The growing instability in Latin America is creating greater geopolitical concerns for the United State of America that can only be resolved through hard power

Use of Dialogue by the US in Latin America
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Use of Dialogue by the US in Latin America
Hard power is the use by one country military action or economic sanctions towards another country often the sanctions are imposed on a lesser nation regarding military or economic strength (Escobar, 2018). There is growing instability in Latin American countries particularly Bolivia, Venezuela and Cuba as the regimes seek to hold on to power while the people are opposed to it. This instability can lead to the citizens of the US feeling afraid as they are the border nation that can attract new immigrants to seek refuge (Fukumi, 2016). However, if the concerns about the threat are true, there are other ways in which the US can deal with the issue without the use of hard power.
The US government can seek ways such as a soft power to deal with the imminent danger. The government can send diplomats and other state officials who can exert influence in the countries. The diplomats can discuss ways in which the regimes can hand over power peacefully (Prebisch, 2016). In Bolivia the leftist president is being opposed by his people, the US diplomats can seek to cool the situation by pledging to assist in the elections as observers such that the people can effectively elect the leader they desire.
By the use of soft power, the US will have leverage over the region.
Soft power creates leverage hence there is room for dialogue when situations get out of hand. The leverage can also be viewed as increased trust among the Latin American countries and the US while hard power leads to mistrust which often is revealed by the tense situations the region finds itself in.

The dialogue can be effective as both countries will be willing to participate hence an amicable solution will be achieved (Raymont, 2018). This can even include the repeat of an election.
The effect of the use of hard power in the Latin American region can be the increase of oil prices in the US. The US imports oil from this region particularly Venezuela.
The use of hard power will lead to oil imports being very expensive leading to slow economic growth.
The effect of soft power is that the dialogue between one country and the US which bears fruits of trust and economic improvement will be viewed as the right passage to deal with the US (Veltmeyer & Petras et al., 2016). This can lead to more countries following the same road of dialogue in order to gain more economic advantages when dealing with the US hence the advantages of using soft power outweigh the disadvantages.

References
Escobar, A. (2018). The making of social movements in Latin America: Identity, strategy, and democracy. Routledge.
Fukumi, S. (2016). Cocaine trafficking in Latin America: EU and US policy responses. Routledge.
Prebisch, R. (2016). The economic development of Latin America. ECLAC Thinking, Selected Texts (1948-1998). Santiago: ECLAC, 2016. p. 45-84.
Raymont, H. (2018). Troubled neighbors: The story of US-Latin American relations from FDR to the present. Routledge.
Veltmeyer, H., Petras, J., & Vieux, S. (2016). Neoliberalism and Class Conflict in Latin America: A comparative perspective on the political economy of structural adjustment. Springer