Paul J. Angelo, PhD is the director of the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University. Previously, he worked at the Council on Foreign Relations as the fellow for Latin America studies. He serves as a foreign area officer in the US Navy Reserve and as a presidential appointee on the US Naval Academy Board of Visitors. Angelo holds a BS in political science from the US Naval Academy, an MPhil in Latin American studies from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, and a PhD in politics from University College London.

From Peril to Partnership is a bracing, unrivaled account of Washington's diplomatic relations with its most important Latin American partners. Paul J. Angelo masterfully tackles one of the most pressing foreign policy questions of our time: what should the United States do to strengthen returns on overseas security and defense investments? Following the collapse of Afghanistan's security forces, Angelo's constructive, pragmatic recommendations for tailoring US assistance, captured in lessons from Colombia and Mexico, will inspire much-needed reflection. Ukraine hangs in the balance. The stakes couldn't be higher. As Angelo correctly notes, the answers couldn't be clearer.

• List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. The Security Sector in Latin America Chapter 2. The Origins of Plan Colombia and the Mérida Initiative Chapter 3. Structuring Security Assistance in Colombia and Mexico Chapter 4. Evaluating Security Sector Reform in Colombia and Mexico Chapter 5. Bringing in Big Business Chapter 6. Finding Common Ground Chapter 7. Building a Monopoly on Force Chapter 8. Sustaining Progress Conclusion Bibliography

Paul J. Angelo, PhD is the director of the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University. Previously, he worked at the Council on Foreign Relations as the fellow for Latin America studies. He serves as a foreign area officer in the US Navy Reserve and as a presidential appointee on the US Naval Academy Board of Visitors. Angelo holds a BS in political science from the US Naval Academy, an MPhil in Latin American studies from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, and a PhD in politics from University College London.

From Peril to Partnership is a bracing, unrivaled account of Washington's diplomatic relations with its most important Latin American partners. Paul J. Angelo masterfully tackles one of the most pressing foreign policy questions of our time: what should the United States do to strengthen returns on overseas security and defense investments? Following the collapse of Afghanistan's security forces, Angelo's constructive, pragmatic recommendations for tailoring US assistance, captured in lessons from Colombia and Mexico, will inspire much-needed reflection. Ukraine hangs in the balance. The stakes couldn't be higher. As Angelo correctly notes, the answers couldn't be clearer.

• List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. The Security Sector in Latin America Chapter 2. The Origins of Plan Colombia and the Mérida Initiative Chapter 3. Structuring Security Assistance in Colombia and Mexico Chapter 4. Evaluating Security Sector Reform in Colombia and Mexico Chapter 5. Bringing in Big Business Chapter 6. Finding Common Ground Chapter 7. Building a Monopoly on Force Chapter 8. Sustaining Progress Conclusion Bibliography

Paul J. Angelo, PhD is the director of the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies at the National Defense University. Previously, he worked at the Council on Foreign Relations as the fellow for Latin America studies. He serves as a foreign area officer in the US Navy Reserve and as a presidential appointee on the US Naval Academy Board of Visitors. Angelo holds a BS in political science from the US Naval Academy, an MPhil in Latin American studies from the University of Oxford, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar, and a PhD in politics from University College London.

From Peril to Partnership is a bracing, unrivaled account of Washington's diplomatic relations with its most important Latin American partners. Paul J. Angelo masterfully tackles one of the most pressing foreign policy questions of our time: what should the United States do to strengthen returns on overseas security and defense investments? Following the collapse of Afghanistan's security forces, Angelo's constructive, pragmatic recommendations for tailoring US assistance, captured in lessons from Colombia and Mexico, will inspire much-needed reflection. Ukraine hangs in the balance. The stakes couldn't be higher. As Angelo correctly notes, the answers couldn't be clearer.

• List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. The Security Sector in Latin America Chapter 2. The Origins of Plan Colombia and the Mérida Initiative Chapter 3. Structuring Security Assistance in Colombia and Mexico Chapter 4. Evaluating Security Sector Reform in Colombia and Mexico Chapter 5. Bringing in Big Business Chapter 6. Finding Common Ground Chapter 7. Building a Monopoly on Force Chapter 8. Sustaining Progress Conclusion Bibliography