Foreign Intervention and Democracy in Latin America: The Effects of Military Intervention versus Economic Intervention

Abstract

This chapter addresses the relationship between foreign interventions and the democracy of the intervened country. In other words, I discuss how foreign interventions have affected the quality of the democratic institutions of the country that is being intervened. Latin America has been chosen for this endeavour, and more specifically, three countries have been chosen as case studies: Nicaragua, Cuba and Brazil. Furthermore, I analyze two types of foreign interventions: military and economic interventions. Nicaragua, Cuba and Brazil have experienced both types of interventions. In order to do this comparison, I look at the predominant interventionists in Latin America: the United States and China.

Citation

Figueroa, A.M. (2022), "Foreign Intervention and Democracy in Latin America: The Effects of Military Intervention versus Economic Intervention", Figueroa, A.M. (Ed.) The Impact of Foreign Interventions on Democracy and Human Rights, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 101-121. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-340-720220006