New Directions in Soviet Policy towards Latin America
- 1 June 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Latin American Studies
- Vol. 21 (1-2), 1-22
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022216x00014401
Abstract
This study explores some of the changes currently taking place in the USSR and the possible impact of changing Soviet foreign policy on Latin America. The article begins with an analysis of the possible effects of the attempts to separate Party and State on foreign policy and on the interpretation and observance of the so-called internationalist obligations of the Soviet Union towards Latin America. It goes on to investigate the possible impact of perestroika on the internal relations of COMECON countries and any weakening in the commitment of its members to political and social changes in the Latin American republics. These changes are looked at particularly, though not uniquely, with reference to Cuba and Nicaragua. Some predictions are also made as to the possible future moves the USSR might make to strengthen and improve its relations with the largest countries in the region such as Brazil and Argentina.Keywords
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