1. Lapp, Nancy."Hegemonic Irrelevance? Peru and Ecuador at War" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Western Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mar 17, 2006 Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-11-28 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p97351_index.html>
Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Peru and Ecuador went to war in 1995 despite hopes that the end of the Cold War and the spread of democracy would lead to fewer such conflicts. This paper examines the reasons for the war, including the role of democracy, but in particular investigates whether U.S. hegemony may have ironically and unintentionally fostered greater carelessness among the combatants.
