Download - Security issues Latin America
Security in Latin America:local and regional issues in a global
perspective
Pablo Andrés Rivero
Rīga, 16th December 2010
Latin AmericaSpanish colonial heritage
Mariachis - Mexico
Cartagena - Colombia
Brazilian beach
Tango - Argentina
Latin America: fun and
exciting
But…
Harry Truman, 33rd President of the US
National SecurityUnited States launches the doctrine to reaffirm its hegemony in the Region
“I'd rather die standing than live forever kneeling”Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara
Coup d'états and consequent dictatorships in Latin America
National Security:
Ideological disputes
Return of democracy
Between 1980s and 1990s, all Latin American countries went back to democratically elected governments
Regional threats
Murder rate in the world (UNODC report 2010)
Military spending by GDP
Source: Google Public Data based on World Bank data, 2009
“War on drugs”, more than speeches, a daily basis issue for Latin Americans
Photo: Reuters pictures
Cocaine routes
US
Russia
Iran
conclusions
Ben Zala: “There is a growing consensus amongst many analysts and grass roots organisations that approaches to national, regional and international security are deeply flawed, and are distracting the world’s politicians from developing realistic and sustainable solutions to the non-traditional threats facing the world”.