Security in the Americas: Neither Evolution Nor Devolution-Impasse

Abstract

Contemporary security and stability are fragile in the Western Hemisphere. As a corollary, an insecure and unstable hemisphere threatens regional national security and sovereignty, regional economic and socio-political development, U.S. security, and, ultimately, global stability. Those challenges or threats are exacerbated by "spill-over" problems from the crisis generated by Colombia's three wars (i.e., narco-terrorism, insurgency, and paramilitary vigilantism), and by global terrorism. These threats are gaining credence, as it is generally recognized that Colombia is a paradigm of the failing state that has enormous implications for the prosperity, stability, democracy, and peace of the Western Hemisphere.1

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA421854

Entities

People

  • Max G. Manwaring

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Criminals
  • Drug Trafficking
  • Failed States
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Market Economy
  • National Security
  • Police
  • Recreation
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.