Year: 1988
Type: article
Abstract: The Reagan administration came to office in 1981 with an instinctive animosity toward the Sandinista government in Nicaragua and a determination, among some senior officials, to roll-back the Sandinista revolution.But initially, the administration's policy towards Nicaragua was a function of its effort to win the war in El Salvador.Nicaraguan assistance to the Democratic Revolutionary Front (FDR-FMLN) had expanded during the months prior to the Salvadoran 'final offensive', and was seen within the administration as an essential element in the war.Thus US policy was
Source: IDS Bulletin
Author: William M. LeoGrande
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1978351249