Hot Spot: Latin AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 28. feb. 2008 - 288 síður 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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... concern those in the national security bureaucracy . The flaws in the use of security - based hot spot terminology will be examined throughout this book in an effort to understand how governments can best respond to emerging threats ...
... concern in the region.15 Illicit arms trafficking is another area of concern in U.S. - Mexican rela- tions , because drug traffickers and terrorists are major purchasers of these products . The United States has made numerous efforts to ...
... concern is likely to be support for alternative crops and access to markets rather than military action aimed at eliminating threats . The Colombian government has been involved in a peace deal with paramilitaries since 2003 , when it ...
Efni
The Meaning of Hot Spot Terminology | 1 |
Mexico | 55 |
Central America | 81 |
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