Contemporary U.S.-Latin American Relations: Cooperation or Conflict in the 21st Century? (Contemporary Inter-American Relations)

Drawing on the research and experience of fifteen internationally recognized Latin America scholars, this insightful text presents an overview of inter-American relations during the first two decades of the twenty-first century. This unique collection identifies broad changes in the international system that have had significant effects in the Western Hemisphere, including issues of politics and economics, the securitization of U.S. foreign policy, balancing U.S. primacy, the wider impact of the world beyond the Americas, especially the rise of China, and the complexities of relationships between neighbors.The second edition of __Contemporary U.S.-Latin American Relations__ focuses on U.S. neighbors near and far ―Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. Each chapter addresses a country’s relations with the United States, and each considers themes that are unique to that country’s bilateral relations as well as those themes that are more general to the relations of Latin America as a whole. The book also features new chapters on transnational criminal violence, the Latino diasporas in the United States, and U.S.-Latin American migration. This cohesive and accessible volume is required reading for Latin American politics students and scholars alike. The Changes In The International System Since 2000 / Jorge I. Domínguez -- U.s.-mexican Relations: Coping With Domestic And International Crises / Jorge I. Domínguez And Rafael Fernández De Castro -- The United States And Cuba: Intimate Neighbors? / Marifeli Pérez-stable -- U.s.-argentine Relations: The Years Of Cristina And Obama / Roberto Russell -- The Unsettled Nature Of U.s.-brazilian Relations / Monica Hirst And Lia Baker Valls Pereira -- Chile And The United States: A Cooperative Friendship / Claudia Fuentes Julio And Francisco Rojas Aravena -- Colombia And The United States: The Path To Strategic Partnership / Cynthia J. Arnson And Arlene B. Tickner -- U.s.-peruvian Relations: Cooperation Within The International System Of The Twenty-first Century / Cynthia Mcclintock -- U.s.-venezuelan Relations After Hugo Chávez: Why Normalization Has Been Impossible / Javier Corrales And Carlos A. Romero -- Latino Diasporas, Obama's Executive Action Strategy, And U.s.-latin American Relations / David R. Ayón -- Breaking The Vicious Cycle: Criminal Violence In U.s.-latin American Relations / Gema Santamaría -- U.s. Immigration Policy: Politicization And Impasse / Allert Brown-gort. Edited By Jorge I. Domínguez And Rafael Fernández De Castro. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Drawing on the research and experience of fifteen internationally recognized Latin America scholars, this insightful text presents an overview of inter-American relations during the first two decades of the twenty-first century. This unique collection identifies broad changes in the international system that have had significant effects in the Western Hemisphere, including issues of politics and economics, the securitization of U.S. foreign policy, balancing U.S. primacy, the wider impact of the world beyond the Americas, especially the rise of China, and the complexities of relationships between neighbors. The second edition of Contemporary U.S.-Latin American Relations focuses on U.S. neighbors near and far ―Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. Each chapter addresses a country’s relations with the United States, and each considers themes that are unique to that country’s bilateral relations as well as those themes that are more general to the relations of Latin America as a whole. The book also features new chapters on transnational criminal violence, the Latino diasporas in the United States, and U.S.-Latin American migration. This cohesive and accessible volume is required reading for Latin American politics students and scholars alike. Drawing on the research and experience of fifteen internationally recognized Latin America scholars, this insightful text presents an overview of inter-American relations during the first decade of the twenty-first century. This unique collection identifies broad changes in the international system that have had significant affects in the Western Hemisphere, including issues of politics and economics, the securitization of U.S. foreign policy, balancing U.S. primacy, the wider impact of the world beyond the Americas, especially the rise of China, and the complexities of relationships between neighbors. Contemporary U.S.-Latin American Relations focuses on the near-neighbors of the United States—Mexico, Cuba, the Caribbean and Central America—as well as the larger countries of South America—including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. Each chapter addresses a country's relations with the United States, and each considers themes that are unique to that country's bilateral relations as well as those themes that are more general to the relations of Latin America as a whole. This cohesive and accessible volume is required reading for Latin American politics students and scholars alike. Why Did It Take So Long? -- U.S. Policy from Dwight Eisenhower to George W. Bush -- Cuban Americans in Miami -- Cuban-American Public Opinion -- Obama's Bold Move -- Raúl Castro's Response -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4. U.S.-Argentine Relations: The Years of Cristina and Obama -- Peaks of Tension and the Predominance of Excess -- Logical and Particular Differences -- A Low-Intensity Agenda -- Balance and Legacy -- Notes -- 5. The Unsettled Nature of U.S.-Brazilian Relations -- U.S.-Brazilian Relations and Global Governance -- World Trade -- The International Economy -- Peace and Security Trust and Security in U.S.-Latin American Relations -- Latin American Responses -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- Notes -- 2. U.S.-Mexican Relations: Coping with Domestic and International Crises -- The International System's Effects on Bilateral Relations: Between the Domestic and the Transnational -- The Economic Context and NAFTA's Continuing Impact -- A Future Energy Integration in North America? -- Academic Exchanges, Innovation, and the New Economic Dialogue -- International Security -- Immigration -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 3. The United States and Cuba: Intimate Neighbors? Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Acknowledgement -- List of contributors -- 1. The Changes in the International System since 2000 -- Three International Systems Break Down -- The Reordering of the International System in the Americas in the 1990s -- The Rise of China in World Markets -- Latin America's Enhanced International Capacities in the 2000s -- Balancing against U.S. Influence: The International System and Latin America in the 2000s -- The Breakdown of the Inter-American Ideological Consensus in the 2000s The Intensification of Bilateral Relations: Plan Colombia -- Tough on Terrorism -- Trouble in the Neighborhood -- Free Trade: An Uphill Battle -- Santos Turns the Tide -- A Strategic Security Partnership -- Rethinking Hemispheric Counter-Drug Strategy -- The Colombian Success Story: Its Reality and Limitations -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- Notes -- 8. U.S.-Peruvian Relations: Cooperation within the International System of the Twenty-First Century -- Peru's Increasing Capacity and Prestige -- Cooperation on Market Openness -- Cooperation on Security Climate Change -- The Warming of Chilly Bilateral Relations -- Bilateral Trade and the Revived Preferential Trade Agreements Debate -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- Notes -- 6. Chile and the United States: A Cooperative Friendship -- Introduction -- The Foreign Policy of Chile and the United States -- The United States and Chile: Characteristics of a Cooperative Relationship -- Main Topics on the U.S.-Chile Bilateral Agenda -- The New Agenda -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7. Colombia and the United States: The Path to Strategic Partnership -- Introduction Presents an overview of the relations between the United States and Latin America during the first decade of the twenty-first century.