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Nicaraguan Relations with the Non-Aligned Movement

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Harry E. Vanden
Affiliation:
University of South Florida, Tampa
Waltraud Queiser Morales
Affiliation:
University of Central Florida, Orlando

Extract

Pronouncements by the Reagan Administration not withstanding, the oft repeated accusation that Nicaragua is but a Soviet or Cuban pawn does not appear consistent with a closer examination of the facts (see NACLA, 1985). Beginning with the original 1969 FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberación Nacional) Program, the Sandinista leadership which now rules Nicaragua has steadfastly maintained its nonaligned orientation. In fact, since coming to power, the Sandinistas have not only become active members of the Nonaligned Movement, but have also used their ties with the Nonaligned to explain their policies and to garner much needed international support for their actions. In the process, they appear to have taken full advantage of policy options created by the development of the Nonaligned Movement and only recently available to Latin American nations.

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Type
Nicaraguan Foreign Policy: Two Views
Copyright
Copyright © University of Miami 1985

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