The American democracy promotion and Spain, 1968 – 1976
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https://doi.org/10.24310/BAETICA.2008.v0i30.221Abstract
This article attempts to help ‘repair’ the literature and idea of American democracy promotion by examining US foreign policy towards Spain during the Nixon and Ford administrations (1969-1976). It sheds light on the ideological implications of US security
policy in the multilateral context of the Cold War in Europe. In the process, this article probes US security policy of each administration by focusing on Spanish-American bases negotiations in the context of the Atlantic alliance or NATO. More importantly, it highlights the role each of the US administrations played in promoting democracy in Spain by tracing the problem of succession before and after General Franco’s death. This article concludes that American security interests in Spain could not be unilaterally served without multilaterally satisfying the European allies that required the democratization of Spain.
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