This study examines US relations with Spain during its political transition to democracy after 1975. The author focuses on the US military presence in the country and analyzes how the Spanish democratic government's perception of the state's own recent past affected its aims and…
Part I. Almost annihilated -- The empire ends -- Outcast -- Quid pro quo -- Part II. Transitions -- The soft underbelly -- Upscaling -- Jun Carlos as puppeteer -- The meltdown of the political center -- Against the highest interest of the nation -- A Spanish sellout -- The highe…
This study examines US relations with Spain during its political transition to democracy after 1975. The author focuses on the US military presence in the country and analyzes how the Spanish democratic government's perception of the state's own recent past affected its aims and…
On September 26, 1953, the Eisenhower administration signed three executive agreements with General Franco's regime, which allowed the United States to install military bases in Spain in exchange for economic and military aid. The deal clearly favored US Cold War interests, and …