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The Miami Summit and Drugs: A Placid, Innocuous Conference?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Juan G. Tokatlián
Juan G. Tokatlián*
Affiliation:
Centro de Estudios Internacionales of the Universidad de los Andes, in Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia
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The Western Hemisphere summit, which has been called by President Bill Clinton and is scheduled to be held in Miami (FL) in December 1994, will no doubt prove to be yet another major milestone along the evolving path of inter-American relations. Nevertheless, the significance of this meeting has been muted by the scanty information and limited signals given out by the host country regarding the meeting's purpose and agenda. In some ways, the upcoming summit projects a double image: of an event that is both transcendental and superficial at one and the same time. At least two elements point in this direction. On the one hand, much like similar previous conferences in history, not all members of the Hemisphere will attend, since some nations - like Cuba - have not been invited, an aspect that will affect the nature, spirit, and scope of this long-awaited assemblage of the Americas.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 36 , Issue 3: Special Issue: The Summit of the Americas - Issues to Consider , Fall 1994 , pp. 75 - 92
Copyright
Copyright © University of Miami 1994

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