Table of Contents

Introduction -- A Regional Outlook -- Soviet–Latin American Relations Under the U.S. Regional Hegemony -- Soviet Academic Views on the Caribbean and Central America -- Soviets and Insurgents in Latin America: A Third World View -- Case Studies -- Soviet Military Assistance to Cuba and Nicaragua, 1980–1984 -- Cuban-Soviet Relations in the New International Setting -- Relations Between Nicaragua and the Socialist Countries -- From Hostility to Partnership: The New Character of Argentine-Soviet Relations -- Mexican-Soviet Relations -- Relations Between Peru and the Socialist Countries -- Brazil and the Soviet Union: A Low-Profile Relationship -- Diplomatic, Economic, and Cultural Linkages Between Costa Rica and the Soviet Union