US National Security Concerns in Latin America and the Caribbean

Professor at University of South Florida

"This volume makes an important contribution to understanding the new geographies of power created by the end of the Cold War, the US war on drugs and war on terrorism discourse and policies, and the conflicts surrounding transnational networks ranging from migration to organized crime. Shifting the focus from states to 'ungoverned areas,' Latin American and US specialists offer valuable insights for scholars and students of globalization, foreign policy, security studies, and Latin America." - Richard Stahler-Sholk, affiliation TK

• Table of Contents 1. Introduction; Gary Prevost and Harry Vanden 2. From the US Department of State, USAID, and Washington-based Think Tanks: The Search for Ungoverned Spaces in South America; Luiza R. Mateo and Aline P. dos Santos 3. United State and the Security Agenda in the Caribbean Basin After 9/11; Carlos Oliva Campos 4. The Militarization of US-Mexican Relations: Ungoverned Spaces and Failed State?; Jaime Precaido Coronado 5. Maras, Contragoverned Spaces and Sovereignty; Harry E. Vanden 6. Central America: Ungoverned Spaces and the National Security Policy of the United States; Ignacio Medina Núñez 7. Security Issues on the Mexico-Guatemala Border and their Relationship to the New National Security Policy of the United States; Daniel Villafuerte 8. Old Wine in New Wineskins: Incorporating the 'Ungoverned Spaces' Concept into Plan Colombia; John C. Dugas 9. United States Response to the Haitian Earthquake in the Context of the Concepts of Failed State and Ungoverned Spaces; Gary Prevost 10. Conclusion; Gary Prevost, Carlos Oliva, Luis Fernando Ayerbe and Harry Vanden