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Sandinista supporters carry a portrait of Ortega at a rally in Managua, November 2009.

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How Daniel Ortega Became a Tyrant

Over the past four months, the Nicaraguan government, much as it did under Somoza, has declared war on its people.

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How Daniel Ortega Became a Tyrant

Over the past four months, the Nicaraguan government, much as it did under Somoza, has declared war on its people.

Gioconda Belli

Politics & Society Oct 19, 2017 Letter From

Church and State in Nicaragua

The Nicaraguan church, once an ally of the right-wing dictatorship Daniel Ortega helped overthrow, is again becoming a partner of the state.

Ian Bateson

A bishop in Managua's Metropolitan Cathedral, May 2009.

Criminal Law Mar 22, 2016 Snapshot

Jailhouse Blues

Nicaragua is conducting a prison release program that has broad implications on the future of Central American prison reform.

Jennifer Peirce

Federal policemen escort a group of prisoners toward a plane bound for an undisclosed location at the Morelia International Airport August 21, 2012.

Civil Society Nov 2, 2011 Letter From

Daniel Ortega and Nicaragua's Soft Authoritarianism

Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega, is expected to win re-election by a wide margin this weekend. If so, he will continue to build his legacy while Washington looks...

Richard Feinberg

War & Military Strategy July 1933 Essay

The Establishment of Peace in Nicaragua

Dana G. Munro

Pre-1932 Administration April 1931 Essay

Nicaragua: in Again, out Again

Lawrence Dennis

Nicaragua April 1929 Essay

American Supervision of the Nicaraguan Election

H. W. Dodds

Democratization America and the World 1990 Essay

Latin America: The Frustrations of Success

The Feb 1990 election defeat of the Sandinistas in Nicaragua, although a most welcome development for US foreign policy, has (like Noriega's removal in Panama) left a...

Mark A. Uhlig

Economic Development America and the World 1988 Essay

The U.S. and Latin America: A Lost Decade?

Covers US foreign policy in Latin America during 1988, discussing (1) Nicaragua (2) Panama and the Noriega problem (3) drug trafficking (4) the progress towards...

Margaret Daly Hayes

Central America Caribbean - Foreign Affairs

Economic Development Winter 1988/89 Essay

Latin America: The President's Agenda

Recent and forthcoming elections in key Latin American countries come at a time when US relations with many states in the region are particularly uncertain. Discusses...

Sol M. Linowitz

Peacekeeping America and the World 1987 Essay

Peace in Central America?

Gives details of both US and regional (Arias) initiatives for peace in Nicaragua, with a pessimistic view of the contras' ability to win either the war or an election....

Linda S. Robinson

Democratization Fall 1987 Essay

The Choice in Central America

The USA maintains that its aim is for a peaceful settlement in Nicaragua in a regional context that advances the prospects for democracy, protects the interests of the...

Susan Kaufman Purcell

War & Military Strategy America and the World 1986 Essay

Revolution in Central America?

Assesses the status of revolutionary forces in Central America, arguing that none will be successful. Catholicism and conservatism have deeper roots than Marxism....

Clifford Krauss

War & Military Strategy Winter 1986/87 Essay

The Nicaragua Debate

Uses the example of Nicaragua to argue for selective containment of Soviet expansion and influence under the 'Reagan doctrine'. The Contras should be supported.

Joshua Muravchik

Human Rights Winter 1986/87 Essay

The Death of La Prensa

States the case for civil liberties in Nicaragua, arguing that the goal of the opposition press in that country is to support freedom of opinion. Emphasizes La Prensa...

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro

U.S. Foreign Policy America and the World 1983 Essay

The Crisis Areas: Central America: From Quagmire to Cauldron?

A few days after Ronald Reagan was elected President in 1980, U.S. Ambassador to Nicaragua Lawrence Pezzullo gave a long interview in his Managua office. "It's going...

Christopher Dickey

War & Military Strategy Fall 1983 Essay

At War with Nicaragua

The Reagan Administration is at war with Nicaragua. Like other wars the United States has fought since 1945 it is an undeclared war. It is also a small war. No U.S....

Richard H. Ullman

Nicaragua Summer 1983 Essay

Focus on Central America: Nicaragua's Imperiled Revolution

Nicaragua's Revolution is, in my judgment, in danger of dying in its infancy. I joined the Revolutionary Government with appreciation and pride. I served it with a...

Arturo J. Cruz

Carter Administration America and the World 1979 Essay

The United States and Latin America: Vital Interests and the Instruments of Power

As the 1980s begin, U.S. interests in Latin America are greater than ever while traditional instruments of American government power in the area are far less effective...

Alfred Stepan

Political Development Fall 1979 Essay

The Revolution in Nicaragua: Another Cuba?

For two decades, the hemispheric policy of the United States has been haunted by the specter of "another Cuba." The fear that Cuba's revolutionary upheaval might be...

William M. LeoGrande

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