Resumen de Obama and Latin America

Michael Reid

• The article discusses U.S. foreign relations with Latin America during the administration of U.S. president Barack Obama. It examines Obama's goals of engagement and equal partnership with Latin American countries, discusses Obama's intention to normalize U.S. relations with Cuba, and the significance of Chinese trade with Latin America on Latin American-U.S. relations. The article discusses political events in Venezuela, Brazil, drug violence in Mexico, and U.S. trade agreements with Latin American countries. The author argues that the U.S. had an opportunity to establish mutually beneficial partnerships with Latin America during the remaining years of the Obama administration and beyond