Hot Spot: Latin America
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, imigration issues, terrorism, youth gangs, government corruption, controversy over oil, and political instability. This is a must-have source for current coverage of trouble spots in Latin America, their origins, and subsequent development.
Over 30 security-based hot spots are analyzed within these geographical regions. They vary in severity, background, and degree of threat to the United States, the nation itself, or its regional neighbors. Hot spots covered include:
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The political trends in South America that Morales represents worry Washington as more and more Latin American countries are strengthening ties to China , which is investing heavily in the region , and are taking exception to the failed ...
With close ties to Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez , Morales brings solid anti - U.S . credentials to his presidency , which naturally makes it difficult for Washington to praise him for his programs and electoral accomplishments .
It is too soon to assess the impact of President Morales's promises to transform Bolivia on the rest of South America . He has moderated his anti - U.S . tone and is mostly vague on details of how he plans to implement his “ communal ...
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The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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