Latin American and Caribbean Foreign Policy

by Mora, Frank O.; Hey, Jeanne A. K.; Aviel, JoAnn Fagot; Berríos, Rubén; Bizzozero, Lincoln; da Silva, Elsa Cardozo; Covarrubias, Ana; Erisman, H Michael; Fernandez, Damian; Guilhon Albuquerque, Jose Augusto; K. Hey, Jeanne A.; Hillman, Richard S.; Morales,

• ISBN13: 9780742516007
• ISBN10: 0742516008
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-05
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This comprehensive text analyzes the foreign policies of eighteen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. First assessing the state of the discipline, the introduction develops a common framework that compares the relevant explanatory weight of foreign policy determinants at the individual, state, and international level for each country. Case studies include the major regional powers such as Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina, as well as less-studied players such as the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Uruguay. With its focused analytical questions and rich empirical description, this book allows readers to develop sustained comparisons across the full spectrum of Latin American foreign policy. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: Theoretical Challenge to Latin American and Caribbean Foreign Policy Studies	1	(12)
Jeanne A. K. Hey
Frank O. Mora
Part I. Middle America and the Caribbean Basin
Mexico: The Challenges of a Latin American Power in the U.S. Backyard	13	(18)
Ana Covarrubias
Costa Rica: Neither Client nor Defiant	31	(15)
John Peeler
Nicaragua: Foreign Policy in the Revolutionary and Postrevolutionary Era	46	(17)
JoAnn Fagot Aviel
Panama: The Limits of Sovereignty	63	(21)
Peter M. Sanchez
Cuba: Talking Big, Acting Bigger	84	(20)
Damian Fernandez
The Dominican Republic: From Nationalism to Globalism	104	(16)
Anthony P. Spanakos
Howard J. Wiarda
CARICOM: The Pursuit of Economic Security	120	(25)
H. Michael Erisman
Part II. Andean Region
Venezuela: Petroleum, Democratization, and International Affairs	145	(20)
Elsa Cardozo Da Silva
Richard S. Hillman
Colombia: U.S. Subordinate, Autonomous Actor, or Something in Between?	165	(20)
Arlene B. Tickner
Ecuador: Foreign Policy on the Brink	185	(21)
Jeanne A. K. Hey
Peru: Managing Foreign Policy Amid Political and Economic Crisis	206	(22)
Ruben Berrios
Bolivia: The Struggle for Autonomy	228	(15)
Waltraud Quesier Morales
Chile: The Invisible Hand and Contemporary Foreign Policy	243	(24)
Jose A. Morande
Part III. Brazil and the Southern Cone
Brazil: From Dependency to Globalization	267	(21)
Jose Augusto Guilhon Albuquerque
Argentina: Between Confrontation and Alignment	288	(21)
Aldo C. Vacs
Paraguay: The Legacy of Authoritarianism	309	(19)
Frank O. Mora
Uruguay: A Small Country Faces Global Challenges	328	(17)
Lincoln Bizzozero
Glossary	345	(8)
Suggested Readings	353	(8)
Bibliography	361	(34)
Index	395	(20)
About the Editors and Contributors	415