The Future of U.S. Empire in the Americas

With the rise of President Trump, many are coming to question where the United States (U.S.) is headed and, whether we might witness an imperial decline under Trump. Social scientists largely recognize the contemporary hegemonic position of the U.S. at the global level, but questions persist concerning the future of the U.S. Empire. With the Trump Administration at the helm, these questions are all the more salient.

Drawing on the expertise of a panel of contributors and guided by Michael Mann’s model of power, this book critically interrogates the future of U.S. global power and provides insights on what we might expect from the U.S. Empire under Trump. Recognizing that U.S. imperial power involves an array of sources of power (ideological, economic, military, and political), the contributors analyze the Trump Administration’s approach towards nine countries in the Western Hemisphere, and five sets of global policies, including inter-American relations, drugs, trade, the environment, and immigration. Each case presents a historical look at the trajectory of relations as they have developed under Trump and what we might expect in the future from the administration.

The Future of U.S. Empire in the Americas will be of great interest to students and scholars of U.S. foreign policy, Foreign Policy Analysis, political sociology, and American politics.

“"Gill assembled a top-notch and diverse group of scholars to examine the state of U.S. empire in Latin America in the Donald Trump era. This timely and comprehensive volume is a worthy addition to the debate over shifts in U.S. influence in the region."--Gregory Weeks, University of North Carolina at Charlotte "A fine collection of essays that provides valuable insights into the operation of US empire in the Americas under President Donald Trump. It details the attempts to maintain US hegemony through a revival of the Monroe Doctrine while emphasising the limits to what can be achieved in the new global conjuncture." -- Victor Bulmer-Thomas, Institute of the Americas, UCL”

"Gill assembled a top-notch and diverse group of scholars to examine the state of U.S. empire in Latin America in the Donald Trump era. This timely and comprehensive volume is a worthy addition to the debate over shifts in U.S. influence in the region."—Gregory Weeks, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

"Gill assembled a top-notch and diverse group of scholars to examine the state of U.S. empire in Latin America in the Donald Trump era. This timely and comprehensive volume is a worthy addition to the debate over shifts in U.S. influence in the region."—Gregory Weeks, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

"A fine collection of essays that provides valuable insights into the operation of U.S. empire in the Americas under President Donald Trump. It details the attempts to maintain U.S. hegemony through a revival of the Monroe Doctrine while emphasising the limits to what can be achieved in the new global conjuncture." — Victor Bulmer-Thomas, Institute of the Americas, UCL

Timothy M. Gill is an assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He has published within both academic and public outlets on topics including Venezuelan politics, U.S. global empire, and sociological theory.

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