1. The Changes in the International System during the 2000s Jorge I. Dominguez Part I 2. U.S.-Mexican Relations in the Twenty-First Century Jorge I. Dominguez and Rafael Fernandez de Castro 3. The United States and Cuba since 2000 Marifeli Perez-Stable 4. The United States and Central America since 2000: Free Trade and Diaspora Diplomacy Cristina Eguizabal 5. U.S.-Caribbean Relations: Modifying Traditional Hegemony and Sovereignty in the Caribbean Anthony P. Maingot Part II 6. Argentina and the United States: A Distant Relationship Roberto Russell 7. Brazil-U.S. Relations: Getting Better All the Time Monica Hirst 8. Chile and the United States 2000-2009: From Elusive Friendship to Cooperative Friendship Claudia F. Fuentes Julio and Francisco Rojas Aravena 9. Colombia and the United States: Strategic Partners or Uncertain Allies? Cynthia J. Arnson and Arlene B. Tickner 10. The United States and Peru in the 2000s Cynthia McClintock and Fabian Vallas 11. Relations between the United States and Venezuela, 2001-2009: A Bridge in Need of Repairs Carlos A. Romero and Javier Corrales