The Obama administration and the Americas : agenda for change / / Abraham F. Lowenthal, Theodore J. Piccone, and Laurence Whitehead, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824906003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2009
• ISBN: 1-282-13156-7; 9786612131561; 0-8157-0352-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LowenthalAbraham F; PicconeTheodore J; WhiteheadLaurence
• Disciplina: 327.7308
• Soggetti: United States Foreign relations Latin America; Latin America Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations 2009-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part One: Overview; Chapter 1: Renewing Cooperation in the Americas; Chapter 2: Building a Constructive Inter-American Partnership; Chapter 3: Supporting Democracy in the Americas; Part II: Getting Down to Hard Cases; Chapter 4: Seven Steps to Improve U.S. - Colombia Relations; Chapter 5: Human Rights and Free Trade in Colombia; Chapter 6: Haiti's Political Outlook: What the United States Should Do; Chapter 7: Responding to the Challenges in Haiti; Chapter 8: Cuba in Transition: The Role of External Actors; Chapter 9: Turning the Symbol Around: Returning Guantanamo Bay to CubaChapter 10: Engaging Venezuela: 2009 and Beyond; Chapter 11: The United States and Bolivia: Test Case for Change; Chapter 12: The Rule of Law in Mexico: Challenges for the Obama Administration; Part Three: Looking Ahead; Chapter 13: A Project for the Americas; Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "Argues that the Obama administration should focus early and ; strategically on Latin America because of its impact on issues from energy, narcotics, and immigration to trade and jobs. Contributors emphasize case-by-case, sophisticated, and multilateral approaches to dealing with such hard cases as Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, and Venezuela"--Provided by publisher.