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Category Archives: The Cold War in Latin America
The Cold War in Central America – To What Extent Was the US Responsible?
I was on the Burt Cohen Show yesterday, discussing the nature of the Cold War in Central America, the annulment of the Rios Montt trial, human rights and justice for ex-dictators, and the complex roles of the US in Latin … Continue reading
Posted in Guatemala, Guatemala's Civil War, Latin America, Legal Issues in Latin America, The Cold War in Latin America, United States, Violence in the Americas, War in Latin America
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History vs. Fiction? Gael vs. Chile? Memory Struggles over the Film “No”
As an historian, I’m never all that surprised when fictional films don’t live up to historical reality. So I wasn’t shocked when the film No, which tells a story about the media side of the No campaign in the 1988 … Continue reading
Posted in Augusto Pinochet, Chile, Coups in Latin America, Human Rights Issues, Latin American Cultures, Memory Struggles, Military Dictatorships, Social Movements, South America, The "Left" in Latin America, The Cold War in Latin America
Tagged Augusto Pinochet, Chile, films, Human Rights Issues, Memory, social movements
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On This Date in Latin America – July 14, 1969: The El Salvador-Honduras War (A.K.A., the “Football War”) Begins
Forty-three years ago today, El Salvador and Honduras began a war that lasted 100 hours and would come to be known as the “Football War.” Although the war’s name comes from the nationalist conflicts between the two countries as embodied on … Continue reading
Posted in El Salvador, El Salvador's Civil War (1980-1992), Honduras, Latin American Militaries, On This Date in Latin America, Sports in Latin America, The Cold War in Latin America, War in Latin America
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Around Latin America
-The latest polls suggest that on Sunday, barring some extreme occurrence, Enrique Peña Nieto will indeed become the next president of Mexico, marking the return of the PRI to power 12 years after Vicente Fox broke the party’s 70+ year … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Argentina's Military Dictatorship (1976-1983), Around Latin America, Augusto Pinochet, Bolivia, Brazil, Brazil's Military Dictatorship, Catholicism in the Americas, Chile, Development in Latin America, Drugs and the Drug Trade in the Americas, Ecuador, Education in the Americas, Educational Reforms, Haiti, Honduras, Human Rights Violations, Indigenous Peoples, Labor in Latin America, Latin American Economic Relations, Latin American Foreign Relations, Latin American-U.S. Relations, Legal Issues in Latin America, Memory Struggles, Mexico, Police in the Americas, Protests in Latin America, São Paulo, South America, Strikes, Student Movements, The "Disappeared", The Amazon, The Cold War in Latin America, Torture, United States
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On Human Rights, Memory, and Finding a Disappeared Prime Minister in Grenada
The 1983 US invasion of the tiny Caribbean island of Grenada has to be considered one of the most quixotic examples of imperialism and global politics during the Cold War. While the invasion was brief, hundreds were wounded or killed … Continue reading
Posted in Grenada, Human Rights Violations, Memory Struggles, The "Disappeared", The Cold War in Latin America
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On the United Fruit Company in Central America (and Terrible Book Reviews)
Non-fiction writer Rich Cohen has a new book coming out on Samuel Zemurray, the man who made the United Fruit Company, the previous incarnation of what we today call Chiquita. Under Zemurray’s watch, United Fruit, or “UFCO,” wound up supporting … Continue reading
Posted in Central America, Environmental Issues in the Americas, Food, Guatemala, Guatemala's Civil War, Honduras, Inequalities in the Americas, Labor in Latin America, Latin American-U.S. Relations, The Cold War in Latin America, United States
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On Human Rights Violations and Memory Struggles in Peru
The New York Times recently ran an excellent story discussing the challenges facing Peruvian society, culture, and politics as the country continues to try to confront the past of a civil war that tore the world’s 20th-largest country apart in the … Continue reading
Posted in Alberto Fujimori, Alfredo Stroessner, Argentina, Argentina's Military Dictatorship (1976-1983), Augusto Pinochet, Brazil, Brazil's Military Dictatorship, Chile, Civil Conflict in the Americas, Colombia, Drugs and the Drug Trade in the Americas, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionárias de Colombia (FARC), Guerrilla Movements in Latin America, Human Rights Issues, Human Rights Violations, Impunity, Memory Struggles, Military Dictatorships, Multinational Corporations in the Americas, Paraguay, Paramilitary Groups, Peru, Peru's Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path), Police Violence, The "Disappeared", The "Left" in Latin America, The "Right" in Latin America, The Cold War in Latin America, Torture, Uruguay, Uruguay's Military Dictatorship (1973-1985), Violence in the Americas
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The Malvinas/Falklands War, Brazilian Aid, and Complicating the Cold War
The thirtieth anniversary of the beginning of the Malvinas/Falklands War was last month, and there were a slew of stories about the Islands and Argentina in 1982 and today that accompanied that anniversary. And while most general narratives/discussions of the … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Argentina's Military Dictatorship (1976-1983), Brazil, Brazil's Military Dictatorship, Latin American History, The "Left" in Latin America, The "Right" in Latin America, The Cold War in Latin America, The Malvinas War, United States
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Student Protests and Pinochet’s Will: Public and Private Memory of Neoliberalism
On Wednesday, April 25, two important and interrelated events occurred in Chile: the former dictator Augusto Pinochet Ugarte’s revised last will and testament was opened, and around 60,000 students marched in protest of the economical and social disadvantages ingrained in … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Augusto Pinochet, Chile, Class and Classism in the Americas, Education in the Americas, Educational Reforms, Latin America, Latin American Economies, Latin American History, Latin American Militaries, Latin American Politics, Memory Struggles, Military Dictatorships, Poverty, Protests in Latin America, Social Movements, South America, Student Movements, The "Left" in Latin America, The "Right" in Latin America, The Cold War in Latin America, Uncategorized
Tagged Chile, education reform, memory struggles, Pinochet, protests, Sebastian Piñera, social movements, student movements
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Around Latin America
-While the United States tries to address its deficit by cutting military spending, a new study suggests that defense spending in Latin American countries is on the rise, with the main expenses being arms sales from China. Meanwhile, Adam Isacson … Continue reading
Posted in Argentina, Argentina's Military Dictatorship (1976-1983), Around Latin America, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guatemala's Civil War, Honduras, Human Rights Violations, Immigration, Latin American Foreign Relations, Latin American Media, Latin American Militaries, Latin American-U.S. Relations, LGBT Rights & Issues, National Parks, Rio de Janeiro, The Cold War in Latin America, United States
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