Drawing on the expertise of a panel of contributors, and guided by Michael Mann's Weberian model of power, The Future of U.S. Empire in the Americas critically interrogates the future of U.S. global power and provides insights on what we might expect from the U.S. Empire under Trump.

1. The State of U.S. Empire in the Americas under the Trump Administration 2. Self-Interest, Prejudice, and Liberalism: A History of U.S. Empire in the Americas Part 1: Country Case Studies 3. Trump and Venezuela: Return to the Monroe Doctrine 4. From Hostility to Engagement-and Back: U.S. Policy towards Cuba under the Obama and Trump Administrations 5. U.S.-Mexico Relations in the Trump Era and Beyond: Racial Capitalism Rearticulated 6. The More Things Change: Continuities in U.S. Foreign Policy toward Nicaragua under the Trump Administration 7. Trumping the Agenda? Continuity and Discontinuity in Foreign Affairs in U.S.-Colombia Relations 8. Donald Trump and U.S. Global Power: A View from Argentina 9. The Empire Strikes Back: U.S.-Brazil Relations from Obama to Trump 10. The Trump Administration and Canada: America First 11. Trump and the Continuation of American Empire in Haiti Part 2: Regional Concerns 12. Reaching the Boiling Point: Energy and Climate Policy under the Trump Administration 13. Old Wine, New Bottles: Presidential Attitudes towards Organized Labor from Carter to Trump 14. Trump and U.S. Drug Policy in the Americas: No End in Sight of War and Repression 15. Immigration Policy under the Trump Administration 16. Inter-American Relations in the Trump Era: Holding Autonomy behind the Wall