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Thinking about the Next Revolution: Lessons from US Policy in Nicaragua

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Matthew Soberg Shugart
Matthew Soberg Shugart*
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University of California, Irvine
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The Problem of how to cope with revolutions in Latin America has been, and in all likelihood will remain, a pressing concern for US policymakers. In recent times, the United States has not been very effective in its relations with post-revolutionary regimes. This paper will look at the Nicaraguan case and the ways in which US policy towards that country since the overthrow of Somoza, in July 1979, suggests a misreading of the process of revolution in general. Such misreading might impede our ability to deal effectively with future revolutions in the region.

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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 29 , Issue 1 , Spring 1987 , pp. 73 - 92
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Copyright © University of Miami 1987

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