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.

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.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Theoretical Challenge to Latin American and Caribbean Foreign Policy Studies
Part 2 Middle America and the Caribbean Basin
Chapter 3 Mexico: The Challenges of a Latin American Power in the U.S. Backyard
Chapter 4 Costa Rica: Neither Client nor Defiant
Chapter 5 Nicaragua: Foreign Policy in the Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary Era
Chapter 6 Panama: The Limits of Sovereignty
Chapter 7 Cuba: Talking Big, Acting Bigger
Chapter 8 The Dominican Republic: From Nationalism to Globalism
Chapter 9 CARICOM: The Pursuit of Economic Security
Part 10 Andean Region
Chapter 11 Venezuela: Petroleum, Democratization, and International Affairs
Chapter 12 Colombia: U.S. Subordinate, Autonomous Actor, or Something in Between?
Chapter 13 Ecuador: Foreign Policy on the Brink
Chapter 14 Peru: Managing Foreign Policy amidst Political and Economic Crisis
Chapter 15 Bolivia: The Struggle for Autonomy
Chapter 16 Chile: The Invisible Hand and Contemporary Foreign Policy
Part 17 Brazil and the Southern Cone
Chapter 18 Brazil: From Dependency to Globalization
Chapter 19 Argentina: Between Confrontation and Alignment
Chapter 20 Paraguay: The Legacy of Authoritarianism
Chapter 21 Uruguay: A Small Country Faces Global Challenges