Status of Funding for the Central America Regional Security Initiative

Abstract

In Central America, violent criminal and drug trafficking organizations, transnational youth gangs, and other criminal networks operate with virtual impunity and take advantage of weak government institutions, undermining citizen security and the rule of law. The United States created the Merida Initiative and later the Central America Regional Security Initiative(CARSI) to help Central American countries respond to these threats.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 30, 2013
Accession Number
AD1180442

Entities

People

  • Bruce Kitnick
  • Charles M. Jr Johnson
  • Ernie Jackson
  • Ian A. Ferguson
  • Juan Gobel
  • Karen Deans
  • Marisela Perez
  • Martin de Alteriis
  • Mary E. Moutsos
  • Ryan Vaughan
  • Valerie Nowak

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Central America
  • Costa Rica
  • Crime
  • Criminals
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Disbursements
  • Drug Trafficking
  • El Salvador
  • Environmental Protection
  • Export Controls
  • Federal Budgets
  • Governments
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • International Organizations
  • International Security
  • Latin America
  • Law Enforcement
  • Nicaragua
  • Payment
  • Regional Security
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.