The Obama Doctrine in the Americas: : Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century María Belén Ahumada Lexington Books

The Obama Doctrine in the Americas

Description

This volume examines the foreign policy transition from George W. Bush to Barack H. Obama in relation to the countries of the Americas. In this work, contributors consider the major defining features of their respective policies in dealing with security-related issues. Specifically, they examine whether major differences or continuities truly exist between the foreign policies of Bush and Obama, especially given the perception of American decline. The volume highlights Obama’s foreign policy in the Americas, focusing on issue areas that threaten international security, such as drug trafficking, organized crime, and terrorism. This work provides both theoretical and policy insights for academics and policy analysts interested in foreign affairs.

The Obama Administration’s Policy Challenges in the Western HemisphereTed Galen Carpenter
The Obama Doctrine and CubaDario Moreno and Maria Ilcheva
The Obama Doctrine in HaitiChrista L. Remington and Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Caribbean Region: The Case of Trinidad and TobagoDianne Williams
The Violence of El Salvador: The Obama Doctrine and the Illiberal TemptationBradford R. McGuinn
Has Obama Forgotten about Mexico? An Examination of Obama’s Foreign Policy and U.S.-Mexico Bilateral Relations (2009–2015)Roberto Zepeda Martínez and Jonathan D. Rosen
Shifting Priorities and Engaging the Peace Process: U.S.-Colombian Relations in the Obama EraVictor J. Hinojosa
The Obama Administration and PeruBarnett S. Koven and Cynthia McClintock
U.S.-Bolivian Relations in Times of ChangeEduardo A. Gamarra
The Failure of Engagement: U.S.-Venezuela Relations under ObamaOrlando J. Pérez
Brazil-U.S. Security Relations during the Obama EraRalph H. Espach
So Far From the Obama Doctrine: A View from ArgentinaKhatchik DerGhougassian and María Belén Ahumada
Obama’s “Canada” Doctrine and the Campaign against TerrorismAthanasios Hristoulas and Oliver Santín Peña
Regional Differences in Obama’s Foreign Policy: A Theoretical ApproachHanna S. Kassab and Jonathan D. Rosen

Product details

Published	04 Feb 2016
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Extent	382
ISBN	9781498524001
Imprint	Lexington Books
Illustrations	8 Graphs, 15 Tables
Series	Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Anthology Editor

Hanna Samir Kassab

Anthology Editor

Jonathan D. Rosen

Contributor

María Belén Ahumada

Contributor

Ted Galen Carpenter

Contributor

Khatchik DerGhougassian

Contributor

Ralph H. Espach

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Eduardo A. Gamarra

Contributor

Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor

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Victor J. Hinojosa

Contributor

Athanasios Hristoulas

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Maria Ilcheva

Contributor

Hanna Samir Kassab

Contributor

Barnett S. Koven

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Cynthia McClintock

Contributor

Bradford R. McGuinn

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Dario Moreno

Contributor

Orlando J. Pérez

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Christa L. Remington

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Jonathan D. Rosen

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Oliver Santín Peña

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Dianne Williams

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Roberto Zepeda Martínez

The contributing authors examine the major shifts in policies toward security, drug trafficking, crime and terrorism in relation to Latin America that accompanied the foreign-policy transition from US president George W. Bush to Barack Obama.

Survival: Global Politics and Strategy
The Obama Doctrine in the Americas is a balanced and thoughtful overview of how President Obama and his Western Hemisphere team have sought to engage with Latin America as its dynamics and challenges have evolved in the context of globalization…an important addition to the literature on Latin American studies, and U.S. Foreign Policy in general.

R. Evan Ellis, Strategic Studies Institute, United States Army War College
What should Washington do next in Latin America? The Obama Doctrine in the Americas provides a very timely, comprehensive, and thoughtful examination of Washington’s foreign policy approaches in the Western Hemisphere; a great contribution to all of us who are concerned about the role and importance of the Americas in world affairs.

Betty Horwitz, co-author of Latin America and the Caribbean in the Global Context: Why Care About the Americas?