... and policies and the monitoring of their implementation. In Nicaragua, however, the civic history of the Sandinista Revolution and civil war has left the local disability movement divided. Disabled war veterans want laws guaranteeing special treatment; self-help groups would rather focus on providing their own...

...Courtney Desiree Morris The heterogeneity and decentralized character of the protest movement is proving to be its greatest strength and weakness. © 2019 Current History. All rights reserved. 2019 The Regents of the University of California Courtney Desiree Morris Nicaragua Daniel...

... policy Washington mano duro Nicaragua 43 Last year, a 15-year-old girl was sexual-ly assaulted by gang members who con-trolled her working-class neighborhood in El Salvador. The gang threatened to kill her and her family if she reported the crime to the authori- ties, and forced her to extort...

... of instability Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica are, to varying degrees, still notably troubled. That this is true even of Costa Rica the Central American nation most known for (rela- tive) tranquility, social progress, and democratic performance speaks to the depth of the prob- lems...

... and more recently Bolivia and Ecuador all amended their constitutions to allow presidents to seek im- mediate reelection to one additional term. Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama, and Uruguay required an interval of at least one presi- dential term before a leader could seek reelection...

... by their Mexican and South American brethren, have been smug about the locus of Latin America's ills being shifted to South America. © 2001 Current History. All rights reserved. 2001 The Regents of the University of California Costa Rica Nicaragua Cuba Guatemala El Salvador Enrique Bolanos...

... proliferation. © 2003 Current History. All rights reserved. 2003 The Regents of the University of California George Bush United States imperialism Philippines Haiti Nicaragua Balkans Britain Afghanistan Iraq 361 Compared with the grasping old imperialism of the past, America s liberal...

... of the University of California United States September George Bush terrorism self-defense United Nations Security Council Caroline WMD Nicaragua The traditional interpretation of the right of self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter, by prohibiting preemptive actions, gives terrorists...