From dictatorship to democracy: the US and regime change in Paraguay, 1954–1994 |
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Authors: | FRANK O. MORA |
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Affiliation: | Department of International Studies, Rhodes College, 2000 North Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112, USA |
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Abstract: | Abstract— This paper seeks to analyse the external sources of democratisation in Paraguay, specifically how the US contributed to regime change in that country. In the small and vulnerable countries of Latin America, like in Central America, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Paraguay, where the US played a portentous role in the rise, consolidation and demise of authoritarian regimes during the Cold War, Washington has also rendered a vital, but often neglected role, in protecting and enhancing democratic rule. This paper also provides an analysis of the different forms of leverage exercised by the US before and during Paraguay's transition. |
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Keywords: | Paraguay international relations foreign policy US-Latin American relations democratisation political science |
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