New Security Relations in the Americas

Abstract

Radically new international and domestic conditions require Western Hemisphere security establishments to consider serious adjustments in planning, doctrine, and resource allocation. The interplay between the neo-liberal political-economic model and traditional security needs confronts Latin American defense planners with uncomfortable, major challenges: Today's political and economic climate has created uncertainty within and among the region's tradition-bound military establishments In an increasingly interdependent world, a state's own territory is no longer the sole reference point for its own security arrangements Hemispheric security partners, like dancing partners confronting unexpected music with a different rhythm, must confirm shared perceptions and review their complementary roles and agreements before trying out new dance steps.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA394511

Entities

People

  • Richard Downes

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Cooperation
  • Defense Industry
  • Doctrine
  • Domestic
  • Economic Models
  • Education
  • Environmental Protection
  • Hispanics
  • Human Rights
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Training
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Games

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies