School of Public Policy 352 - U.S. Foreign Pol/Latin America

U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America, national and coordinated policies of Latin American states towards the United States, and - to a lesser degree - relationships among Latin American countries. Historical developments in U.S.-Latin American relations, key policy areas, the main institutions and groups included in policy making, the policy options available, and likely reasons for - and interests served by - particular policy choices. Emphasis on consequences of asymmetric power relations, the roles of public opinion and ideology in constraining policy options, and the relationship between domestic politics and foreign policy.