US National Security Concerns in Latin America and the Caribbean [electronic resource] : The Concept of Ungoverned Spaces and Failed States /
Prevost, Gary.editor.
Vanden, Harry E.editor.
Oliva Campos, Carlos.editor.
Ayerbe, Luis Fernando.editor.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 From the US Department of State, USAID, and Washington-Based Think Tanks: The Search for Ungoverned Spaces in South A; CHAPTER 3 The United States and the Security Agenda in the Caribbean Basin after 9/11; CHAPTER 4 The Militarization of Mexico-US Relations: Ungovernable Areas and a Failed State?; CHAPTER 5 Maras, Contragoverned Spaces, and Sovereignty; CHAPTER 6 Central America
CHAPTER 7 Security Issues on the Mexico-Guatemala Border and Their Relationship to the New National Security Policy of the UnitCHAPTER 8 Old Wine in New Wineskins; CHAPTER 9 US Response to the Haitian Earthquake in the Context of the Concepts of Failed State and Ungoverned Spaces; CHAPTER 10 Conclusion; Bibliography; About the Authors; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
International relations.
International organization.
Peace.
Political science.
Globalization.
International Relations.
International Organization.
Latin American Politics.
Conflict Studies.
Political Science.
Globalization.