The Trump Administration in Latin America: Continuity and Change

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The Trump Administration in Latin America: Continuity and Change

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Author(s): Carlos Oliva Campos ¹ , Gary Prevost ²

Publication date (Print): 1 July 2019

Journal: International Journal of Cuban Studies

Publisher: Pluto Journals

Keywords: Trump, John Bolton, foreign policy, Cuba, Venezuela

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Abstract

Donald Trump won the 2016 US presidential election without a clearly articulated policy for either Cuba or the Latin American/Caribbean region as a whole. Two years into that presidency, this article seeks to describe that policy and place it within Trump's wider foreign policy. The article deconstructs the worldview of ‘America First’ as lying within the perspective of the neo-conservative wing of the Republican Party, epitomised by John Bolton, the current National Security Advisor. The implications of that worldview for Cuba and Latin America make for a reversal of Obama's opening to Cuba, a hardline on immigration from Mexico and Central America, and greater pressure for regime change in both Venezuela and Nicaragua. Also analysed is the resonance of Trump's policies with the recent turn to the political right in Latin America, notably in Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Colombia.

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Carlos Oliva Campos

Gary Prevost

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Journal ID (doi): 10.2307/j50005551

Journal ID (jcode): intejcubastud

Title: International Journal of Cuban Studies

Publisher: Pluto Journals

ISSN: 1756-3461

ISSN: 1756-347X

Publication date (Print): 1 July 2019

Volume: 11

Issue: 1 ( doiID: 10.13169/intejcubastud.11.issue-1 )

Pages: 13-23

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University of Havana, Cuba

College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, USA

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[1]

Carlos Oliva Campos is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Havana. He is the author and co-editor of numerous scholarly books including Pan Americanism and Neo Pan Americanism: The View from Latin America, The Bush Doctrine and Latin America and Cuban-Latin American Relations in a Changing Hemisphere.

[2]

Gary Prevost is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Latin American Studies at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University (USA) and Research Associate at Nelson Mandela University (South Africa). He is the author and editor of numerous scholarly articles and books, including Politics in Latin America: The Power Game, Latin America: An Introduction and Democracy and Socialism in Sandinista Nicaragua.

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DOI: 10.13169/intejcubastud.11.1.0013

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Keywords: Venezuela,Cuba,John Bolton,Trump,foreign policy

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[1] Alexander, Elmore (2018) ‘NAFTA, Globalization and Free Trade: Can the U.S. Maintain Leadership in the World Economy’, Bridgewater Review 37(1): 11-15.

[2] Alschner, Wolfgang, Rama Panford-Walsh and Dmitriy Skougarevskiy (6 February, 2018) ‘What Can the Negotiations of NAFTA 1.0 Teach Us About the Fate of NAFTA 2.0?’, Ottawa Faculty of Law Working Paper No. 2018-05. Available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3123427. (Accessed 29 October 2018.)

[3] Arana, Ana (2005) ‘How the Street Gangs Took Central America’, Foreign Affairs 84(3): 93-110.

[4] Bolton, John (24 May, 2018) ‘A Short Guide to John Bolton's Government Career’, The Atlantic. Available at https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/03/john-bolton/556346/. (Accessed 25 October 2018.)

[5] Borger, Julian (5 July, 2018) ‘Trump Repeatedly Suggested Venezuela Invasion, Stunning Top Aides – Report’, The Guardian. Available at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jul/04/trump-suggested-invading-venezuela-report.

[6] Croucher, Sheila (2018) Globalization and Belonging: The Politics of Identity in a Changing World. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

[7] Gomez, Alan (7 November, 2018) ‘What Democratic Takeover of House Means for Trump's Immigration Agenda’, USA Today. Available at https://www.kare11.com/article/news/nation-now/what-democratic-takeover-of-house-means-for-trumps-immigration-agenda/465-7012401b-aca7-4dc4-8076-61ae004c3e77.

[8] Inglehart, Ronald and Pippa Norris (26 July, 2016) ‘Trump, Brexit, and the Rise of Populism: Economic Have-Nots and Cultural Backlash’, HKS Working Paper No. RWP16-0216. Available at https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2818659.

[9] Kazin, Michael (6 October, 2016) ‘Trump and American Populism: Old Wine, New Bottles’, Foreign Affairs. Available at https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2016-10-06/trump-and-american-populism.

[10] Lind, Dara (9 April, 2018) ‘“Catch and Release,” Explained: The Heart of Trump's New Border Agenda’. Available at https://www.vox.com/authors/dara-lind. (Accessed 30 October 2018.)

[11] Man, Anthony, Dan Sweeney, Johnny Diaz, et al. (16 June, 2017) ‘Donald Trump Visits Little Havana, Orders Change in U.S. Policy toward Cuba’, Sun Sentinel. Available at https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-reg-trump-cuba-policy-change-20170615-story.html.

[12] Newsday (9 November, 2016) ‘Donald Trump Speech, Debates, and Campaign Quotes’. Available at https://www.newsday.com/news/nation. (Accessed 10 December 2018.)

[13] Reilly, Katie (31 August, 2016) ‘Here Are All the Times Donald Trump Insulted Mexico’, Time. Available at http://time.com/4473972/donald-trump-mexico-meeting-insult/.

[14] Rogin, Josh (1 November, 2018) ‘Bolton Promises to Confront Latin America's “Troika of Tyranny”’, The Washington Post. Available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/bolton-promises-to-confront-latin-americas-troika-of-tyranny/2018/11/01/df57d3d2-ddf5-11e8-85df-7a6b4d25cfbb_story.html.

[15] Semple, Kirk (6 August, 2018) ‘“There's No Law”: Political Crisis Sends Nicaraguans Fleeing’, The New York Times. Available at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/world/americas/nicaragua-ortega-crisis.html.

[16] Wagner, John, Nick Miroff and Mike DeBonis (20 June, 2018) ‘Trump Reverses Course, Signs Order Ending His Policy of Separating Families at the Border’, The Washington Post. Available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/gop-leaders-voice-hope-that-bill-addressing-family-separations-will-pass-thursday/2018/06/20/cc79db9a-7480-11e8-b4b7-308400242c2e_story.html.

[17] Walley, Christine (2017) ‘Trump's Election and the “White Working Class”: What We Missed’, American Ethnologist 44. https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/amet.12473. (Accessed 29 October 2018.)