A Ten-Point U.S. Program to Block Soviet Advances in South America

Publication Date: June 1988

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

Author(s): Michael G. Wilson

Research Area: Economics

Keywords: Latin American

Type: Report

Abstract:

The U.S. must work together with the South American countries to diminish the growing Soviet presence. Most important, the U.S. has to maintain its strong support for the democratization process already underway. The best means of guaranteeing the continued fortification of the region’s democratic institutions is by assisting South America’s long-term economic growth. If U.S. policy makers give South America higher priority, U.S.-South American cooperation on political, economic, and military issues likely will increase while the success of Soviet efforts to undermine U.S. security interests may dwindle.