The Noriega years : U.S.-Panamanian relations, 1981-1990
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The Noriega years : U.S.-Panamanian relations, 1981-1990
L. Rienner Publishers, 1991
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-240) and index
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In December 1989, the United States launched an invasion of Panama designed to decapitate the Panama Defense Force (PDF), install a civilian government, and apprehend General Manuel Noriega. A masterful bargainer, Noriega had managed to endure and outwit each attempt, short of the use of military force, that the US had made to remove him from power. Once the bedrock of his power base, the PDF, was immobilized by the invasion, he turned himself in and began a new power game, this time in the US federal courts. Against this backdrop, the author analyzes the evolution of US-Panamanian relations during the past decade in terms of international dynamics, developments within Panama, and decision-making players and processes. She explains why the US for so long adopted a "live and let live" policy toward Panama - why it overlooked increasing military repression and corruption, electoral fraud, and a thriving international narcotics network - and also explores the development of a viable opposition movement in Panama, its strategies and objectives, and the 1989 election that it "won" but could not parley into victory.
She addresses the reasons for the repeated failure of US attempts to remove Noriega from power, as well as the changes that led finally to a decision in Washington to place the military option on the table. The book closes with a look at prospects for US-Panamanian relations in the coming years.
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