Security Challenges in Latin America

Diamint, Rut

doi:10.1111/j.1470-9856.2004.00095.x

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“…Additionally, in the course of transitions to democracy, the civilian control of the military and the collective defence of democracy were perceived as security challenges. 38 PERSI STENCE AN D CH ANG E IN REG IONA L S ECU RITY Policy Programmes. The 1991 meeting of the OAS General Assembly in Santiago, Chile, is considered a turning point in regional relations.…”

Section: The Oas In the 1990smentioning

confidence: 99%

Persistence and Change in Regional Security Institutions: Does the OAS Still Have a Project?

Weiffen¹

2012

Contemporary Security Policy

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Section: The Oas In the 1990smentioning

confidence: 99%

Persistence and Change in Regional Security Institutions: Does the OAS Still Have a Project?

Weiffen¹

2012

Contemporary Security Policy

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“…In addition, post‐9/11 dynamics contributed to raising CICTE's profile. Preferring a soft approach centered on cooperation and capacity‐building, CICTE developed model regulations for the prevention of terrorism, encouraged the exchange of information among experts, and designed numerous training activities (Diamint, 2004). In keeping with the provisions of the Comprehensive Inter‐American Strategy to Combat Threats to Cybersecurity, adopted in 2004, CICTE was also active in the field of computer security, aiding governments in setting up Computer Security Incident Response Teams (OAS, 2010b).…”

Section: The Turn Toward Multidimensional Securitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The Changing Dynamics of Inter‐American Security

Thérien¹,

Mace²,

Gagné³

2012

Latin American Policy

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This article argues that, thanks to the progress of hemispheric multilateralism since the end of the Cold War, the conditions for identifying a nascent security community have been fulfilled in the Americas. The evolution has not been perfectly linear, and in light of the tensions that have marked inter-American relations during the past few years, it remains an open question whether the renewal of security cooperation can be pursued in the future. Yet it seems clear that, with regard to interstate conflicts, the Americas currently make up a more peaceful region than at any other time in modern history. The body of our article relates this unprecedented situation to the recent developments of inter-American diplomacy in the field of security. The first part focuses on the 1990s and shows how the notion of cooperative security has served as intellectual glue and helped stimulate a transformation of inter-American politics. The second part explains how the emergence of the notion of multidimensional security during the 2000s made it possible to further institutionalize hemispheric cooperation.

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“…While an improvement may have been evident in the State Department, an additional concern was the increased role of the Pentagon in constructing U.S. policy. Part of a decadelong shift, proposals for hemispheric security have increasingly come from the Pentagon and not the State Department (Diamint 2004;Ciponline 2004). This has increased the importance of the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) in constructing hemispheric policy, as the body responsible for Latin America and the Caribbean (except Mexico) at the Pentagon.…”

Section: The Rise Of the Pentagon In Policymakingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Radical Neglect? The “War on Terror” and Latin America

Emerson¹

2010

Lat. Am. polit. soc.

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The rise of leftist governments in the Americas and the adoption of policy initiatives contrary to U.S. interests highlight a disconnect in interamerican relations, which cannot be understood simply as U.S. “neglect” of Latin America. In contrast to arguments that attribute the deteriorating relations to U.S. preoccupation with the Middle East, the article examines whether the “War on Terror” acted as a guiding paradigm for the George W. Bush administration in Latin America. Opposition to this “War on Terror” paradigm was evident following Colombia's 2008 air strike in Ecuador. Justified as a preemptive strike against a terrorist threat, Colombia's action met regional condemnation. The article argues that this Colombia‐Latin America division reflects a larger geostrategic disconnect, whereby the “War on Terror” is challenged, causing the increasing marginalization of Washington and resistance to U.S. policy.

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Security Challenges in Latin America

Cited by 17 publications

References 9 publications

Persistence and Change in Regional Security Institutions: Does the OAS Still Have a Project?

Persistence and Change in Regional Security Institutions: Does the OAS Still Have a Project?

The Changing Dynamics of Inter‐American Security

Radical Neglect? The “War on Terror” and Latin America

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