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The United States and Inter-American Security, 1889–1960

Author: J. Lloyd Mecham
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292766327
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 533

Book Description
Of the several regional arrangements that function within the United Nations, the most elaborate in organization and function is the Organization of American States. Although the United Nations holds the primary responsibility for preserving international peace, its charter concedes virtual autonomy to regional arrangements in dealing with matters considered appropriate for regional action. This latitude stimulated a trend toward regionalism which eventually posed the important question of how to preserve legitimate regionalism like Pan-Americanism without impairing the essential overall authority of the United Nations. Following an introductory description of all existing regional arrangements, this comprehensive case study examines every aspect of security cooperation in the Western Hemisphere in the mid-twentieth century: the historical origins and development of the inter-American system; the perfecting of the security structure; and, most important, the functioning of the system under test by controversies among the member nations, and by two world wars, the Korean emergency, and the aggressive threats of international Communism. Particular attention is given to the Cuban situation. This volume was the first to recognize, boldly and imaginatively, the overwhelming influence wielded in the OAS by the powerful and wealthy United States. This elastic association of one Great Power and twenty small states, based on a mutuality of interests and a common devotion to the principles of civilized international behavior, can be said to have reached full maturity in 1948 with the adoption of the OAS charter, which articulated the goals toward which it had been striving for fifty-eight years: sovereign equality, nonintervention, and consultation for the peaceful solution of disputes and for hemisphere defense. Ironically, just when the Good Neighbor Policy and the rise of Hitler seemed to have cemented inter-American relations, breaks in the solidarity began to appear. World War II produced new forces destined to profoundly alter the bases and objectives of inter-American cooperation. The “be good” policy began to change to a “do good” policy, and in diplomatic discussions, economic measures began to eclipse those concerned with peril to the peace and security of the hemisphere.

Historical Dictionary of United States-Latin American Relations

Author: Joseph Smith
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810864711
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 331

Book Description
From the assertion of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 to the Reagan Doctrine of the 1980s, the United States has presumed a position of political leadership and pre-eminence in the Western Hemisphere. This has been made possible by two main factors: America's huge economy, which has made the U.S. the largest single commercial market and the biggest investor in Latin America, and America's military prowess, which has been convincingly demonstrated in victories in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the Spanish-American War (1898). This volume concentrates on the history of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the nations of Latin America from the creation of the independent United States in the late eighteenth century up to the present. This is accomplished through a chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, appendixes, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on the countries involved, significant events, major crises, important figures, controversial issues, and doctrines and policies that have evolved. For scholars, historians, and students interested in the diplomacy of these two regions, the Historical Dictionary of United States-Latin American Relations is an essential reference.

The Organization of American States

Author: David Sheinin
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 9781412838139
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 244

Book Description
"Carefully prepared scholarly work that fully annotates official and unofficial sources with 661 entries covering broad range of categories (various citations fall under more than one). A useful starting point for anyone interested in the Organization ofAmerican States and Pan Americanism. Excellent index"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

American Delegations to International Conferences, Congresses, and Expositions and American Representation on International Institutions and Commissions, with Relevant Data

Author: United States. Department of State. Office of International Conferences
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Congresses and conventions
Languages : en
Pages : 400

Book Description

The United States and Inter-American Security, 1889–1960

Historical Dictionary of United States-Latin American Relations

The Organization of American States

American Delegations to International Conferences, Congresses, and Expositions and American Representation on International Institutions and Commissions, with Relevant Data

International Organizations in which the United States Participates, 1949

Department of State Publication

International Organization and Conference Series I-IV.

The International Conferences of American States, 1889-1928

Participation of the United States Government in International Conferences, July 1, 1954-June 30, 1955

Digest of International Law