Security & Strategic Review - August 2005
Paraguay becomes the stage for the unveiling of a new ‘strategic threat’ by the US
Paraguay has become the focus of attention for many of those concerned with Latin American strategic affairs. This is because of the fallout from a mid August visit by US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at a time when US military exercises were prompting speculation about purported US intentions of establishing a military base [SSR-05-07]. The fallout included the unveiling of the Pentagon's current perceptions of strategic threats in the region, and Brazil's decision to raise the profile of its own simultaneous military exercises in the area.
Paraguay has become the focus of attention for many of those concerned with Latin American strategic affairs. This is because of the fallout from a mid August visit by US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at a time when US military exercises were prompting speculation about purported US intentions of establishing a military base [SSR-05-07]. The fallout included the unveiling of the Pentagon's current perceptions of strategic threats in the region, and Brazil's decision to raise the profile of its own simultaneous military exercises in the area.
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