Political Science: Policy Brief on U.S.-Latin America Trade Policy

Prompt: You get a job as Policy Analyst collaborating with the Biden Administration. Now you show what you have to offer to the people of the US and the world. You are writing a policy analysis paper. You will present three policy options on your specific chosen topic (Trade Policy) to the Biden Administration. One of your policies is Trade Policy under the Trump Administration. Another policy is the proposed Biden Trade Policy. The third policy may be some other Trade Policy of your choosing (I’d recommend seeing if their is info on what Trade Policy would be like if there was a “American Continent Union” such as the European Union.

The assignment: Choose a current issue (Trade Policy) and evaluate alternative policy solutions, taking in consideration economic and political aspects (political aspects include whether or not you believe that your policy option of choice is acceptable in the present political climate), as well as one other aspect of your choosing (e.g. equity, humanitarian, ethical,…) related to the issue. The problem or policy debate should be at least tangentially related to some aspect of politics and/or policy between the US and Latin American Countries. In your brief, you should answer the following questions: 1) What is the nature of the problem, what are its origins, and why is it important? 2) What policy options are available, and what are their strengths and weaknesses? 3) What is your preferred policy choice? Justify your choice. What criticism of your position would you anticipate?

Times New Roman, 12 Point Font, Double Spaced. This is a paper should be 1000 words (citations not included).
Some sources are provided, feel free to use/add more!

Reminder: Focus on U.S.-Latin American Trade Relations/Policy

Attached are a few sources and below are some sources from websites. You use other sources you find as long as they are reputable/scholarly. DO NOT use Wikipedia to cite, but you can use the articles and papers they use/cite

Sources:

1. https://joebiden.com/centralamerica/

2. https://www.wola.org/analysis/trump-legacy-latin-america-biden-first-year/

3. https://www.chathamhouse.org/2020/10/us-foreign-policy-priorities/08-recovering-us-standing-latin-america-and-caribbean

4. https://www.ftijournal.com/article/trumps-tough-trade-talk-how-latin-america-should-respond-to-its-northern-ne

5. https://english.bdi.eu/article/news/how-did-donald-trump-change-us-trade-policy-and-what-can-we-expect-from-joe-biden/