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The Handbook of Latin American and Caribbean Intelligence Cultures explores the contemporary efforts of Latin American and Caribbean nations to develop an intelligence culture. Specifically, it analyzes these countries’ efforts to democratize their intelligence agencies (i.e. to develop intelligence services that are both transparent and effective) to convert the former military regimes’ repressive security apparatuses into democratic intelligence communities—a rather paradoxical task, considering that democracy calls for political neutrality, transparency, and accountability, while effective intelligence services must operate in secrecy. Indeed, even the most successful democracies face this conundrum of democracy and intelligence; Latin America and the Caribbean region is not alone in facing this challenge. The legacy of the repressive military regimes or brutal civil wars—which have inspired in the public a general disdain toward intelligence services due to the grave human rights abuses—coupled with politicians’ persistent lack of interest or expertise in intelligence matters complicate the region’s quest for a proper balance between the competing demands of democracy and intelligence. This volume details the attempts of the region’s countries to overcome these obstacles and pursue democratic intelligence institution building—transforming the legal basis for intelligence; establishing democratic control and oversight mechanisms; and fostering intelligence openness, transparency, and outreach.

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Author:   Florina Cristiana Matei ,  Carolyn Halladay ,  Eduardo E. Estévez
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.558kg
ISBN:  

9781538197691

ISBN 10:   1538197693
Pages:   414
Publication Date:   16 April 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface - Peter Gill Acknowledgements Introduction - Florina Cristiana Matei, Eduardo Estévez, Carolyn Halladay, with Richard Elmore Part I: Established democracies Chapter 1: Colombia - Jason Blazakis Chapter 2: Mexico - Marcos Pablo Moloeznik Part II: New democracies Chapter 3: Argentina - Alejandra Otamendi, Germán Gallino & Eduardo Estévez Chapter 4: Bolivia - Eduardo Estévez Chapter 5: Brazil - Marco Cepik Chapter 6: Chile - Clay Oeffinger, Shane Moran & Florina Cristiana Matei Chapter 7: Ecuador - Fredy Rivera Vélez & Renato Rivera Rhon Chapter 8: Peru - Victor Ray Chapter 9: Uruguay - Nicolás Alvarez Chapter 10: Costa Rica - Gerardo Hernández Naranjo, Marco Vinicio Méndez Coto & Carlos Humberto Cascante-Segura Chapter 11: Guatemala - Eduardo Estévez Chapter 12: Bahamas-Trinidad Tobago-Jamaica - Kevin Peters Chapter 13: Paraguay - Eduardo Estévez &Florina Cristiana Matei Chapter 14: El Salvador - Eduardo Estévez Part III: Non-Democratic Regimes Chapter 15: Venezuela - Jacques (Jake) Suyderhoud & Florina Cristiana Matei Chapter 16: Cuba - Brendan de Brun Conclusion - Thomas C. Bruneau Bibliography About the Authors

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Florina Cristiana Matei is a lecturer at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the United States Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Monterey, California. She also lectures for NPS’s National Security Affairs Department and conducts Security Assistance programs for military officers and civilian counterparts around the world. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Intelligence Studies Section of the International Studies Association, and Associate Editor of the International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence. Eduardo E. Estévez is an independent consultant/researcher specialized in intelligence and security, police reforms and citizen security. He is Adjunct Professor at the Instituto Universitario de la Policía Federal Argentina (IUPFA), Buenos Aires, Argentina. He served as Secretary of Analysis and Articulation of Processes, Ministry of Security of the Province of Santa Fe (2015- 2019); held key positions in Argentina’s Ministry of Interior, and the Ministry of Security of the Province of Buenos Aires (2000-2015); and served as Parliamentary Advisor to the National Congress (1990s). Carolyn Halladay is senior lecturer in the National Security Affairs Department at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). She also lectures at the NPS Center for Homeland Defense and Security. An historian and a lawyer, Dr. Halladay’s academic focus is in contemporary Central Europe, but she has participated in Security Assistance programs for military officers and civilian counterparts around the world.

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