Relations between the regions have reached their lowest point since the end of the Cold War -- they're dismal. They began declining in the mid-1990s when the Clinton administration couldn't come through on a trade agenda, but after September 11 they've taken another turn for the worse.
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Years later, the US and Latin America are at the lowest point in their relationship since the Cold War.Peter Hakim
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Argentina has challenged the international community much more than other countries have dared to.
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Even in countries that have thrown out presidents, almost every one of them has gone back to elections as the only way to choose new leadership. There's just no other way to do that now. That makes Latin America different.
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