Foreign Relations: One Mann & 20 Problems

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Mann believes that the real hope for a peaceful, prosperous Latin America in the future lies beyond the Alianza—in each nation's pride in itself. Says he: "There are two kinds of nationalism afoot in Latin America. The first kind, I believe, is the best bulwark we've got against the Communists, and the Latin American who doesn't sense it isn't doing his country a bit of good. This kind of nationalism means knowing who you are and for what your country stands. But there's another kind—xenophobic nationalism. This is what can impede the achievement of the Alianza goals: xenophobic nationalism tears down all that the hemisphere stands for. When people in this hemisphere believe that their country's interests lie on a parallel course with another—like ours—then we have a coincidence of interest. And that is the only means for solid understanding."