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

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

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The concepts of 'ungoverned spaces' and 'failed states' where the limited presence of the state is seen as a challenge to global security have generated a rich intellectual debate in recent years. 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. The extension of concepts to Latin America has been significant because it has meant that during the past thirteen years US policy in the Hemisphere has shifted away from the primarily economic emphasis of the 1990s, the era of the Free Trade Area of the Americas project, back to a security focus reminiscent of the Cold War era. The last decade has witnessed a significant increase in US military presence in the region highlighted by the re-launching of the Caribbean-based Fourth Fleet, the militarization of drug fighting efforts in Mexico, and the establishment of several new military bases in Colombia, the staunchest US ally in the region.

ISBN

9781137379511

Publication Date

2014

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

City

New York, NY

Disciplines

American Politics | International Relations | Political Science

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Gary Prevost, Harry E. Vanden, Carlos Oliva Campos and Luis Fernando Ayerbe are the editors of this volume.

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

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