This article attempts to analyze President Carter's policy towards Latin America. It is divided into six sections plus a brief conclusion, and they refer to the following matters: the past made present in inter-American relations; structural problems facing the Carter administration; general characteristics of Carter's foreign policy; Carter's doctrinal postulates on Latin America; the men behind the policy towards Latin America; and the problems that inter-American relations show in 1977. It is concluded that, in general, Carter has tried to follow the guidelines indicated in the Linowitz Report, especially with respect to the priorities that this report sets.
Keywords:
United States, Latin America, Inter-American Relations, Foreign Policy, Jimmy Carter
Author Biography
Rafael Vargas Hidalgo, Centro de Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad de Harvard
Es miembro del Centro de Relaciones Internacionales de Ia Universidad de Harvard.
Vargas Hidalgo, R. (1978). Estados Unidos y América Latina bajo la presidencia de Carter. Estudios Internacionales, 11(41), p. 83–119. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.1978.16510
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