Support for the United States in the United Nations on Cold War Issues and the Distribution of Foreign Aid to Central American and Caribbean Countries

Authors

Gerald R. Webster, University of Alabama

Abstract

The agenda of the General Assembly of the United Nations has been dominated by Cold War battles between the United States and the Soviet Union during much of the organization's 45-year history. Do countries who support the United States on votes associated with the Cold War receive larger quantities of U.S. foreign assistance? This paper examines two hypotheses pertaining to this question with regard to the voting behavior of 12 Central American and Caribbean countries between 1970 and 1987. The cross-sectional analysis finds significant evidence for a link between U.N. voting behavior and the quantities of per capita U.S. foreign aid received during the Nixon, Ford and Reagan administrations. However, the results indicated no association between U.N . voting and aid during the Carter presidency, the sole Democratic administration during the study period.

Recommended Citation

Webster, Gerald R. (1991) "Support for the United States in the United Nations on Cold War Issues and the Distribution of Foreign Aid to Central American and Caribbean Countries," The Geographical Bulletin: Vol. 33: Iss. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/thegeographicalbulletin/vol33/iss2/4