Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-286) and index.
Stormy relationships new dynamics -- Global wallflower : overlooking the Americas in U.S. foreign relations -- United States and Latin America : tackling history -- U.S. security : shifting realities -- The emerging inter-American partnership -- The trauma of the 1980s -- Where the puck is going : the world changes -- Poverty and the lack of education : the dormant volcano --
Undermining prosperity : corruption and narcotics -- The Americas in the global economy : building a greater America -- Commerce and foreign policy -- The new Americans -- The new geopolitics of Latin America -- The muse of the markets -- Trade and integration -- Investment and economic growth -- Building a Greater America