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Publication Date: January 2008
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): James M. Roberts
Research Area: Government
Keywords: Latin American; ALBA; Sandinistas; FSLN
Type: Report
Coverage: Nicaragua
Abstract:
Daniel Ortega has appeared to support capitalism, DR-CAFTA, and relations with the U.S. while seeking support and cash from world troublemakers like Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Venezuela's Hugo Chávez, and Libya's Muammar Qadhafi. The U.S. should monitor Ortega, work to expand Nicaraguan democratic and free-market institutions, and be prepared to act promptly if Ortega moves closer to Venezuela and Iran.