This book examines the fundamental tenets and ideologies behind America"s policy towards Latin America over the course of the last three administrations. Wiarda supplements his analysis on the role of the military in Latin America, shifting US strategic policy, democracy and human rights and the problems presented by dictators in decline with case studies of Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua, South America and the Caribbean. The result is a book that may be of interest to both scholars and students of American foreign policy and Latin American studies, as well as policymakers and analysts.