This study is a historical analysis of variables that affected Guatemalan decision makers concerning their relations with the United States, during the period 1970 to 1985. Each variable is examined, based on the current body of literature, to...
The purpose of this research is to determine if the Guatemalan military has successfully transitioned from a wartime counterinsurgency military to a professional peacetime military subordinated to civilian control within a democracy. In December of...
This research discusses the high murder rate in Jamaica as a consequence of gang activity. It higlights the negative impact of gangs in regard to national security. The complexity of the gang problem is identified by describing the gangs'...
Two centuries of philosophy and war have informed the latest evolution of the definitions of strategy and operational art defined in the Department of Defense's Joint Publication 1-02. By harmonizing the relationship between strategy and...
This study addresses the issue of a Regional Defense Force in the Commonwealth Caribbean. It examines the historical background, and the economic and political events that led to instability in the area. The document also studies the threat to the...
La reacción a la democracia boliviana: evitar los errores cometidos respecto a Cuba. Dra. Waltraud Queiser Morales; Durante más de 50 años, la política del Gobierno de los EE.UU. ha sido la de promover la democracia en América Latina. La...
This monograph discusses the Army's Low Intensity Conflict (LIC) doctrine and how it applies to Liberation Theology. Both Operation Urgent Fury and Just Cause demonstrated the potential for conventional combat forces to be thrust into a LIC...
Drug trafficking has been a menace in most Latin American countries for many decades. We know enough about how the phenomenon works as an economic and social problem and how it affects the continent, but in the last decade, with the attention of...
This student paper gives a general picture of Guatemala, describing its characteristics such as its political, economic, sociological and military situation.
Since Mexican President Felipe Calderón declared war on the drug cartels in December 2006, more than 35,000 Mexicans have died due to narco-violence. This monograph examines whether the various Mexican drug trafficking organizations are insurgents...
For a variety of ethical reasons, the British and Belizean governments should reconsider the four-year-old international language exchange program. The sovereignty of Belize and the protection of its people, especially its military, must be the...
This study investigates the operational aspects of counter-narcotics operations in the maritime domain. Research utilizes design methodology to assess the current and desired operating environments, as well as identify operational gaps. Research...
La Mara Salvatrucha y la seguridad en América Central. Steven C. Boraz y Thomas C. Bruneau; Los países de América Central han presenciado un tremendo crecimiento en el nivel de violencia en los últimos cinco años, tanto así que Colombia ya no...
Os MARAS e a segurança na América Central. Steven C. Boraz e Thomas C. Bruneau; Na última década, os países da América Central experimentaram o crescimento da violência. Essa mudança ocorreu a tal ponto que a Colômbia deixou de ocupar o...
The purpose of this thesis is the examination of Honduras today from a socio-economic and politico-military perspective to determine what internal conditions exist which make Honduras prone or vulnerable to insurgency. The research concentrates on...
This study attempts to determine how well the IADB has performed it s mission within the inter-American security system. The investigation relies on historical analysis of the Board's performance over the past four decades, application of alliance...
This monograph focuses on the possibility of defeating any and all enemies with an information-intensive force. Clearly, no one currently possesses this capability. However, in the intermediate and long-term, such a force may be within the reach of...
Parceria pelas Américas -- a iniciativa em direitos humanos. Almirante Jim Stavridis, Marinha dos EUA; Alexander T. Roney; e Leana Bresnahan; Em resposta ao avanço no abuso aos direitos humanos que chocou muitas nações da América Latina...
Cooperación y amistad para las Américas: la iniciativa de los derechos humanos. Almirante Jim Stavridis, Armada de EUA, Alexander T. Roney y Leana Bresnahan; El Comando Sur de Estados Unidos se responsabiliza por la planificación y...
This report presents a statistical summary of United States War Department lend-lease activities reported for the period March 1941 through December 1945.