# Rivalry & Alliance Politics in Cold War Latin America

Christopher Darnton reviews his comparative study of the nature of conflict between Latin American states during the Cold War and provides a counterintuitive and shrewd explanation of why diplomacy does or doesn't work. Specifically, he develops a theory that shows how the parochial interests of state bureaucracies can overwhelm national leaders' foreign policy initiatives and complicate regional alliances.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2014
- By: Library Of Congress. Hispanic Division
- Genres: War, History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021689462/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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