The United States and Peru - Cooperation -- At A Cost

The early 1990s marked a critical turning point in the relationship between the United States and Peru. Prior to the election of Albert Fujimori in 1990, the relationship between governments had been contentious. Fujimori, however, sought to work together with the United States regarding issues such as security threats, free-market reform and narcotics control. Yet even with this new spirit of cooperation, the two governments still clashed over international standards of democracy and human rights at a time when most Latin American countries were much more democratic.

This work traces the relationship between the two countries from 1990-2000, examining political and military issues, including drug trafficking, guerrillas, human rights violations and the US role in the 1995 war between Peru and Ecuador.

List of contents

General Preface 1. Introduction 2. U.S-Peruvian Relations Prior to 1990 3. Bilateral Policy-Making During the 1990s: Trends and Actors 4. The Bilateral Agenda from the 1980s to 2000: National Security 5. The Bilateral Agenda from the 1980s to 2000: Free-Market Reform 6. The Bilateral Agenda from the 1980s to 2000: Narcotics Control 7. The Bilateral Agenda from the 1980s to July 2000: Democracy and Human Rights 8. Conclusion Postscript

About the author

Cynthia McClintock is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University and is a past president of the Latin American Studies Association. Fabian Vallas is Professor at the Universidad de San Ignacio de Loyola in Peru.

Summary

This work traces the relationship between the United States and Peru from 1990-2000, examining political and military issues, including drug trafficking, guerrillas, human rights violations and the US role in the 1995 war between Peru and Ecuador.

Product details

• Authors: Cynthia McClintock, McClintock Cynthia, Fabian Vallas, Vallas Fabian
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.11.2002
• EAN: 9780415934633
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93463-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Weight: 385 g
• Series: Contemporary Inter-American Relations
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Peru, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, International Relations, Regional Studies, United States of America, USA, Regional / International studies, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999