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Nicaragua's Survival: Choices In A Neoliberal World, Stanley G. Hash Jr.
Nicaragua's Survival: Choices In A Neoliberal World, Stanley G. Hash Jr.
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
In January 1990 the Nicaraguan electorate chose to abandon the failing Sandinista Revolution in favor of the economic neoliberal rubric. However, since 1990 Nicaragua's economy has been stagnant. Today it is one of the four poorest states in Latin America having been one of the wealthiest before 1975.
The purpose of this work is to explain Nicaragua's poor performance since 1990. The hypothesis is that domestic independent variables are central to recovery and are the underlying causes of Nicaragua's failure to fully recover.
The abuses of the Somozas' ancien régime before the 1979 revolution are well documented; less well documented …
The Reinvention Of Nato, Robert M. Antis
The Reinvention Of Nato, Robert M. Antis
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
In 2006, NATO is operating well out of area and conducting missions beyond the collective defense limits of its founding Treaty. NATO increasingly supports humanitarian relief operations, while also engaged in Afghanistan, the Mediterranean, and African crisis spots.
These changes provide the reason to examine the thesis: only if NATO is able to effectively transform will it be able to continue in its role as the primary European security institution. This transformation of the Alliance is a process, and one that could yet come to an untimely conclusion following any crisis. How NATO has adapted so far, and the potential …