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This seminar course examines U.S. political, economic and security relations with Latin America from WWII through to today, deepening understanding of the origins of today's key controversies of drugs, immigration, and entrenched political conflicts (aging guerillas). The first half of the course covers the Cold War period by U.S. administration debating major controversies and policies such as covert operations in Chile under Nixon. The second half of the course is divided by issue areas -- drug policy, immigration, trade, extra-regional actors (China, Russia). Students will debate and discuss key events and policies based on weekly readings of multiple viewpoints.