Harmer (2014: 135) states four defining characteristics of the region during the Cold War: • “First, the Cold War in Latin America was not Cold.” The state violence against political opponents was widespread. • Second, the Cold War in Latin America was characterized by revolution and counterrevolution. • Third, conflicts in Latin America during the Cold War had international, multidimensional, and transnational characteristics as the Bay of Pigs and the overthrow of Jacobo Arbenz of Guatemala illustrate the regional impact of conflicts. • Fourth, the Cold War in Latin America was underpinned by the US intervention in the region.