Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
Lexington Books (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 19. February 2015
376 pages
978-0-7391-9486-7 (ISBN)
Description
Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century illustrates the various security concerns in the Americas in the twenty-first century. It presents the work of a number of prolific scholars and analysts in the region. The book offers new theoretical and analytical perspectives.
Within the Americas, we find a number of important issues security issues. Most important are the threats that supersede borders: drug trafficking, migration, health, and environmental. These threats change our understanding of security and the state and regional process of neutralizing or correcting these threats. This volume evaluates these threats within contemporary security discourse.
Within the Americas, we find a number of important issues security issues. Most important are the threats that supersede borders: drug trafficking, migration, health, and environmental. These threats change our understanding of security and the state and regional process of neutralizing or correcting these threats. This volume evaluates these threats within contemporary security discourse.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
13 Graphs, 26 Tables
ISBN-13
978-0-7391-9486-7 (9780739194867)
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Bruce M. Bagley | Jonathan D. Rosen | Hanna Samir Kassab
Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century
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Persons
Bruce M. Bagley is professor in the Department of International Studies at the University of Miami.
Hanna Kassab is lecturer at the University of Miami.
Jonathan D. Rosen is research professor at the Institute of International Studies at the Universidad del Mar, Mexico.
Hanna Kassab is lecturer at the University of Miami.
Jonathan D. Rosen is research professor at the Institute of International Studies at the Universidad del Mar, Mexico.
Content
Section 1: Reconceptualizing Security
Chapter 1: The Hemisphere and Declining U.S. Hegemony-Hanna Kassab
Chapter 2: Reconceptualizing Security Priorities of the Hemisphere-Hanna Kassab
Chapter 3: Desecuritization: Reestablishing Priorities of the Hemisphere-Alberto Lozano-Vázquez
Section 2: Terrorism, Insurgency and Challenges to the State
Chapter 4: In the Name of Vindice: Latin America's 'Endemic Pattern' of Violence: A Conceptual Analysis-Bradford R. McGuinn
Chapter 5: Colombia: Prospects for Peace in the 21st Century: Past Failures, Present Challenges and Future Opportunities-Lilian Yaffe
Chapter 6: Mexico: Violence in Mexico: In Search of an Explanation-Jorge Chabat
Section 3: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking
Chapter 7: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking: Trends and Supply Chains-Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara
Chapter 8: Venezuela: Trends in Organized Crime-Joseph M. Humire
Chapter 9: Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in Colombia: Major Challenges for the Santos Administration-Adam Isacson
Chapter 10: A 'Full-Cycle-Country': How Argentina's New role Within the Political Economy of Illicit Drugs is Transforming the Structure of Organized Crime-Sebastían Antonio Cutrona
Chapter 11: The Evolution of Peru's Shining Path and the New Security Priorities in the Hemisphere-Barnett S. Koven and Cynthia McClintock
Section 4: The New Security Agenda
Chapter 12: The Rise of China in the Americas-R. Evan Ellis
Chapter 13: Development and Inequality in the Americas-Ali R. Bustamante
Chapter 14: Resource Security: Energy and Environment-Rémi Piet
Chapter 15 Health Security Challenges in the Americas: Newly Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases-Sherri L. Porcelain
Chapter 16: Environmental Security of Coastal Resources in Latin America-Daniel Suman
Chapter 17: Migration in the Americas-Roberto Zepeda Martínez
Chapter 1: The Hemisphere and Declining U.S. Hegemony-Hanna Kassab
Chapter 2: Reconceptualizing Security Priorities of the Hemisphere-Hanna Kassab
Chapter 3: Desecuritization: Reestablishing Priorities of the Hemisphere-Alberto Lozano-Vázquez
Section 2: Terrorism, Insurgency and Challenges to the State
Chapter 4: In the Name of Vindice: Latin America's 'Endemic Pattern' of Violence: A Conceptual Analysis-Bradford R. McGuinn
Chapter 5: Colombia: Prospects for Peace in the 21st Century: Past Failures, Present Challenges and Future Opportunities-Lilian Yaffe
Chapter 6: Mexico: Violence in Mexico: In Search of an Explanation-Jorge Chabat
Section 3: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking
Chapter 7: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking: Trends and Supply Chains-Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara
Chapter 8: Venezuela: Trends in Organized Crime-Joseph M. Humire
Chapter 9: Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in Colombia: Major Challenges for the Santos Administration-Adam Isacson
Chapter 10: A 'Full-Cycle-Country': How Argentina's New role Within the Political Economy of Illicit Drugs is Transforming the Structure of Organized Crime-Sebastían Antonio Cutrona
Chapter 11: The Evolution of Peru's Shining Path and the New Security Priorities in the Hemisphere-Barnett S. Koven and Cynthia McClintock
Section 4: The New Security Agenda
Chapter 12: The Rise of China in the Americas-R. Evan Ellis
Chapter 13: Development and Inequality in the Americas-Ali R. Bustamante
Chapter 14: Resource Security: Energy and Environment-Rémi Piet
Chapter 15 Health Security Challenges in the Americas: Newly Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases-Sherri L. Porcelain
Chapter 16: Environmental Security of Coastal Resources in Latin America-Daniel Suman
Chapter 17: Migration in the Americas-Roberto Zepeda Martínez
