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The Obama administration and the Americas : agenda for change / Abraham F. Lowenthal, Theodore J. Piccone, and Laurence Whitehead, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Foreign relations--Latin America.
- United States.
- Latin America--Foreign relations--United States.
- Latin America.
- United States--Foreign relations--2009-.
- Obama, Barack.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (253 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612131561
- 9781282131569
- 1282131567
- 9780815703525
- 081570352X
- OCLC:
- 503441859
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