The Defense of the Americas - Sole Responsibility of the United States?
Abstract
From the time of the Americas' Independence up to now, the defense of the hemisphere has been the responsibility of the United States; and from time to time, of the countries that have been exposed to any external or internal threat. The Monroe Doctrine and the Rio Treaty had been called only when were needed to solve any particular problem on a determined country. Most of the Americas' countries have been driven by a lack of understanding and common objectives referred to the hemispheric relations and its further defense. Today, presence of communism, lack of development, huge external debts, drugs, extreme poverty and low levels of literacy and public health are eroding the bases of the nascent Latin American democracies. The defense of the Americas requires the conscious participation of all the countries aiming toward a common goal: to maintain democracy, peace, and regional stability through a clear definition of the general interest and under similar basic principles of cooperation and understanding among each other.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA241100
Entities
People
- Arturo J. Garcia
Organizations
- Air War College