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| Economics, border security, immigration, and democracy |
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| Interests in Caribbean and central America |
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| Drugs, democracy, immigration |
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| Emphasis in Andean countries |
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| Economic and envrionmntal issues |
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| Aid for democracy assistance went up after cold war, mainly to pooer countries- Haiti with the most, El salvador, colombia, Nicaragua, Peru |
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| Country receiving most US democracy aid |
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| Smith's Scenarios for where International system is headed |
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| Global hegemony for Us, Intensification of multipolarity, clashjes of civilizations, formation of rival blocs, North-south divide, continuing globalization |
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| Excessive defense spending, rise of Gorbachez, decline of Soviet Union, Declining support for Soviet ideology, Economic problems of USSR |
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| Potential concerns of Post cold war |
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| End of cold war may lead to marginalization of the region, US policy may become increasingly balkanized, electoral politics may drive policy, US may focus exclusively on Mexico |
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| Main issues in US-LA policy |
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| Drugs, immigration, trade & investment, environment, democracy and human rights, national security |
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| Adopted in 1991, it instructs OAS to call a meeting when there is a threat to democracy |
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| Washington Protocol of OAS |
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| Adopted in 1997- allows to suspend a member of OAS if democracy is overthrown |
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| Mixed success at promoting democracy |
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| Guatemala, El Salvador & Honduras |
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| Failure at promoting democracy |
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| Cuba, honduras, columbia, peru |
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| Lessons from Paraguayan Crisis |
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| Democracy prevailed b/c of international support, impromptu actions by dipl;omats save the day, resolution 1080 of OAS helps deter coups, but does not facilitate quick action |
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