Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
History
Date of Award
12-2005
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Melvin E. Page
Committee Members
Henry J. Antikiewicz, Kenneth J. Mijeski
Abstract
This study examines how the administrations of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan responded to the widespread human rights abuses committed by the Argentine military during the country's Dirty War between 1977 and 1982. The objective is to gain a broader understanding of the policies pursued by both administrations. Under Carter, who brought human rights to the forefront of American foreign policy, Argentina was heavily targeted and sanctioned with the anticipation that such measures would enhance the human rights status in Argentina. Ultimately, such policies resulted in open hostility in bilateral relations, culminating in Argentina's refusal to support Carter's proposed grain embargo on the Soviet Union in 1980. Reagan moved to restore relations until Argentina's invasion of the Falklands in April, 1982. The works of many authors were consulted in conjunction with newspapers, journal articles, government proceedings and declassified documents obtained from the National Security Archives.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Gilbert, William Houston, "From Condemnation to Conformity: Carter and Reagan's Foreign Policy towards the Argentine Junta, 1977-1982." (2005). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1093. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1093
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.