Exiting the Whirlpool: U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Latin America and the Caribbean Second edition

"In this second edition of Exiting the Whirlpool, Pastor explores the continuities and the changes in U.S. foreign policy toward Latin America under Presidents Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton. Whereas many foreign policy volumes neglect the role of Congress, Pastor devotes an entire chapter to explaining how it has shaped policy. Next, he looks at the recurring challenges that have often pulled the United States into the destructive whirlpool?how the United States has tried but often failed to manage succession crises, pre-empt or undermine revolutionaries, promote or manipulate elections, and encourage or neglect the region's economic development. Pastor offers a series of far-reaching policy recommendations for exiting the whirlpool and forging a hemispheric community of democracies within a free trade area. The first edition was widely acclaimed. The second is thoroughly updated, offering analyses and recommendations for addressing the contemporary democratic and security challenges facing the hemisphere."--Provided by publisher. 1. Lessons And Legacy Of Omar Torrijos. 2. Whirlpool -- Pt. I. Quest For The National Interest. 3. Carter Administration: A Test Of Principle. 4. Reagan Administration: A Test Of Strength. 5. Bush Administration: A Test Of Pragmatism. 6. Clinton Administration: A Test Of (postwar) Politics. 7. Interbranch Politics And The American Dialectic -- Pt. Ii. Recurring Problems. 8. Succession Crises: The Boundaries Of Influence. 9. Revolutionary Regimes: Who Pushed First? 10. Promoting Development: The Marshall Plan Reflex. 11. Promoting Democracy: Pushing On The Pendulum -- Pt. Iii. Exit. 12. Psychology Of Inter-american Relations. 13. Redefinition Of Sovereignty: The Nicaraguan Precedent And The Mexican Model. 14. Century Of The Americas: A Community Of Democracies. Robert A. Pastor. Rev. And Expanded 2nd Ed. Of: Whirlpool. 1992. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Located in the center of the western hemisphere, Panama has always lured American presidents into devoting more attention to it than its size would seem to warrant.