Analysis Of Belgrade And Cairo Latin America And The Non...

Belgrade and Cairo: Latin America and the Non-Aligned Movement The Belgrade Conference of 1961 was the first meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement. It brought together 28 countries from four continents, of which 25 were full members, and 3 were observers. In her speech at the opening of the conference, Mrs. Bandaranaike of Ceylon stated that the countries present were â€Å"in Belgrade because it is our firm conviction that the non-aligned nations have a positive contribution to make in the cause of peace. If I may attempt to assess the contribution that the non-aligned countries can make at this time, I would say that our endeavor should be to influence world opinion to such an extent that governments, however powerful, cannot regard†¦show more content†¦Kennedy’s Alliance for Progress program kicked off in 1961, shortly after his inauguration. It was part of a new approach by US policymakers, influenced by theories of modernization, to guide the increasingly uncommitted Global South toward a First World vision of modernity. The Alliance for Progress offered millions of dollars to aid in Latin American development, and was also Kennedy’s primary tool against the vision of Latin America offered by Castro. The NAM offered a third option. The conference at Belgrade represented a shift on the part of certain Latin American states to explore a new possibility in the diplomatic arena. In addition to Cuba, as the only full attendant Latin American country, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Brazil all sent observers. Chile and Mexico received invitations to the conference but refused to attend, while Venezuela received an invitation to the Cairo Preparatory Conference preceding Belgrade, but it is unclear if they subsequently were invited to Belgrade after their adamant refusal. Costa Rica went so far as to publicly refuse a purported invitation to Belgrade. This chapter focuses on the emergence of Latin America in this new platform of non-alignment. While the intentions of each nation involved were unique, a deeper exploration of Latin America’s involvement with the Third World in this early stage helps gain insight intoShow MoreRelatedOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 PagesTiffany Ruby Patterson, Zora Neale Hurston and a History of Southern Life Lisa M. Fine, The Story of Reo Joe: Work, Kin, and Community in Autotown, U.S.A. Van Gosse and Richard Moser, eds., The World the Sixties Made: Politics and Culture in Recent America Joanne Meyerowitz, ed., History and September 11th John McMillian and Paul Buhle, eds., The New Left Revisited David M. Scobey, Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape Gerda Lerner, Fireweed: A Political Autobiography