DIVERSIONARY THREATS IN LATIN AMERICA: WHEN AND WHY DO GOVERNMENTS USE THE THREAT OF FOREIGN INVASION, INTERVENTION, OR TERRORIST ATTACK?
| Autor: | Searcy, Mason |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Matei, Cristiana, Mabry, Tristan J., National Security Affairs (NSA) |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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rally around the flag
rhetoric legitimacy Fujimori Maduro diversionary tactics Montasinos domestic security threat Peru military coup threat foreign politics Vargas counterinsurgency domestic support Shining Path Chavez caudillismo SIN invasion Venezuela populism domestic threat intermestic Latin America Organization of American States chavizmo internal unrest diversionary force |
| Popis: | This thesis explains when and how Latin American leaders use diversionary force and the rally around the flag phenomenon in order to help shore up domestic support. This better understanding will allow policy makers to better predict Latin American leaders’ actions and to construct more specifically tailored foreign policies toward the region. The use of diversionary force by Latin American leaders has a broad history, and this thesis focuses on two case studies: Alberto Fujimori and his use of diversionary tactics against domestic terrorism threats, especially Sendero Luminoso in Peru, and Nicolás Maduro’s inflation of the threat of a U.S. or Western-led invasion of Venezuela. The thesis concludes that both autocratic regimes used diversionary tactics frequently, and continued to employ them regardless of the viability of the threat and the independence of other political institutions. As the situation in Latin America deteriorates, there is a pressing need to comprehend the inflammatory rhetoric of autocrats like Maduro in order to further U.S. efforts to create and implement a more constructive foreign policy toward the region. http://archive.org/details/diversionarythre1094564063 Lieutenant, United States Navy Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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