Axis of Unity: Venezuela, Iran & the Threat to America
(Sprache: Englisch)
The two most prominent trends in world affairs over the last decade, the projection of American power abroad and high energy prices, have made for some strange bedfellows. Flush with oil revenues, autocratic governments in Venezuela, Iran, and Russia have...
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The two most prominent trends in world affairs over the last decade, the projection of American power abroad and high energy prices, have made for some strange bedfellows. Flush with oil revenues, autocratic governments in Venezuela, Iran, and Russia have tried to counter U.S. influence not only in Latin America but around the world. In "Axis of Unity", Sean Goforth explores the motives and contributions of each nation to the partnership. Venezuela and Iran's self-declared 'axis of unity' in 2007 and its military pact a year later form the alliance's base. Caracas and Tehran support each other's attempt at regional domination through a series of illicit ties. Russia provides the alliance's superstructure, shielding Iran from Western ire and selling billions of dollars worth of sophisticated arms to Caracas and Tehran. The regional repercussions of this alliance, Goforth asserts, are far-reaching. Venezuela and Iran utilize insurgencies - the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Quds Force - to attack regional competitors, chiefly Colombia and Israel. Russia, meanwhile, draws on persons linked to its intelligence service as a means of covertly subduing its opponents in parts of Europe. The key to dismantling the threat, Goforth demonstrates, is a flexible foreign policy. America should take a bold stand against Russia in Eastern Europe, where leaders seek strong U.S. backing, and adopt a long-term plan for reducing the influence of Venezuela and Iran in Latin America and the Middle East. "Axis of Unity" will be of interest to readers in international affairs, U.S. foreign policy, security studies, and the geopolitics of rising powers.
Autoren-Porträt von Sean Goforth
Sean Goforth teaches world politics and international political economy at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina. In addition to blogging for the Foreign Policy Association, he writes regularly for its Newsletter and World Politics Review. Goforth has a master's degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He lives in Calabash, North Carolina.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Sean Goforth
- 2011, 215 Seiten, Maße: 16,2 x 23,2 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Free Press
- ISBN-10: 1612340156
- ISBN-13: 9781612340159
Sprache:
Englisch
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"The Iran-Venezuela-Russia alliance poses the most serious security threat in the Americas since the Soviet-Cuban alliance of the Cold War. For Goforth, the threats are real, ranging from 'infecting' pro-U.S. governments with instability, permitting each other and their allied nations to rely less on the West, and providing safe passage among themselves of 'unsavory people and things, ' like terrorists, fugitives, arms, illicit funds, and even uranium. Goforth is no alarmist, but he shows nonetheless that no state, especially those situated near these axis members, should take these threats lightly."
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