The South American nation of Colombia has seen more than forty years of unrest, conflict, and civil war. It is a country in which social violence and warfare are intricately intertwined. Colombia is also notorious for its drug trade, being one of the leading producers of cocaine in the world, and for its central role as a staging ground for the U.S. "war on drugs." Since 9/11 the Bush administration has sought to draw political links between the Colombian drug trade, guerrilla organizations, and terrorism. Inside Colombia offers a valuable introduction and quick reference guide to...
The South American nation of Colombia has seen more than forty years of unrest, conflict, and civil war. It is a country in which social violence and ...
The United States has shaped Latin American history, condemning it to poverty and inequality by intervening to protect the rich and powerful. America s Backyard tells the story of that intervention. Using newly declassified documents, Grace Livingstone reveals the US role in the darkest periods of Latin American history, including Pinochet s coup in Chile, the Contra War in Nicaragua and the death squads in El Salvador. She shows how George W Bush s administration used the War on Terror as a new pretext for intervention; how it tried to destabilise leftwing governments and push back the...
The United States has shaped Latin American history, condemning it to poverty and inequality by intervening to protect the rich and powerful. America ...
The United States has shaped Latin American history, condemning it to poverty and inequality by intervening to protect the rich and powerful. America s Backyard tells the story of that intervention. Using newly declassified documents, Grace Livingstone reveals the US role in the darkest periods of Latin American history, including Pinochet s coup in Chile, the Contra War in Nicaragua and the death squads in El Salvador. She shows how George W Bush s administration used the War on Terror as a new pretext for intervention; how it tried to destabilise leftwing governments and push back the...
The United States has shaped Latin American history, condemning it to poverty and inequality by intervening to protect the rich and powerful. America ...
It describes how the Foreign Office tried to dissuade the Labour governments of 1974-79 from imposing sanctions on the Pinochet regime in Chile and discusses whether un-elected officials place constraints on politicians aiming to pursue an `ethical' foreign policy.
It describes how the Foreign Office tried to dissuade the Labour governments of 1974-79 from imposing sanctions on the Pinochet regime in Chile and di...
