Losing Latin America: What Will the Obama Doctrine Be Like?

19-Jun-2008 (3 comments)

Latin America is now mostly governed [1] by left or center-left governments that differ in policy and style -- from the populism of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela to the reformism of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brazil and Michelle Bachelet in Chile. Yet all share a common goal: asserting greater autonomy from the United States.

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But What About Latin America?

by Rosie T. on Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:22 AM PDT

Latin America's growing ability to achieve autonomy from the U.S. is probably the only good thing that has resulted from Bush's foreign policy, due to over-extension in the Middle East. But what does the future hold? And what will Obama do if he is elected? It isn't very clear.