1st Edition

The USSR and Latin America A Developing Relationship

Edited By Eusebio Mujal-León Copyright 1989
    436 Pages
    by Routledge

    436 Pages
    by Routledge

    The USSR and Latin America (1989) is an authoritative analysis of the Soviet Union’s strategy and policy towards the region. The contributors cover a variety of topics, including Latin America’s place in Soviet strategy for the developing world, US perceptions of Soviet strategy in the region, Soviet–Cuban relations, and relations between Latin American communist parties and the USSR.

    Introduction Eusebio Mujal-León  Part 1. Latin America in Soviet Third World Strategy  1. Latin America in Soviet Third World Strategy: The Political Dimension David E. Albright  2. Soviet Economic Strategy in Latin America Elizabeth Kridl Valkenier  3. An Unclear Menace: US Perceptions of Soviet Strategy in Latin America Richard L. Millett  Part 2. Soviet Perspectives on Latin America  4. The Latin American Communist Movement: Realities and Relations with the Soviet Union Edmé Domínguez  5. The Nature and Uses of the Soviet–Cuban Connection Jorge I. Domínguez  6. Soviet Economic Relations with Cuba Carmelo Mesa-Lago and Fernando Gil  7. Soviet Trade Relations with Latin America Robert K. Evanson  8. Eastern Europe and Latin America Michael Radu  Part 3. Soviet Policy Toward Latin America  9. The Soviet Union and Central America Peter Clement and W. Raymond Duncan  10. The USSR and Mexico Brian Latell  11. Pragmatism and Rapprochement: Soviet Relations with Argentina and Brazil Aldo C. Vacs  12. The USSR and the Andean Countries: Economic and Political Dimensions Rubén Berríos.  Conclusion Eusebio Mujal-León

    Biography

    Eusebio Mujal-León