Fragile States in the Americas
Contributions by Marlon Anatol The Anatol Institute of Research and Social Sciences, Emily D. Bello-Pardo, Adriana Beltrán, Marten Brienen, Ted Galen Carpenter Cato Institute, Lucía Dammert, Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor, Eric Golnick, Adam Iscacson, Hanna S. Kassab Northern Michigan University, Mark Kirton, Paul Rexton Kan, Bradford R. McGuinn, Randy Pestana, Christa L. Remington, Jonathan D. Rosen, John Twichell, Dianne Williams, Christine Zaino, Roberto Zepeda Martínez Edited by Jonathan D. Rosen, Hanna S. Kassab Northern Michigan University
Publication date:
07 December 2016Length of book:
376 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksDimensions:
236x159mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781498543569
The Americas face many security challenges, including drug trafficking, organized crime, guerrilla movements, terrorism, and environmental challenges. Experts have long debated whether some countries in the region can be classified as failed states. While various states in the Americas have been labeled as failed states, calling a country a failed state is quite controversial and requires a precise definition of what constitutes a failed state. This book instead discusses fragile states in the Americas. Fragile states are weak states that are fertile grounds for organized crime groups and illegal actors as such groups are able to infiltrate the state apparatus through corruption. The goal of this book is to examine fragile states in the region and the major security challenges that these states face. The cause of state fragility is different for various states.
Theoretically, the work will conceptualize the meaning of fragility as it relates to state survival and autonomy. Empirically, the book focuses on contemporary threats to the survival of fragile states in the Americas. The book explains and analyzes the main political, security, and economic challenges of these states. It employs a wide array of cases that delve into the security and economic threats and priorities of states in the Americas.
Theoretically, the work will conceptualize the meaning of fragility as it relates to state survival and autonomy. Empirically, the book focuses on contemporary threats to the survival of fragile states in the Americas. The book explains and analyzes the main political, security, and economic challenges of these states. It employs a wide array of cases that delve into the security and economic threats and priorities of states in the Americas.
Through the use of case studies intended to illuminate the many security challenges facing Latin America – including drug trafficking, organised crime, terrorism and more – the authors seek to conceptualise the idea of state fragility. The authors suggest that, without serious reform efforts aimed, for example, at rooting out corruption, progress cannot be made.