Války v Latinské Americe; jen hřiště cizích mocností?

The objective of my thesis is to analyse modern armed conflicts in Latin America in 19th and 20th century, with regard to the region's critical approach to history and international relations, inspired by Marxism. Following an introductory part focused on Marxist school of international relations, dependency theory proxy-war theory, four selected regional conflicts are analysed: War of the Triple Alliance, War of the Pacific, the Acre War and the Chaco War. My research question is to answer whether these were proxy wars, i.e. the belligerents were dragged into conflict by external actor, or mere clashes of warring parties. Therefore, the conclusion of my thesis is a statement on whether Latin American conflicts have been guided by foreign powers or multinational corporations, as is the conviction of many intellectuals in the region, or not.