Cynthia Arnson

Biographic Data

ID5770358
NAMECynthia Arnson
GIVEN NAMESCynthia
FAMILY NAMEArnson
SIGNATUREARNSON C
AFFILIATIONSWoodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
ORCID0009-0004-2879-5615
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS11
TOTAL CITATIONS28
AUTHOR COUNT11
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1982
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • La política de Estados Unidos en América Latina y lo que significa para Colombia

    Open AccessCynthia ArnsonARTICLERevista de Estudios Sociales2026

    fases: (i) la estabilizacin del pas; (ii) un proceso de reconciliacin -que supone, a nivel internacional, permitir el acceso de empresas occidentales al mercado venezolano y, a nivel nacional, amnista, la liberacin de presos polticos y la reconstruccin de la sociedad civil-; y, por ltimo, (iii) un proceso de transicin

  • Latin America's Cold War

    Cynthia J Arnson, Cynthia ArnsonARTICLECold War History2013

    Hal Brands (Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 2010), 385 pp This provocative book, like other recent Cold War scholarship on Latin America, ascribes centrality to the actions, ideologies, an

  • Freedom of Expression in El Salvador: The Struggle for Human Rights and Democracy (review)

    Open AccessCynthia ArnsonARTICLELatin American Politics and Society2006

  • Frozen Negotiations: The Peace Process in Chiapas

    Raúl Benítez-Manaut, Raúl Benítez Manaut et al.ARTICLEMexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos2006Cited by: 1References: 1

    Mexico's democratic transition has helped reduce, if not eliminate, the threat of renewed armed conflict in Chiapas. However, absent more active measures from the government and the Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN) to seek a permanent peace agreement and come to terms with the legacies of the past, the conflict will linger on in an unstable détente, which we term “armed peace.” While this situation is far better than the open host…

  • Rethinking the Economics of War: The Intersection of Need, Creed, and Greed

    Lawrence D Freedman, Lawrence Freedman et al.ARTICLEForeign Affairs2006Cited by: 15

    Rethinking the Economics of War: The Intersection of Need, Creed, and Greed questions the adequacy of explaining today's internal armed conflicts purely in terms of economic factors and reestablishes the importance of identity and grievances in creating and sustaining such wars. This collection of essays responds to current works asserting that the income from natural resources is the end and not just a means for warring rebel groups. The study p…

  • Mixed Signals: U. S. Human Rights Policy and Latin America

    Open AccessCynthia J Arnson, Cynthia ArnsonARTICLEPolitical Science Quarterly2005Cited by: 2

  • Truth Commissions

    Judith Baker, Robert I Rotberg et al.ARTICLEUniversity of Toronto Law Journal2001Cited by: 1

  • United States Policy in Central America

    Cynthia J Arnson, Cynthia Arnson et al.ARTICLECurrent History1991

    Essay| March 01 1991 United States Policy in Central America Cynthia J. Arnson, Cynthia J. Arnson Associate Director, Americas Watch Cynthia J. Arnson teaches at the American University's School of International Service. She is the author of Crossroads: Congress, the Reagan Administration, and Central America (New York: Pantheon, 1989). Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Johanna Mendelson Forman Johanna Mend…

  • Crossroads: Congress, the Reagan Administration, and Central America

    Abraham F Lowenthal, Cynthia J Arnson et al.ARTICLEForeign Affairs1990Cited by: 4

  • Supplying Repression

    Rex Wingerter, Rex B Wingerter et al.ARTICLEMERIP Reports1982

  • El Salvador: The Face of Revolution

    Robert D Crassweller, R Warwick Armstrong et al.ARTICLEForeign Affairs1982Cited by: 5