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    When first listening to the concept of a dirty war, we might think about a conflict that became so extreme that ended up leaving a complete mess in a nation. Well it does refer to something similar. The concept of “Dirty wars” came from Argentina, and it was used to talk about a […] read full post >>

Populism as we know throughout history has been widely associated with Latin America. Revolutions that took place in countries such as Cuba, Nicaragua and Bolivia were believed to be lead to success by populism. The idea of populism refers to the believe that power should be given to the regular people. Populism defends the idea […] read full post >>

    When first listening to the concept of a dirty war, we might think about a conflict that became so extreme that ended up leaving a complete mess in a nation. Well it does refer to something similar. The concept of “Dirty wars” came from Argentina, and it was used to talk about a […] read full post >>

Populism as we know throughout history has been widely associated with Latin America. Revolutions that took place in countries such as Cuba, Nicaragua and Bolivia were believed to be lead to success by populism. The idea of populism refers to the believe that power should be given to the regular people. Populism defends the idea […] read full post >>

This weeks reading I found the part about Belaúnde quite interesting. I thought it was shocking that after regaining his presidency within 2 years, between 1980-1982, he brought the inflation rate up by 70% and the national currency lost 80% of it value. To think the president did not have any stops and had complete … Continue reading Week 11: The Terror read full post >>

Focusing on Latin America (L/A) during the 1970's through to the end of the 1990's there emerges a pattern of new wars. Two examples that come to light in the 1980's is the 1) the proxy war occurring in Guatemala between US and USSR with China and 2) P... read full post >>

Once again, I am astonished by the amount of major world events, such as the Terror in Latin America, that my education has thus far neglected to educate me about.  Imagine only just learning about the existence of World War Two – well that’s precisely how I feel right now, only it’s the Terror I […] read full post >>

Focusing on Latin America (L/A) during the 1970's through to the end of the 1990's there emerges a pattern of new wars. Two examples that come to light in the 1980's is the 1) the proxy war occurring in Guatemala between US and USSR with China and 2) Peru's dirty war as a part of their civil war. The contrast between these two conflicts coincide with their attempts to differently create "prosperous peasantry" (Max Cameron); to change the rural structure during this time period. Where Guatemala suffered from a largely external conflict conducted within the agricultural and political infrastructure of the state, Peru's conflict stemmed largely from a "collapse of rural production" (Max Cameron) following the land reform enacted. Despite these differences in quasi core issues, the effects parallel on another. The use of right wing Death Squads used by the governments upon rural dissidents who were largely Indigenous, black or impoverished communities in rural areas.
Although systemically these issues are obviously heavily influenced by colonialism and their attempts to advance naturally being repeatedly interrupted through intervention from the USA (proxy wars and further colonialism) and other nations. read full post >>

Focusing on Latin America (L/A) during the 1970's through to the end of the 1990's there emerges a pattern of new wars. Two examples that come to light in the 1980's is the 1) the proxy war occurring in Guatemala between US and USSR with China and 2) P... read full post >>

Focusing on Latin America (L/A) during the 1970's through to the end of the 1990's there emerges a pattern of new wars. Two examples that come to light in the 1980's is the 1) the proxy war occurring in Guatemala between US and USSR with China and 2) P... read full post >>