Regional Security in Latin America after US Hegemony

2017 ◽  
pp. 27-51
Author(s):  
Joseph S. Tulchin
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Us Hegemony

The Rise and Return of the Indo-Pacific

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Doyle ◽  
Dennis Rumley
Keyword(s):  
Common Ground ◽  
First Century ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Nation States ◽  
The Us ◽  
Us Hegemony ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
Political Realities

In the twenty-first century, the Indo-Pacific region has become the new centre of the world. The concept of the ‘Indo-Pacific’’, though still under construction, is a potentially pivotal site, where various institutions and intellectuals of statecraft are seeking common ground on which to anchor new regional coalitions, alliances, and allies to better serve their respective national agendas. This book explores the Indo-Pacific as an ambiguous and hotly contested regional security construction. It critically examines the major drivers behind the revival of classical geopolitical concepts and their deployment through different national lenses. The book also analyses the presence of India and the US in the Indo-Pacific, and the manner in which China has reacted to their positions in the Indo-Pacific to date. It suggests that national constructions of the Indo-Pacific region are more informed by domestic political realities, anti-Chinese bigotries, distinctive properties of twenty-first century US hegemony, and narrow nation-statist sentiments rather than genuine pan-regional aspirations. The book argues that the spouting of contested depictions of the Indo-Pacific region depend on the fixed geostrategic lenses of nation-states, but what is also important is the re-emergence of older ideas—a classical conceptual revival—based on early to mid-twentieth century geopolitical ideas in many of these countries. The book deliberately raises the issue of the sea and constructions of ‘nature’, as these symbols are indispensable parts of many of these Indo-Pacific regional narratives.

Triangulating Labor, Capital, and Land: Italian Emigrant Colonization in Latin America and the Contradictions of US Hegemony, 1947–1953

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 543-566
Author(s):  
Dario Gaggio
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Settler Colonialism ◽  
Marshall Plan ◽  
World War ◽  
Us Hegemony ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
Peasant Farmers ◽  
Latin American Countries

In the aftermath of World War II, Italy’s centrist leaders saw in the emerging US empire an opportunity to implement emigration schemes that had been in circulation for decades. Hundreds of thousands of Italian peasant farmers could perhaps be able to settle on Latin American and African land thanks to the contribution of US capital. This article examines the Italian elites’ obsession with rural colonization abroad as the product of their desire to valorize the legacy of Italy's settler colonialism in Libya and thereby reinvent Italy's place in the world in the aftermath of military defeat and decolonization. Despite the deep ambivalence of US officials, Italy received Marshall Plan funds to carry out experimental settlements in several Latin American countries. These visions of rural settlement also built on the nascent discourses about the ‘development’ of non-western areas. Despite the limited size and success of the Italian rural ‘colonies’ in Latin America, these projects afford a window into the politics of decolonization, the character of US hegemony at the height of the Cold War, and the evolving attitude of Latin American governments towards immigration and rural development. They also reveal the contradictory relationships between Italy's leaders and the country's rural masses, viewed as redundant and yet precious elements to be deployed in a global geopolitical game.

PROHIBICIÓN Y LA ”GUERRA A LAS DROGAS” EN LAS AMÉRICAS

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (24) ◽  
pp. 84-109
Author(s):  
THIAGO RODRIGUES ◽  
BEATRIZ CAIUBY LABATE
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Political Process ◽  
War On Drugs ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Security Issue ◽  
Amérique Latine ◽  
America Latina ◽  
Amerique Latine

Resumen:  Desde el comienzo del siglo XX hasta los dá­as actuales, la prohibición de un conjunto de drogas psicoactivas ha propiciado el surgimiento de la más potente economá­a ilá­cita del mundo, con graves consecuencias polá­ticas y sociales en América Latina. El texto busca presentar un breve análisis del prohibicionismo en las Américas, para que se pueda comprender el proceso histórico-polá­tico de construcción del tema de las ”drogas” como una cuestión de salud pública, de seguridad pública y también ”“ desde 1970, tras la declaración de ”guerra a las drogas” por los Estados Unidos ”“ como un problema de seguridad nacional y regional que moviliza ejércitos, policá­as y proyectos económicos y sociales de gran impacto en el continente.Palabras clave:  América Latina. Polá­tica de Drogas. Salud. Seguridad. Tráfico de Drogas.PROIBIÇÃO E A ”GUERRA á€S DROGAS” NAS AMÉRICAS  Resumo:  Desde o iná­cio do século XX até os dias de hoje, a proibição de um conjunto de drogas psicoativas tem propiciado o surgimento da mais potente economia ilá­cita do mundo, com graves consequências polá­ticas e sociais na América Latina. O artigo busca apresentar uma breve análise do proibicionismo nas Américas, para que se possa compreender o processo histórico-polá­tico de construção do tema das ”drogas” como uma questão de saúde pública, de segurança pública e também ”“ desde os anos 1970, após a declaração da ”guerra á s drogas” pelos Estados Unidos ”“ como um problema de segurança nacional e regional que mobiliza exércitos, polá­cias e projetos econômicos e sociais de grande impacto no continente.Palavras-chave: América Latina. Polá­tica de drogas. Saúde. Segurança. Tráfico de drogas.PROHIBITION AND THE "DRUG WAR” IN THE AMERICAS  Abstract:  Since the early twentieth century to the present day, the prohibition of a collection of psychoactive drugs has allowed the emergence of a powerful illicit economy in the world, occasioning serious political and social consequences in Latin America. This article seeks to present a brief analysis of prohibitionism in the Americas, in order to understand the historical-political process of creating the topic of "drugs" as a matter of public health, public security and also - since the 1970s, after declaration of the "war on drugs" by the United States - as a national and regional security issue that mobilizes armies, police and economic and social projects of great impact on the continent.Keywords:  Latin America. Drug Policy. Health. Safety. Drug Trafficking.  PROHIBITION ET LA ”GUERRE AUX DROGUES” DANS LES AMÉRIQUESRésumé:  Du début du XXá¨me siá¨cle jusqu”™á  aujourd”™hui, la prohibition d”™un ensemble de drogues psychoactives a favorisé l”™émergence de la plus puissante économie illicite du monde et a produit de graves conséquences politiques et sociales en Amérique Latine. L”™article vise á  proposer une brá¨ve analyse du prohibitionnisme dans les Amériques, afin de restituer le processus historico-politique qui a conduit á  la constitution de la thématique des «  drogues   » comme une question de santé publique, de sécurité publique et aussi ”“ depuis les années 1970, suite á  la déclaration de la «  guerre aux drogues   » par les Etats-Unis ”“ comme un problá¨me de sécurité nationale et régionale, qui mobilise armées, polices et projets économiques et sociaux de grande importance dans le continent.    Mots clefs:  Amérique Latine. Politique des Drogues. Santé. Sécurité. Trafic de Drogues.

The Reluctant Giant: Japan and the Latin American Debt Crisis

1990 ◽  
Vol 22 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Stallings
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Reagan Administration ◽  
Debt Crisis ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Dominant Feature ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Us Hegemony

The debt crisis has been the dominant feature of Latin American economic and political life since 1982. While the Reagan Administration gave greater priority to Central America, it nevertheless managed the international response to the debt crisis. US management initially seemed logical for several reasons: US hegemony worldwide, the traditionally close relationship between the United States and Latin America, and the leading exposure of US banks in Latin American debt. During the period since 1982, however, two of these three elements have changed. Japan has challenged US hegemony, although it certainly has not displaced the United States, and Japanese banks have caught up with their US counterparts as holders of Latin American debt.2 Despite their lack of traditional relations with Latin America, then, the Japanese are becoming increasingly – although perhaps reluctantly – involved in the region.

US Hegemony in Latin America and Beyond

2005 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-319
Author(s):  
Dennis Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Us Hegemony
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