10/08/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/08/2024 05:48
The United States neglects Latin America and the Caribbean at its peril. From drug cartels to China and its anti-American allies, threats to the Americas directly affect US national security. Heeding Secretary of State George Shultz's advice that "foreign policy starts in your own neighborhood," the US must adopt an "Americas First" approach, prioritizing the Western Hemisphere in its strategic calculus to ensure not only regional stability but also global order.
Key Takeaways
Americas First: Reorienting US Foreign Policy by Hoover Institution
Joseph Ledford is a Hoover Fellow and the assistant director of the Hoover History Lab at the Hoover Institution. Ledford is a historian of US foreign policy and the author of a forthcoming book on the Iran-Contra affair. He earned his PhD in history at the University of California-Berkeley.