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Summary:

"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"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction / Gary Prevost and Harry E. Vanden
• 2. From the US Department of State, USAID, and Washington-based Think Tanks: The Search for Ungoverned Spaces in South America / Luiza R. Mateo and Aline P. dos Santos
• 3. The United State and the Security Agenda in the Caribbean Basin After 9/11 / Carlos Oliva Campos
• 4. The Militarization of Mexico-US Relations: Ungoverned Spaces and Failed State? / Jaime A. Precaido Coronado and Angel L. Florido Alejo
• 5. Maras, Contragoverned Spaces and Sovereignty / Harry E. Vanden
• 6. Central America: Ungoverned Spaces and the National Security Policy of the United States / Ignacio Medina Núñez
• 7. Security Issues on the Mexico-Guatemala Border and their Relationship to the New National Security Policy of the United States / Daniel Villafuerte-Solís
• 8. Old Wine in New Wineskins: Incorporating the 'Ungoverned Spaces' Concept into Plan Colombia / John C. Dugas
• 9. US Response to the Haitian Earthquake in the Context of the Concepts of Failed State and Ungoverned Spaces / Gary Prevost
• 10. Conclusion /\ ; Gary Prevost, Carlos Oliva Campos, Luis Fernando Ayerbe and Harry E. Vanden.

Contributors:

Prevost, Gary , author, editor

Vanden, Harry E. , author, editor

Campos, Carlos Oliva

Ayerbe, Luís Fernando

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Subjects:

United States — Foreign relations — Latin America

Latin America — Foreign relations — United States

United States — Military relations — Latin America

Latin America — Military relations — United States

National security — United States

Latin America — Politics and government — 21st century

Failed states — Latin America

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201) and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

F1418 .U83 2014eb

ISBNs:

9781137379528 (electronic bk.)
1137379529 (electronic bk.)
9781137379511 [Invalid]
1137379510 [Invalid]

Other Standard Numbers:

[Unknown Type]: 40023526141

OCLC Numbers:

875399436

Other Control Numbers:

EBC1685996 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp12112490