This document discusses security issues in Latin America from both national and regional perspectives. It notes that while Latin America has a fun image, the region has faced national security threats including US intervention and dictatorships. Regional threats include high murder rates, the war on drugs, and drug trafficking routes. The conclusion calls for new approaches to security that address non-traditional threats in a sustainable way.

1. Security in Latin America:local and regional issues in a global perspectivePablo Andrés RiveroRīga, 16th December 2010

2. Latin AmericaSpanish colonial heritageMariachis - MexicoCartagena - ColombiaBrazilian beachTango - Argentina

3. Latin America: fun and exciting

4. But…

5. National SecurityUnited States launches the doctrine to reaffirm its hegemony in the RegionHarry Truman, 33rd President of the US

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

7. Coup d'états and consequent dictatorships in Latin AmericaNational Security: Ideologicaldisputes

8. Return of democracyBetween 1980s and 1990s, all Latin American countries went back to democratically elected governments

10. Regional threats

11. Murder rate in the world (UNODC report 2010)

12. Military spending by GDPSource: Google Public Data based on World Bank data, 2009

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

15. Photo: Reuters pictures

16. Cocaine routes

17. US

18. Russia

19. Iran

20. conclusionsBen 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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