Hot Spot: Latin AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 28. feb. 2008 - 288 síđur From border crime in Mexico to Chavez's revolution in Venezuela, this volume presents up-to-the-minute coverage of the key conflicts, corruption, and revolutionary movements simmering or raging in every region of Latin America. In-depth, comprehensive chapters explore drug wars, immigration issues, terrorism, youth gangs, government corruption, controversy over oil, and political instability, including: The Zapatista Rebellion, the Darien Gap controversy, Evo Morales, Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) and Tupac Amaru, the Falklands, and Guantanamo Bay. |
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... American Dialogue , a Washington - based think tank , “ The U.S. government ... hot spots and agree on appropriate courses of action . For example , one of ... American Democratic Charter obligates the member states to respond ...
... American hot spots develop when potential threats affect the interests of the United States and the stability of Latin American democratic institu- tions . Table 1.8 summarizes the four types of problems , with emphasis on where the ...
... hot spots . There is no doubt that Latin America has some of the characteristics that serve as a breeding ground for terrorist groups ; however , the only way to put a halt to this is for countries to make changes in their judicial ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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