This essay examines the US government’s attempts throughout the 20th century to
improve its relations with Latin America. It shows that most of these efforts were
motivated by external factors such as wars or conflicts with other world powers. Although genuine, these attempts were ultimately subordinate to the United States’
geopolitical and…[Read more]

This essay examines the US government’s attempts throughout the 20th century to
improve its relations with Latin America. It shows that most of these efforts were
motivated by external factors such as wars or conflicts with other world powers. Although genuine, these attempts were ultimately subordinate to the United States’
geopolitical and…[Read more]

In 1960, right before the launching of Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress, a Congressional investigation was conducted over 5 previous administrative procedures that dismissed the allegations of corruption on US foreign aid to Peru. Those previous procedures conducted by the International Cooperation Administration had exculpated John R. Neale, Chief…[Read more]

El 3 de octubre de 1968, las fuerzas armadas peruanas derrocaron al presidente electo del Perú Fernando Belaúnde Terry, dando paso a un largo periodo de gobierno militar. Existe un consenso historiográfico de que una de las causas de la caída de Belaúnde fue la falta de apoyo del gobierno estadounidense. A pesar de que Belaúnde era un demóc…[Read more]

Prepared for delivery at the International Symposium on the Neighborhood Diplomacy of Big Powers, October 25th-26th, 2018
Changsha, China

Prepared for delivery at the 2017 Neutrality Conference: “Lessons from the Past and Visions for the 21st Century,” Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad Complutense,
October 27-28, 2017.

Conferencia dictada en el Instituto Cultural Peruano Norteamericano
Miraflores, Lima, 23 de febrero de 2017