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Soviet Interests in Latin America: New Opportunities and Old Constraints

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

W. Raymond Duncan
W. Raymond Duncan*
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State University of New York
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The October 1983 crisis in Grenada left little doubt that the Soviet and Cuban presence had been expanding in the Caribbean basin. But the October crisis did not answer questions regarding the extent of their actual influence there, nor the direction it might take in the future, nor even what the most appropriate U.S. policy responses should be to that influence elsewhere in the region. Therefore, in the wake of the U.S. occupation of Grenada and the evidence it uncovered about the degree of Soviet and Cuban activity there, it is useful to examine the kind of situations that have encouraged the Soviets to expand their presence and/or influence in Latin America. At the same time, it equally is useful to examine the limitations or constraints on such an expanded presence or influence.

Clearly, Soviet policy in Latin America has been the product of two conflicting forces or tendencies.

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Research Article
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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , May 1984 , pp. 163 - 198
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Copyright © University of Miami 1984

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