Robert A.Pastor - 1992
U.S. foreign policy: the Caribbean Basin
Scholars of inter-American relations have devoted considerable efforts to try
to locate the motive for U.S. involvement in the internal affairs of its
neighbors. Instead of a single answer, they have amassed a collection of
explanations that range from security (keep out rivals, maintain stability),
political/ideological (promote democracy, prevent Communism or "alien"
ideologies), economic (imperialism, access to investment or trade), to
psychological (an impulse to dominate, a fear of insecurity, misperception). A
particular explanation might be cogent for a case, but in trying to understand
what moves the United States over time, one needs to look for patterns in the
history of U.S. relations with the region.
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