The United States and Peru : cooperation at a cost / Cynthia McClintock & Fabián Vallas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McClintock, Cynthia.

Contributor:

Vallas, Fabian.

Series:

Contemporary inter-American relations

Contemporary inter-American relations series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--Peru.

United States.

Peru--Foreign relations--United States.

Peru.

Physical Description:

xvii, 222 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

The early 1990s were a critical turning point in the relationship between the United States and Peru, as historically contentious relations dramatically improved. During President Alber to Fujimori's rule, he sought to cooperate with the U.S. government on most issues, including security threats, free-market reform, and narcotics control. Fujimori's government did not meet international standards for democracy and human rights, but relations with the U.S. were more cooperative than they had been since the beginning of the Cold War. Why did the Clinton administration place a relatively low priority on democracy and human rights in Peru? The United States and Peru traces the changes in the relationship between the two countries from the 1980's through the 1990's, examining economic, political, and military issues. Attention is given to the problems of drug-trafficking, guerrillas, human-rights violations, and to the 1995 war between Peru and Ecuador and the U.S. role in the resolution of the conflict.

Contents:

Chapter II U.S.-Peruvian Relations Prior to 1990 9

From Independence to World War I: The United States as a Secondary International Power in Peru 10

From 1919 to the Onset of the Cold War: The Establishment of U.S. Preponderance 13

The Cold War: An Escalation of Tensions 17

Chapter III Bilateral Policy Making During the 1990s: Trends and Actors 37

The Clinton Administration's Policy Making Toward Peru 38

The Fujimori Government's Policy Making Toward the United States 49

Chapter IV The Bilateral Agenda From the 1980s to 2000: National Security 67

The Resolution of Internal Conflict: U.S.-Peruvian Cooperation Against Peru's Insurgencies 68

The Resolution of External Conflict: The U.S. and the Peru-Ecuador Boundary Accord 76

The United States, Plan Colombia, and Vladimiro Montesinos 84

Chapter V The Bilateral Agenda From the 1980s to 2000: Free-Market Reform 91

The Garcia Government's Challenge to Economic "Orthodoxy" 91

The Initiation of Peru's Free-Market Reforms, 1990-1992 93

The Consolidation of Peru's Free-Market Reforms, 1993-1997 96

Economic Recession, 1998-2000: Origins and Outcomes 101

Chapter VI The Bilateral Agenda From the 1980s to 2000: Narcotics Control 111

Peru and the Reagan Administration: Cooperative Efforts, Scant Results 113

Peru and the Bush Administration: Bilateral Conflict 116

The Clinton and Fujimori Administrations, 1993-1994: Cooperation and Conflict Amid Bureaucratic Disarray 119

The Clinton and Fujimori Administrations, 1995-2000: Bilateral Cooperation 122

Chapter VII The Bilateral Agenda From the 1980s to 2000: Democracy and Human Rights 131

1980-April 1992: Agreement on Electoral Standards, Tensions on Human Rights 133

Bilateral Conflict Amid the Autogolpe 136

The 1995 Elections and the Fujimori Government's Second Term 142

The Rigged 2000 Elections and the Demise of the Fujimori Government 147

Postscript: Challenges for Peru and the United States in the Construction of a New Bilateral Relationship 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-212) and index.

ISBN:

0415934621

041593463X

OCLC:

50041244