The Obama Doctrine in the Americas
Contributions by María Belén Ahumada, Ted Galen Carpenter Cato Institute, Khatchik DerGhougassian, Ralph H. Espach, Eduardo A. Gamarra, Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor, Victor J. Hinojosa, Athanasios Hristoulas, Maria Ilcheva, Hanna S. Kassab Northern Michigan Univers, Barnett S. Koven, Cynthia McClintock George Washington Univers, Bradford R. McGuinn, Dario Moreno, Orlando J. Pérez, Christa L. Remington, Jonathan D. Rosen, Oliver Santín Peña, Dianne Williams, Roberto Zepeda Martínez Edited by Hanna S. Kassab Northern Michigan Univers, Jonathan D. Rosen
Publication date:
04 February 2016Length of book:
368 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksDimensions:
239x158mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781498523998
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 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.