Table Of ContentReconceptualizing
Security in the
Americas in the
Twenty-First Century
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SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Series Editor: Jonathan D. Rosen
Countries throughout the Americas face many challenges in the 21st century
such as drug trafficking, organized crime, environmental degradation, guer-
rilla movements, and terrorism, among many other major threats. Security
in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century will feature contributions on
topics focusing on security issues in specific countries or regions within the
Americas. We are interested in approaching this topic from a political sci-
ence and international relations perspective. However, we invite manuscript
submissions from other disciplines. The aim of this series is to highlight the
major security challenges in the 21st century and contribute to the security
studies literature. We invite both policy-oriented and theoretical submissions.
Recent Titles
Cooperation and Drug Policies in the Americas: Trends in the Twenty-First
Century, edited by Roberto Zepeda and Jonathan D. Rosen
Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the Twenty-First Century,
edited by Bruce M. Bagley, Jonathan D. Rosen, and Hanna S. Kassab
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Reconceptualizing
Security in the
Americas in the
Twenty-First Century
Edited by Bruce M. Bagley,
Jonathan D. Rosen, and Hanna S. Kassab
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Reconceptualizing security in the Americas in the twenty-first century / edited by
Bruce M. Bagley, Jonathan D. Rosen, and Hanna Samir Kassab.
pages cm. — (Security in the Americas in the twenty-first century)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-7391-9485-0 (cloth) — ISBN 978-0-7391-9486-7 (electronic)
1. Security, International—Latin America. 2. Internal security—Latin America.
3. Human security—Latin America. 4. Insurgency—Latin America. 5. Organized
crime—Latin America. 6. Drug-trafficking—Latin America. I. Bagley, Bruce Michael,
editor of compilation. II. Rosen, Jonathan D., editor of compilation. III. Kassab, Hanna
Samir, 1984- editor of compilation.
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Bruce M. Bagley, Jonathan D. Rosen, and Hanna S. Kassab
SECTION I: RECONCEPTUALIZING SECURITY
1 The Hemisphere and Declining U.S. Hegemony 3
Hanna S. Kassab
2 Reconceptualizing Security Priorities of the Hemisphere 25
Hanna S. Kassab
3 Desecuritization in Theory and Praxis: Reestablishing Priorities
of the Hemisphere 43
Alberto Lozano-Vázquez
SECTION II: TERRORISM, INSURGENCY AND
CHALLENGES TO THE STATE
4 In the Name of Vindice: Latin America’s “Endemic Pattern”
of Violence, A Conceptual Analysis 63
Bradford R. McGuinn
5 Colombia: Prospects for Peace in the 21st Century:
Past Failures, Present Challenges, and Future Opportunities 85
Lilian Yaffe
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6 Violence in Mexico: In Search of an Explanation 103
Jorge Chabat
SECTION III: DRUG TRAFFICKING AND
ORGANIZED CRIME
7 From Drug Cartels to Predatory Micro Networks:
The “New” Face of Organized Crime in Latin America 117
Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara
8 Venezuela: Trends in Organized Crime 133
Joseph M. Humire
9 The Slog: Colombia’s Endless Battle Against the Illegal
Drug Trade 147
Adam Isacson
10 A “Full-Cycle-Country”: How Argentina’s New Role
Within the Political Economy of Illicit Drugs is Transforming
the Structure of Organized Crime 165
Sebastían A. Cutrona
11 The Evolution of Peru’s Shining Path and the New Security
Priorities in the Hemisphere 189
Barnett S. Koven and Cynthia McClintock
SECTION IV: THE NEW SECURITY AGENDA
12 The Rise of China in the Americas 215
R. Evan Ellis
13 Development and Inequality in the Americas 235
Alí R. Bustamante
14 Resource Security in the Americas and Beyond 251
Rémi B. Piet
15 Health Security Challenges in the Americas:
Newly Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases 265
Sherri L. Porcelain
16 Ecosecurity and Climate Change Vulnerabilities in
Central America 287
Daniel Suman
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17 Collateral Effects of Migration in the Americas:
Security Implications 305
Roberto Zepeda Martínez
Conclusion 323
Bruce M. Bagley, Hanna S. Kassab, and Jonathan D. Rosen
Selected Bibliography 329
Index 337
About the Editors and Contributors 341
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Acknowledgments
We would like to thank Justin Race of Lexington Books for this wonderful
opportunity. In addition, we are gratefully indebted to the staff and editors at
Lexington Books for their hard work and dedication.
We also want to thank our respective institutions: the University of Miami
(Bruce M. Bagley and Hanna S. Kassab) and the Universidad del Mar (Jona-
than D. Rosen). A special thanks to the Department of International Studies
at UM and the Institute of International Studies at UMAR.
Finally, thanks to all the authors for their hard work and dedication.
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