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ID137373
Title ProperUnilateral pan–Americanism
Other Title InformationWilsonianism and the American occupation of Chiriquí, 1918–1920
LanguageENG
AuthorWright, Micah
Summary / Abstract (Note)This analysis draws lessons about the failure of Wilsonian Pan–Americanism from an examination of the American occupation of Chiriquí, Panama, an event long neglected by historians. It argues that the Woodrow Wilson Administration missed an opportunity to demonstrate to Panamanians, and Latin Americans more generally, the benefits to be gained by accepting its tutelage and leadership in inter-American affairs. Rather than collaborate with a sympathetic Liberal regime in Panama City, Washington embarked on a unilateral mission to re-make a part of Panama in its image. The result was a surge of nationalist resistance that threatened the overthrow of the government in Panama City and hastened the end of the occupation. Chiriquí is representative of American efforts in the region before the 1930s and helps to explain Wilson’s failure to build a “new world order” in the Western Hemisphere.
`In' analytical NoteDiplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 26, No.1; Mar 2015: p.46-64
Journal SourceDiplomacy and Statecraft Vol: 26 No 1
Key WordsPanama ;  America ;  Wilsonianism ;  Pan Americanism ;  Chiriqui - 1918-1920


 
 
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