Restoring Democracy In Nicaragua: No U.S. Aid Without Reform

Publication Date: March 1993

Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)

Author(s): Michael G. Wilson

Research Area: Government

Keywords: Latin American

Type: Report

Coverage: Nicaragua

Abstract:

U.S. interests in Nicaragua, although greatly reduced with the end of the Cold War, are still significant. Instability in Nicaragua could spill over into neighboring democracies and launch a new wave of violence and poverty in the region. By helping promote economic freedom and democratic stability in Nicaragua, the Clinton Administration can help usher in a new era of U.S.-Latin American relations based upon free trade, security cooperation, and democratic reform. If not, Central America could sink back into the abyss of war and economic stagnation.