The Obama Administration and the Americas: Agenda for Change

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The Obama Administration and the Americas The Obama Administration and the Americas Agenda for Change BROOKINGS INSTITUTION PRESS Washington, D.C. Abraham F. Lowenthal Theodore J. Piccone Laurence Whitehead editors Copyright © 2009 THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 www.brookings.edu All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Brookings Institution Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data The Obama administration and the Americas : agenda for change / Abraham F. Lowenthal, Theodore J. Piccone, and Laurence Whitehead. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “Argues that the Obama administration should focus early and strategically on Latin America because of its impact on issues from energy, narcotics, and immigration to trade and jobs. Contributors emphasize case-by-case, sophisticated, and multilateral approaches to dealing with such hard cases as Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, and Venezuela”—Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-8157-0309-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. United States—Foreign relations—Latin America. 2. Latin America—Foreign relations— United States. 3. United States—Foreign relations—2009– 4. Obama, Barack. I. Lowenthal, Abraham F. II. Piccone, Theodore J. III. Whitehead, Laurence. JZ1480.A53.O23 2009 327.7308—dc22 2009000893 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials: ANSI Z39.48-1992. Typeset in Minion and Univers Condensed Composition by Peter Lindeman Arlington, Virginia Printed by R. R. Donnelley Harrisonburg, Virginia ...