International Security and Democracy: Latin America and the Caribbean in the Post-Cold War Era (Pitt Latin American Studies)

Dom?nguez has drawn together fifteen leading scholars on international relations and comparative politics from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States, thus bringing to bear varying national perspectives from several corners of the hemisphere to analyze the intersection between regional security issues and the democracy building process in Latin America. Security, Peace, And Democracy In Latin America And The Caribbean : Challenges For The Post-cold War Era / Jorge I. Domn̕guez -- The Use Of Force In Latin American Interstate Relations / David R. Mares And Steven A. Bernstein -- Argentina's Security Policies : Their Rationale And Regional Context / Carlos Escudé And Andrés Fontana -- Transition And Civil-military Relations In Chile : Contributions In A New International Framework / Francisco Rojas Aravena -- Security Policies, Democratization, And Regional Integration In The Southern Cone / Mónica Hirst -- Institutionalization, Cooperative Security, And Peacekeeping Operations : The Argentine Experience / Ricardo E. Lagorio -- Peacekeeping And Its Effects On Civil-military Relations : The Argentine Experience / Antonio L. Palá -- Exporting Peace By Other Means : Venezuela / Carlos A. Romero -- Security Collaboration And Confidence Building In The Americas / Ivelaw L. Griffith -- The Illicit Drug Trade In The Caribbean : Use, Transshipment, And Violent Crime / Anthony P. Maingot -- Central American Regional Security : Postwar Prospects For Peace And Democracy / Caesar D. Sereseres -- Security, Agenda, And Military Balance In Central America : Limits To Democratic Consolidation In The 1990s / Fernando Zeledón Torres -- Why Latin America May Miss The Cold War : The United States And The Future Of Inter-american Security Relations / Michael C. Desch -- Chameleon, Tortoise, Or Toad : The Changing U.s. Security Role In Contemporary Latin America / Paul G. Buchanan. Edited By Jorge I. Domínguez. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 289-328) And Index. Dominguez has drawn together fifteen leading scholars on international relations and comparative politics from Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States, thus bringing to bear varying national perspectives from several corners of the hemisphere to analyze the intersection between regional security issues and the democracy building process in Latin America.