The United States and Latin America: the U.S. Foreign Policy and the Need for a New Direction

Alba Lorena Torres Roldan

Diplomová práce

United States and Latin America: The U.S. foreign policy and the need for a new direction

Anotace:

No other region in the world has been more intervened by the United States than Latin America. An increasing interdependence between both in terms of trade, security and energy has grown along with a new reality. New political currents in Latin America have favored to recover the sovereignty and self-determination of their countries, while gaining independence from the United States preferences and mandates. The aim of this paper is to analyze the historical approach of the U.S. foreign policy to Latin America since 1945 as well as the implementation of them, with the purpose of evaluate the current scenario. A rhetoric vs reality approach is conducted showing the need for a more coherent U.S. foreign policy both in the economic and the security agenda.

Abstract:

No other region in the world has been more intervened by the United States than Latin America. An increasing interdependence between both in terms of trade, security and energy has grown along with a new reality. New political currents in Latin America have favored to recover the sovereignty and self-determination of their countries, while gaining independence from the United States preferences and mandates. The aim of this paper is to analyze the historical approach of the U.S. foreign policy to Latin America since 1945 as well as the implementation of them, with the purpose of evaluate the current scenario. A rhetoric vs reality approach is conducted showing the need for a more coherent U.S. foreign policy both in the economic and the security agenda.

Klíčová slova

zahraniční politika, Latinská Amerika, Spojené státy

Keywords

Hegemony, Foreign policy, Latin America, United States

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 4. 10. 2012

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Obhajoba proběhla 21. 1. 2014
• Vedoucí: Nicolas Maslowski
• Oponent: Sébastien Durrmeyer

Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Mezinárodní ekonomické vztahy / International and Diplomatic Studies