The Organization of American States and the Plight of Regional Organizations (original) (raw)

2017

Abstract

The Organization of American States has been simultaneously been chided as a Cold War instrument of the United States and as a useless organization that is ‘not worth a damn, except window dressing’, in Lyndon B. Jonson’s famous words. This paper discusses regional organizations, specifically the OAS, and explores the question of agency, institutional restraints, and the role of US power in shaping decisions. The OAS is an exceptional regional organization, not only as the oldest of its kind, but also because it comprises members from the Global North and the Global South

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