the Colombian government was desperate for foreign aid and international support. Accordingly, the leadership of Colombia was more than eager to permit the United States to become closely involved in the development of a Colombian public policy initiative, even if they risked losing other potential supporters and garnering international criticism (Carpenter, 2003). Also, the peoples of Colombia themselves were favoring a movement for change after more than

The Roosevelt Corollary, enacted in 1904, to the Monroe Doctrine allowed the U.S. to assume the role of “police officer” of Latin American nations, as well as discouraged European nations from intervening in the region (Larry Keirger, 2010). The only reason why such an addition to the Monroe Doctrine- which was a joke to begin with since no one enforced it- was even feasible was because the United States now had the military power to back such a “request”, to quote Roosevelt himself “speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go

The Peace Corps that was created while JFK was in office is still active to this day. JFK’s idea behind the Peace Corps was to renew diplomatic focus in Latin America. Kennedy also proposed an Alliance for Progress with his main interest being to make it less likely for Latin America to support Communist-inspired revolutions. From the Alliance for Progress in a ten year period the US gave 20 billion dollars to help Latin American countries. This money was taken and used

How successful were Bill Clinton’s involvements in Cuba and Haiti? The start of Bill Clinton’s presidency is particularly interesting in where it coincides with the timing of the fall of the soviet union; leaving the United States as the sole super power. The whole premise of Bill Clinton’s campaign against George H.W Bush was that he was going to focus on the domestic issues at home rather than foreign affairs. However, The foreign affairs that took place truly shapes modern American foreign policy. I would first assess Clinton’s administration’s actions in both Cuba and Haiti and answer the question on the motivations behind both countries. As I continue my research, I will talk about the similarities between both countries in the administration’s motivations and the message that the administration was trying to deliver to the public. As well as paying particular focus on immigration. Additionally, I will also proceed to talk about the correlation with what unfolded in each country, hoping to answer my research question.

American attitudes towards Latin America can be summed up as an extension of larger global directives, and the exclusion of foreign powers in the region. This was highlighted especially during the Cold War as US involvement was essentially in competition with the USSR. Latin America was therefore a mere pawn in the larger context of US-Soviet competition for global dominance. The actions and methods used are also characterized by the lack of an international authority, or an atmosphere of inter-state anarchy, which shaped their calculations in the endeavor to increase their influence over Latin America. When one analyzes the situation, it seems only rational that the United States treated its southern neighbors so, due to the geographical

The United States and the Soviet Union competed against each other during the Cold War in the second half of the 20th Century like a chess game, with the world as their chessboard and countries as pawns in their game. For the Russians, a critical part of the chessboard was Cuba and Latin America. The Russians believed that if they could align themselves with countries in the western hemisphere, America’s “backyard”, it would help the Soviet Union counter the strong political influence and military presence America had in Europe, which made the Russians feel threatened. The Soviet Union tried to align itself politically, militarily, and economically with as many Latin American countries as it could. In

My final paper is about a primary source from pages 342 to 344 in the textbook from Norman Pietri. In 1966 delegates from many countries gathered in Cuba in part of the Tricontinental Conference of African, Asian, and Latin American Peoples. The conference is similar to the Alliance for Progress, created by John F. Kennedy to meet in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Just like the Alliance for Progress, the Tricontinental Conference of African, Asian, and Latin American Peoples delegates speak upon their country and other countries. In the Alliance for Progress, Ernesto Guevara spoke on behalf of Cuba about the United States’ plan to imperialize.