Shifting the balance : Obama and the Americas / Abraham F. Lowenthal, Theodore J. Piccone, Laurence Whitehead, editors.

Other author Lowenthal, Abraham F.
Other author Piccone, Theodore J.
Other author Whitehead, Laurence.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2011.
Descriptionix, 193 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Obama, Barack.
United States--Foreign relations. --Latin America.
Latin America--Foreign relations. --United States.
United States--Foreign relations. --2009-2017.

Portion of title Obama and the Americas
SeriesA Brookings Latin America Initiative Book
Brookings Latin America Initiative book. ^A1092887
Contents The Obama Administration and the Americas / Abraham F. Lowenthal -- Mexico and the United States : the search for a strategic vision / Carlos Heredia and Andrés Rozental -- Obama and Brazil / João Augusto de Castro Neves and Matias Spektor -- The United States and Colombia : recalibrating the relationship / Michael Shifter -- The Chávez challenge for Obama : an inconvenient marriage or frosty separation / Jennifer McCoy -- U.S.-Bolivian relations : behind the impasse / George Gray Molina -- Obama's Cuba policy : the end of the "new beginning" / Daniel P. Erikson -- The Honduran crisis and the Obama Administration / Kevin Casas-Zamora -- Haiti : life beyond survival / Juan Gabriel Valdés -- The democracy agenda for the Americas : the case for multilateral action / Theodore J. Piccone -- Obama and the Americas : old hopes, new risks / Laurence Whitehead.
Abstract "Examines the successful and unsuccessful approaches to rapprochement between the United States and various countries in Latin America and the Caribbean after the first year of the Obama administration against a background of initial optimism giving way to both U.S. and Latin American domestic political realities"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010041501
ISBN9780815705628 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN081570562X (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JZ1480.A53 S55 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold