CFR: Task Force on US-Latin America Relations

General James T. Hill (Ret.), co-Chair of the CFR Task Force on U.S.-Latin America Relations and former commander of U.S. Southern Command, meets CFR editors for an interview:

Let’s say it’s the middle of November and you’ve been elected president and you’re sitting down with your national security team talking about issues coming up. What’s your first thought about Latin America?

I’d probably have to have somebody remind me about it. That’s sad because as our Task Force report makes clear, the issues affecting Latin America are primarily domestic policy issues. In one way or another, the new administration will have to deal with those issues that affect Latin America because those issues directly affect us in very real ways.