2020
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-8529.2019420100004
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The Impossibility of a Defence Policy in the Americas? Comparing Hemispheric and South American Security Concepts and Military Roles

Abstract: This article analyses the competing security perspectives of hemispheric and South American defence cooperation initiatives. While the Organization of American States (OAS) emphasises domestic roles for armed forces in the region, concentrating on internal threats such as organised crime and terrorism, the South American Defence Council (CDS) emphasises the traditional conception of security, concentrating on the defence of sovereign states against external military threats. Despite its apparent consistency, t… Show more

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“…Presenting itself as an education center of excellence, the Perry Center began in 1997 by initiative of the then Secretary of Defense, William Perry. An institution of the US Department of Defense and associated with the Southern and Northern Commands, the Center receives Latin American military and civilian personnel who are exposed to training in US security doctrines (Vitelli 2020). It acts in the following three areas: education; advice to American nations in the formulation of defense and security policies; and an integrated network of alumni who participate in continuous discussions in an extension model.…”
Section: The 'Education'mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Presenting itself as an education center of excellence, the Perry Center began in 1997 by initiative of the then Secretary of Defense, William Perry. An institution of the US Department of Defense and associated with the Southern and Northern Commands, the Center receives Latin American military and civilian personnel who are exposed to training in US security doctrines (Vitelli 2020). It acts in the following three areas: education; advice to American nations in the formulation of defense and security policies; and an integrated network of alumni who participate in continuous discussions in an extension model.…”
Section: The 'Education'mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Al inicio, las contradicciones internas en el CDS sobre la seguridad no afectaron la super-vivencia de la comunidad de seguridad, sino que pusieron un límite a su desarrollo hacia un estadio más maduro, y obstruyeron la posibilidad de formular una identidad estratégica centrada en la defensa externa (Vitelli 2020). Ahora bien, con el correr del tiempo, los desacuerdos sobre las funciones de las Fuerzas Armadas y la tipificación de las amenazas se agudizaron, a tal punto que terminaron debilitando las iniciativas más propias de una comunidad de seguridad, como la construcción de una confianza que vuelva impensable el uso de la fuerza para resolver disputas.…”
Section: Dificultad Para Identificar Amenazas Comunesunclassified
“…A partir de la Declaración de Seguridad para las Américas (OEA 2003) se amplía "oficialmente" la agenda de seguridad a nuevas amenazas multidimensionales en la región. Sin embargo, esa apertura se extiende más a lo académico y lo discursivo que a las políticas realmente implementadas (Goldstein, 2016;Vitelli, 2020).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified