Security & Strategic Review - September 2012 (ISSN 1741-4202)

Against the backdrop of belligerent statements from politicians in both Bolivia and Paraguay the government of President Federico Franco has been fending off calls from legislators to speed up a US$580m rearmament plan by reallocating substantial sums budgeted for investment in infrastructure and education. Bolivia’s mood has been strongly influenced by the revival of claims about a planned installation of one or more US bases in Paraguay.

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