Themes

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Themes

• Continuities and Departures
• A Major Paradox
• Neorealism Soft-Balancing
• Neoliberal Institutionalism Mutual Gains
• Soft Power Social Power
• Back to Realism ALBAs limited reach
• The 3 Latin Americas

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Source EIA..
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• Syria
• Libya
• North Korea
• Sudan
• Zimbabwe
• Belarus
• Iran

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2

• Syria
• Libya
• North Korea
• Sudan
• Zimbabwe
• Belarus
• Iran

• US
• State Sponsor of Terrorism
• Commit Genocide / Brutalize Populations
• Nuclear Dangers

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2

• Syria
• Libya
• North Korea
• Sudan
• Zimbabwe
• Belarus
• Iran

• US
• State Sponsor of Terrorism
• Commit Genocide / Brutalize Populations
• Nuclear Dangers
• Venezuela
• Strategic Allies
• Friendship
• Liberators
• Victims of Fascist Assaults
• Profound Sense of Solidarity

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http//www.evsroll.com/History_of_crude_oil_prices
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• US697 Billion
• US25,000 per capita

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Themes

• Continuities and Departures
• A Major Paradox
• Neorealism Soft-Balancing
• Neoliberal Institutionalism Mutual Gains
• Soft Power Social Power
• Back to Realism ALBAs limited reach
• The 3 Latin Americas

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19 Elections Since 2008
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No Chavista Winner
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• Pro Open Session

• Pro Closed Session

1. Antigua and Barbuda
2. Argentina
3. Bahamas
4. Belize
5. Bolivia
6. Brazil
7. Dominica
8. Dominican Republic
9. Ecuador
10. El Salvador
11. Grenada
12. Guyana
13. Haiti
14. Jamaica
15. Nicaragua
16. St Kitts and Nevis
17. St Lucia
18. Suriname
19. Trinidad and Tobago

1. Canada
2. Chile
3. Colombia
4. Costa Rica
5. Guatemala
6. Honduras
7. Mexico
8. Panama
9. Paraguay
10. Peru
11. United States

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Themes

• Continuities and Departures
• A Major Paradox
• Neorealism Soft-Balancing
• Neoliberal Institutionalism Mutual Gains
• Soft Power Social Power
• Back to Realism ALBAs limited reach
• Constructivism Road to Damascus
• The 3 Latin Americas

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Imports from LAC excluding Colombia from 12 to
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Source Bank of America/Merrill Lynch (2013).
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Themes

• Continuities and Departures
• A Major Paradox
• Neorealism Soft-Balancing
• Neoliberal Institutionalism Mutual Gains
• Soft Power Social Power
• Back to Realism ALBAs limited reach
• Constructivism Road to Damascus
• The 3 Latin Americas

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Themes

• Continuities and Departures
• A Major Paradox
• Neorealism Soft-Balancing
• Neoliberal Institutionalism Mutual Gains
• Soft Power Social Power
• Back to Realism ALBAs limited reach
• Constructivism Road to Damascus
• The 3 Latin Americas

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http//www.youtube.com/watch?vzIzRAvXP1dE
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Themes

• Continuities and Departures
• A Major Paradox
• Neorealism Soft-Balancing
• Neoliberal Institutionalism Mutual Gains
• Soft Power Social Power
• Back to Realism ALBAs limited reach
• Constructivism Road to Damascus
• The 3 Latin Americas

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8 Countries ALBA

• Venezuela
• Cuba
• Nicaragua
• Bolivia
• Ecuador
• Antigua and Barbuda
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Dominica

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Rising demand for Partnerships with the United
States
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Trans-Pacific Partnership

• Members
• Members

• South Korea
• United States
• Vietnam
• Expressed Interest
• Costa Rica
• Panama

• Australia
• Brunei
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• New Zealand
• Peru
• Singapore

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http//qz.com/130928/how-republicans-in-washington
-are-helping-china-wield-more-influence-in-southea
st-asia/