All that is the case

[Oli Kristjan Armannsson]

>THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE WINTER 1995 EDITION OF THE JOURNAL
>"THIRD WORLD QUARTERLY", VOL. 16, NO. 4, 1995, PAGES 631- 647.  ALL
>CITATIONS SHOULD BE APPROPRIATELY CREDITED TO THE AUTHOR AND TO THIRD WORLD
>QUARTERLY.
>
> PUSHING POLYARCHY:  THE US-CUBA CASE AND THE THIRD WORLD
>
>BY: WILLIAM I. ROBINSON
>
>ABSTRACT:  There has been a change in U.S. policy towards Cuba in recent
>years to what policymakers refer to as "democracy promotion."  This change
>reflects a broader reorientation in U.S. policy towards the Third World,
>from backing authoritarian regimes to promoting "democracy" (polyarchy).


Is this US foreign policy from before or after backing up the Contras in
Nicaragua?
It seem to me that at times there seems to be very little rationale to US
foreign policy, especially when it comes to S-America.

                                Oli Kristjan.