This article seeks to investigate, describe and reflect on the current state of United States foreign policy towards Latin America, through a descriptive analysis of agenda items in two levels: regional and bilateral (based on the cases of Venezuela, Brazil and Argentina). Specifically we seek to account for the reasons and nature of regional disappointment regarding President Barack Obama's hemispheric policy. Second, the article analyzes how the strategic political rift between the United States and the three selected countries manifests itself, in the context of factors such as foreign policy inertia, the absence of an active new diplomatic engagement, and the growing autonomy of the region.
Obama Administration; Hemispheric Policy; Autonomy
