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As the influence the United States wields over its fellow nations in the Western Hemisphere seems to have waned over time, especially in terms of quantifiable military aid and other forms of security assistance, qualitative cooperation in other sectors such as intelligence support has risen in importance. The Cold War having come to an end a quarter century ago, and the long-standing struggle against international Communism ceasing to be a rational justification for dedicated U.S. efforts for remaining close to its allies in the region, other motives gradually emerged, to include cooperation in counterterrorism and counternarcotics.
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