Political movements and violence in Central America
In: Cambridge studies in contentious politics
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World Affairs Online
In: Latin American research review, Band 52, Heft 3, S. 495-504
ISSN: 1542-4278
In: Cold war history, Band 20, Heft 3, S. 253-271
ISSN: 1743-7962
In: Latin American politics and society, Band 61, Heft 4, S. 47-71
ISSN: 1548-2456
ABSTRACTThis study analyzes whether Guatemalan success with the kingpin decapitation strategy of bringing major drug traffickers to justice has accomplished its greater objectives of reducing cocaine trafficking and drug-related violence. The analysis finds little evidence of success for the first objective in Guatemala but notable success for the second. One of the few studies to examine the application of this strategy outside Mexico and Colombia, its findings are interpreted in light of their contrasting experiences. The article provides an overview of drug trafficking in Guatemala and concise studies of two of its most important organizations targeted by the kingpin strategy.
In: Journal of Latin American studies, Band 45, Heft 3, S. 619-620
ISSN: 1469-767X
In: Journal of Latin American studies, Band 45, Heft 3, S. 619-620
ISSN: 0022-216X
In: Journal of Latin American studies, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 418-420
ISSN: 1469-767X
In: Journal of Latin American studies, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 418-420
ISSN: 1469-767X
In: Journal of Latin American studies, Band 42, Heft 3, S. 517-549
ISSN: 1469-767X
AbstractThe differing perspectives and actions of US government, business and labour towards the Guatemalan government and Guatemalan trade unionists themselves in the half-decade or so following the overthrow of the Arbenz administration in 1954 are the focus of this study. Few areas were more important to the US project for Guatemala following the Castillo Armas invasion than helping the Guatemalans to create a 'free' and 'democratic' labour movement – and few areas would prove more frustrating. Part of the problem was the intransigent stance of Guatemalan elites. An additional challenge was strong opposition from the major US-based companies operating in Guatemala, most notably the United Fruit Company and its affiliates. This work contests interpretations that regard US policy towards countries like Guatemala at the time as simply beholden to business interests or as seeking domination. Rather, as Washington's interest in the transition diminished, officials in the US embassy and representatives of US labour in Guatemala were left isolated, unable to fulfil their vision for a democratic labour movement in the teeth of such opposition.
In: Journal of Latin American studies, Band 42, Heft 3, S. 517-549
ISSN: 0022-216X
World Affairs Online
In: Latin American politics and society, Band 44, Heft 1, S. 91-124
ISSN: 1531-426X
World Affairs Online
In: Latin American politics and society, Band 44, Heft 1, S. 91-126
ISSN: 1531-426X
In: Latin American Politics and Society, Band 44, Heft 1, S. 91
In: Latin American politics and society, Band 44, Heft 1, S. 91-126
ISSN: 1548-2456
AbstractBased primarily on declassified U. S. government documents, this study analyzes the U. S. effort to build a "showcase for democracy" in Guatemala following the U. S.-engineered regime change of 1954. The effort was doomed, for the U.S. government lacked both unity of purpose and the necessary continuous commitment at the top. The documents also demonstrate limited consideration of the sociopolitical constraints that U. S. policy objectives would face. This is clear from examining three key U. S. objectives: to eliminate the "communist threat"; to create a stable, legitimate, democratic government; and to develop a free, independent labor movement. Domination and the limits of power are equally central to understanding the relationship between the Eisenhower administration and Guatemala, a case study that also has more general utility.
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 58, Heft 2, S. 610-612
ISSN: 1468-2508