U.S. Policy and the Marxist Threat to Central America

Publication Date: October 1980

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

Author(s): Cleto Jr. DiGiovanni

Research Area: Politics

Keywords: Latin American

Type: Report

Coverage: Nicaragua El Salvador El Salvador

Abstract:

This study briefly examines the current situation in each of these three countries (Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala) and then suggests potential policies which can effectively promote the continued independence of the nations in the area and protect the vital interests of the U.S. as well.