Background
Blachman, Morris J. was born on May 16, 1939 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Julian M. and Ella (Caplan) Blachman.
( Confronting Revolution is a practical, thoughtful analy...)
Confronting Revolution is a practical, thoughtful analysis of the failure of the United States to pursue a viable policy of national interest in Central America or a clearly formulated policy alternative, for the region as a whole, and for each country in it. The authors carefully explain the interests of each major actor in the region, with key chapters on the Soviet Union, Cuba, and Nicaragua. They examine the Contadora peace proposal of Mexico, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela, and consider why the United States refuses to support it. And they conclude with a clear statement of what a viable American foreign policy would be. Confronting Revolution shows that the failures of American policy are rooted in a tenacious fear of revolution and radical change in the region, a fear that goes back well over a century. The essays show how our fears, not our interests, have led us into the most overt "covert" war in history against Nicaragua; brought us into the heart of the murderous cycle of repression and terror in El Salvador; so militarized Honduras that we are engendering an opposition that is likely to engulf that nation, too, in bitter conflict; allied us indirectly with one of the most murderous regimes in the world in Guatemala; jeopardized our current apparently tranquil relations with Panama; and encouraged democratic Costa Rica to pursue policies that may end up destroying its freedom. Learning to accept radical change and facing up to dealing with the left, this book concludes, are in the end the only way we can obtain our security in the region.
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Blachman, Morris J. was born on May 16, 1939 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. Son of Julian M. and Ella (Caplan) Blachman.
Bachelor, Brandeis University, 1961. Master of Arts, University South Carolina, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, 1976.
Teacher history, Woodrow Wilson H.S., Portsmouth, Virginia, 1961-1962; assistant director Ibero-American Language and Arts Center, New York University, New York City, 1972-1973; instructor, assistant, associate professor, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1973-1996; assistant dean continuing medical education and faculty development, University of Southern California, Columbia, since 1996; president, Michael Jackson Blachman & Associations, Inc., Columbia, since 1986. Consultant Daniel Management Center, University of Southern California, since 1993.
( Confronting Revolution is a practical, thoughtful analy...)
( Confronting Revolution is a practical, thoughtful analy...)
Program director Leadership South Carolina., Columbia, 1979-1981. Board directors Columbia Jewish Federation, since 1988, Columbia Jewish Cmty. Center, since 1988, Jewish Family Superior vena cava syndrome, since 1996.
First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1962-1966. Member Alliance for Continuing Medical Education, L.Am. Studies Association, International Studies Association.
Married Leslie Neiman, December 26, 1961 (divorced 1983). Children: Aliza, Karen. Married Penny Lee Siegel, May 27, 1984.
Children: Max, Julia.