US National Security Concerns in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Concept of Ungoverned Spaces and Failed States

Author:   G. Prevost ,  H. Vanden ,  C. Campos ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9781137379511


Pages:   211
Publication Date:   20 March 2014
Format:   Hardback
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US National Security Concerns in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Concept of Ungoverned Spaces and Failed States


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In this edited volume, scholars from Latin America and the United States will analyze how US foreign policy making circles have applied the concepts to the creation of new US security initiatives in the Latin American region during the post September 11, 2001 era.

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Author:   G. Prevost ,  H. Vanden ,  C. Campos ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   3.796kg
ISBN:  

9781137379511


ISBN 10:   1137379510
Pages:   211
Publication Date:   20 March 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents 1. Introduction; Gary Prevost and Harry Vanden 2. From the US Department of State, USAID, and Washington-based Think Tanks: The Search for Ungoverned Spaces in South America; Luiza R. Mateo and Aline P. dos Santos 3. United State and the Security Agenda in the Caribbean Basin After 9/11; Carlos Oliva Campos 4. The Militarization of US-Mexican Relations: Ungoverned Spaces and Failed State?; Jaime Precaido Coronado 5. Maras, Contragoverned Spaces and Sovereignty; Harry E. Vanden 6. Central America: Ungoverned Spaces and the National Security Policy of the United States; Ignacio Medina Núñez 7. Security Issues on the Mexico-Guatemala Border and their Relationship to the New National Security Policy of the United States; Daniel Villafuerte 8. Old Wine in New Wineskins: Incorporating the 'Ungoverned Spaces' Concept into Plan Colombia; John C. Dugas 9. United States Response to the Haitian Earthquake in the Context of the Concepts of Failed State and Ungoverned Spaces; Gary Prevost 10. Conclusion; Gary Prevost, Carlos Oliva, Luis Fernando Ayerbe and Harry Vanden

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This volume makes an important contribution to understanding the new geographies of power created by the end of the Cold War, the US war on drugs and war on terrorism discourse and policies, and the conflicts surrounding transnational networks ranging from migration to organized crime. Shifting the focus from states to 'ungoverned areas,' Latin American and US specialists offer valuable insights for scholars and students of globalization, foreign policy, security studies, and Latin America. - Richard Stahler-Sholk, affiliation TK


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