In the aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, scholars of international relations
debated how to best characterize the rising tide of global opposition. The concept of “soft …

This article examines patterns of change and continuity in Latin American foreign policies. It
asks two interrelated questions: How can we conceptually and empirically account for …

Oil makes up one-third of Venezuela's entire GDP, and the United States is far and away
Venezuela's largest trading partner. Relations between Venezuela and the United States …

Buenos Aires psychoanalysts resisting imperialism. Brazilian parasitologists embracing
communism as an antidote to rural misery. Nicaraguan revolutionaries welcoming Cuban …

This article draws on a new dataset to depict the scope, objectives, and methods of research
in the field of US-Latin American relations over the past quarter-century. The key findings are …

It is frequently stated, though incorrectly, that the United States has been hegemonic in the
Western Hemisphere since the enunciation of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823. These …

Many governments transfer physical and human capital to other governments as military
assistance with the goals of enhancing recipient's governing capabilities and achieve …

The seven states of Central America often portray themselves as a bridge: between North
and South America and between the Atlantic and Pacific, which the Central American …

This essay reviews the following works: Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the
Twenty-First Century. Edited by Bruce M. Bagley, Jonathan D. Rosen, and Hanna S. Kassab …

Latin America exhibits some of the world's most worrisome patterns of insecurity. Homicide
rates have reached alarming levels in dozens of cities in Mexico, Central America, Brazil …