Bolivia-United States Relations

Foreign affairs in the United States continue to be a highly discussed subject matter when it comes to relations, trade, and most recently the strong interest in National Security. Bolivia, known for the coca leaf which is the prominent component for cocaine- has grabbed the interest of the United States due to it’s power in the drug industry which has created an impact in societal, economical, and political agendas. International relations with Bolivia details back to 1849 and both countries continue to grow independently, however, continue to conjecture by creating policies that affect various aspects of society: social, economic, and political factors. In order to analyze a relationship between Bolivia and The United States, there is necessity
Contradicting viewpoints started to rise and most of the United States orderly in Bolivian government started to deteriorate. According to U.S. Government Evo Morales had a ‘neo-liberal’ leader that construct economic policies based on his beliefs, values, and traditions. Evo Morales and his members decided to completely fall away from the United States: “In 2008, the government expelled the U.S. Ambassador and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration from the country” (U.S. Relations Cite). This is an important event that illustrates a stepping stone for the Bolivian government to operate under an independent government structure. This in turn intensified the tension between these two countries and created borders between them, resulting in Bush’s injunction suspended long term trade benefits with Bolivia due to its alleged failure to cooperate with the “war on drugs”. According to Evo Morales he saw their relationship with the United States as defective and non-beneficial: “the presence of the ambassador of the US as a constant conspiracy. And I remember that I talked to you, and I actually denounced the ambassador, because he used to call me the Andean bin Laden. And the coca growers, he used to call them Taliban” (Morales speech 2008-translated). This personal testimony from the president of Bolivia indicates a turning point for Bolivian government when it comes to their operations and independence. In addition, the government of Bolivia expelled the U.S. agency for international Development in 2013. Bolivia from this day forward takes a different form of leadership style, however, it is not until the Obama administration that relations between these two countries was able to be restored to a certain