The Biden Administration Is Still Flying Blind on Latin America

But a key region seems to be flying under the radar: Latin America. What is U.S. policy toward its own neighborhood? Does the U.S. even have a policy toward the region?

At best, one could say that U.S. policy toward Latin America is a piecemeal and inconsistent amalgam of sporadic attempts at engagement. A case in point is last year’s  failed Summit of the Americas, when a number of key regional leaders declined to even attend after Washington excluded Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the gathering. The lack of coherence is unfortunate. We can debate U.S. engagement in Asia, Europe and the Middle East ad nauseum, and often do. But all of that takes a back seat to the importance of U.S. engagement to solidify relations with its neighbors. Full Text-> World Political Review

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