International Relations of Latin America (WI)

3 units

This course examines Latin American foreign relations in a changing international state system from the 19th century through the two world wars, the cold war, and the multipolar world of the 21st century. It takes a non-traditional approach to Latin American foreign policy and relations, one that accounts for non-state actors, sub-national political cultures, and the balance of domestic forces. It seeks to elucidate when, why, and under what conditions Latin America contested U.S. hegemony, forged anti-imperialist blocs, pursued regional integration, and engaged in transnational solidarity especially within the global South.