The United States and Latin America: a turbulent history
Greg Grandin tells the centuries-long story of the United States of America's interventions across Latin America - from independence to the War on Drugs
Has the United States always seen Latin America as its ‘backyard’? And when did influence tip into intervention? In this episode, Danny Bird is joined by Yale University's Greg Grandin to explore the long, turbulent history of US–Latin American relations, from westward expansion and early regime change to gunboat diplomacy, corporate empires and the Cold War.
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Danny Bird is a content producer at HistoryExtra