Security issues Latin America

Security in Latin America:local and regional issues in a global perspective
Pablo Andrés Rivero
Rīga, 16th December 2010

Latin America
Spanish colonial heritage
Mariachis - Mexico
Cartagena - Colombia
Brazilian beach
Tango - Argentina

Latin America: fun and exciting

But…

National Security
United States launches the doctrine to reaffirm its hegemony in the Region
Harry Truman, 33rd President of the US

“I'd rather die standing than live forever kneeling”
Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara

Coup d'états and consequent dictatorships in Latin America
National Security: Ideologicaldisputes

Return of democracy
Between 1980s and 1990s, all Latin American countries went back to democratically elected governments

Regional threats

Murder rate in the world (UNODC report 2010)

Military spending by GDP
Source: Google Public Data based on World Bank data, 2009

“War on drugs”, more than speeches, a daily basis issue for Latin Americans

Photo: Reuters pictures

Cocaine routes

Russia

conclusions
Ben Zala:
“There is a growing consensus amongst many analysts and grass roots organisations that approaches to national, regional and international security are deeply flawed, and are distracting the world’s politicians from developing realistic and sustainable solutions to the non-traditional threats facing the world”.

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