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Informationen zum Autor Daniel Hellinger , PhD, is professor of political science and international relations at Webster University, MO. Klappentext This in-depth study provides a timely assessment of how the foreign, military, and security policies of Venezuela shape relations with the United States in the Chavez era.The growing importance of Venezuela in the global oil market along with the controversial nature of its leadership provoke concern among some world powers-especially the United States, whose international policies have been heavily criticized by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. This critical look at American/Venezuelan relations presents perceptions held by each government of the other and examines the sources of tensions-and points of confluence-between the two countries. Global Security Watch-Venezuela traces the political relations between the United States and Venezuela from the early roots based in Pan Americanism to the domestic and foreign policies of the Chavez regime, including petro-diplomacy. This book provides a serious examination of the allegations about Venezuelan involvement in the drug trade, terrorism, and intervention; the view that the unilateralism of the United States threatens world peace; and the future of relations between the two countries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction: Hegemony, Security, Managing Conflict Chapter 1: Historical Roots of Contemporary Tensions between the United States and Venezuela Chapter 2: Soft Power and Chávez's Record at Home Chapter 3: Oil, Petro-Diplomacy, Trade Chapter 4: Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, Intervention, Military Issues Chapter 5: Global and Regional Change, and the Chávez Challenge Chapter 6: The Need for Enemies, the Imperative for Cooperation Appendix A: Biographies Appendix B: Chronology Appendix C: Documents Glossary Selected Bibliography Index
