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US Foreign Policy to South America since 9/11: Neglect or Militarisation?

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Author(s):
Livia Peres Milani [1]
Total Authors: 1
Affiliation:
[1] San Tiago Dantas Graduate Program in International Relations (UNESP/UNICAMP/PUC-SP) - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 1
Document type: Journal article
Source: Contexto int.; v. 43, n. 1, p. 121-146, 2021-01-15.
Abstract

Abstract Academic literature on US Foreign Policy to South America usually states its lack of attention to the region in the post 9/11 period. I aim to problematize this assertion through an analysis of US regional security policy. Therefore, I consider data referring to military and economic assistance, arms transfers, and the SOUTHCOM position towards its area of responsibility, as well as official documents and diplomatic cables. I conclude that, although the region was not a priority, a waning in US actions or a moment of neglect in its policy towards it was likewise not observed. From a historical perspective, the area was never the main focus of attention, but there is a specialized bureaucracy that works on the region to maintain US hegemony. Therefore, the investigation indicates that Latin American assertiveness during the 2000s was caused primarily by the conjunction of the ascension of leftist governments and quest for autonomy, as well as by Chinese and Russian involvement in Latin America, but not by US neglect. The article is divided into six sections, including the introduction and final remarks. Following the introduction, I analyse the academic literature regarding USA-Latin American relations in the second section, the US assistance in the third, the SOUTHCOM postures in the fourth, and the strategies deployed by the USA regarding great powers and arms transfers in the fifth. Finally, I present the final remarks. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 17/00661-8 - Argentina, Brazil and the United States: autonomy and alignment in international security
Grantee:Lívia Peres Milani
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 18/03231-7 - The U.S. Foreign Policy for South America: reflections on the strategic relations with Brazil and Argentina
Grantee:Lívia Peres Milani
Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate