Culture and national security in the Americas / edited by Brian Fonseca, Eduardo A. Gamarra.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Culture and the formation of national security / Jeffrey S. Lantis and Brian Fonseca -- Venezuela: between tradition and ideology / Harold Trinkunas -- Colombia: ungoverned territory and the proliferation of non-state actors / Victor Uribe -- Peru: the impact of culture on peruvian identity and security / Brian Fonseca and Joseph S. Tulchin -- Bolivia: beggar on a throne of gold / Eduardo A. Gamarra -- Chile: democratic tradition, institutionalization, and organization / Félix E. Martín -- Argentina: national security or in-security policy? / Félix E. Martín -- Brazil: security and identity in Latin America / Luis Bitencourt and Alcides Costa Vaza -- Panama: the preeminence of geography and the transit route / Orlando J. Pérez -- Honduras: new actors and strategic culture in contemporary honduras / Astrid Arraras and José Miguel Cruz -- Cuba: culture and national security post-revolution / Anthony Maingot -- Haiti: caught in a predatory state / Eduardo A. Gamarra and Brian Fonseca -- Dominican Republic: defending against foreign influence / Eduardo A. Gamarra.

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Culture and National Security in the Americas examines the most influential historical, geographic, cultural, political, economic, and military considerations shaping national security policies throughout the Americas.

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