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Strategic Insights: Thinking Strategically About Latin America And The Caribbean, R. Evan Ellis Dec 2016

Strategic Insights: Thinking Strategically About Latin America And The Caribbean, R. Evan Ellis

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Costa Rica And Panama Work To Solve Immigration Crisis At Their Border, George Rodrã­Guez Dec 2016

Costa Rica And Panama Work To Solve Immigration Crisis At Their Border, George Rodrã­Guez

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Human Rights Commission Resurrects Proposal To Create System Of Anonymous Judges, Carlos Navarro Oct 2016

Human Rights Commission Resurrects Proposal To Create System Of Anonymous Judges, Carlos Navarro

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Military Making A Comeback In Central America, George Rodrã­Guez Oct 2016

Military Making A Comeback In Central America, George Rodrã­Guez

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President’S Brother And Son Involved In New Corruption Scandal In Guatemala, Louisa Reynolds Oct 2016

President’S Brother And Son Involved In New Corruption Scandal In Guatemala, Louisa Reynolds

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Drug Traffickers Thrive, Branch Out In Porous Paraguay, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Sep 2016

Drug Traffickers Thrive, Branch Out In Porous Paraguay, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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Corruption, Abuse Of Power, Gang Violence Endanger Democracy In Central America, George Rodrã­Guez Sep 2016

Corruption, Abuse Of Power, Gang Violence Endanger Democracy In Central America, George Rodrã­Guez

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Security Equipment From U.S. To Help Costa Rica Fight Organized Crime, George Rodrã­Guez Sep 2016

Security Equipment From U.S. To Help Costa Rica Fight Organized Crime, George Rodrã­Guez

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Meeting With Trump Further Damages President Enrique Peã±A Nieto’S Image In Mexico, Carlos Navarro Sep 2016

Meeting With Trump Further Damages President Enrique Peã±A Nieto’S Image In Mexico, Carlos Navarro

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Costa Rica Steps Up To Help Victims Of Violence In Northern Triangle, George Rodrã­Guez Sep 2016

Costa Rica Steps Up To Help Victims Of Violence In Northern Triangle, George Rodrã­Guez

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Belize’S Chiquibul Forest Under Threat From Illegal Timber Loggers, Louisa Reynolds Aug 2016

Belize’S Chiquibul Forest Under Threat From Illegal Timber Loggers, Louisa Reynolds

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Defense Ministry Reports Tens Of Thousands Of Defections From Military Since 2000, Carlos Navarro Aug 2016

Defense Ministry Reports Tens Of Thousands Of Defections From Military Since 2000, Carlos Navarro

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Retired Army Officer And Notorious Drug Trafficker Captured In Guatemala, Louisa Reynolds Aug 2016

Retired Army Officer And Notorious Drug Trafficker Captured In Guatemala, Louisa Reynolds

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Central American Judges And Prosecutors Close Ranks Against Organized Crime, George Rodrã­Guez Aug 2016

Central American Judges And Prosecutors Close Ranks Against Organized Crime, George Rodrã­Guez

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Journalists, Small-Town Mayors Remain Under Siege In Mexico, Carlos Navarro Aug 2016

Journalists, Small-Town Mayors Remain Under Siege In Mexico, Carlos Navarro

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Former Vice President Charged With Running Fraud Ring In Guatemala, Louisa Reynolds Jul 2016

Former Vice President Charged With Running Fraud Ring In Guatemala, Louisa Reynolds

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Honduran Cattle Thieves Turned Drug Traffickers Go On Trial In U.S., George Rodrã­Guez Jul 2016

Honduran Cattle Thieves Turned Drug Traffickers Go On Trial In U.S., George Rodrã­Guez

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Legal Challenge Further Delays Extradition Of Chapo Guzmã¡N Loera, Carlos Navarro Jun 2016

Legal Challenge Further Delays Extradition Of Chapo Guzmã¡N Loera, Carlos Navarro

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Costa Rica Sees Increase In Airborne Drug Trafficking, Illegal Runways, George Rodrã­Guez Jun 2016

Costa Rica Sees Increase In Airborne Drug Trafficking, Illegal Runways, George Rodrã­Guez

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Almost 13,000 Firearms Went Missing From Mexican Law-Enforcement Agencies Between 2006 And 2016, Carlos Navarro Jun 2016

Almost 13,000 Firearms Went Missing From Mexican Law-Enforcement Agencies Between 2006 And 2016, Carlos Navarro

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Rebels, Government Maneuver To Keep Colombia Peace Talks On Track, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Jun 2016

Rebels, Government Maneuver To Keep Colombia Peace Talks On Track, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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Indigenous Communities Attempt To Halt Construction Of Massive Hydroelectric Facility In Chiapas, Carlos Navarro Jun 2016

Indigenous Communities Attempt To Halt Construction Of Massive Hydroelectric Facility In Chiapas, Carlos Navarro

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Paraguay Protests Highlight Small Farmers' Concerns, Andrã©S Gaudã­N May 2016

Paraguay Protests Highlight Small Farmers' Concerns, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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Oas Anticorruption Forces Focus On Honduras, George Rodrã­Guez May 2016

Oas Anticorruption Forces Focus On Honduras, George Rodrã­Guez

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€˜A Community Of Interest’ To Tackle Crime In Central America, George Rodrã­Guez May 2016

€˜A Community Of Interest’ To Tackle Crime In Central America, George Rodrã­Guez

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Challenging The U.S.-Led War On Drugs: Argentina In Comparative Perspective, Sebastian Antonino Cutrona May 2016

Challenging The U.S.-Led War On Drugs: Argentina In Comparative Perspective, Sebastian Antonino Cutrona

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This dissertation analyzes the cases that have resisted the U.S. pressure to adopt the standard security model (SSM) to fight against drug-trafficking in Latin America and the Caribbean. Since more can be learned by examining phenomenon that deviate from the modal pattern, this dissertation focuses on Argentina. Existing research, by contrast, has revolved around Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, and the Caribbean; countries where the U.S. securitized drug-trafficking by presenting it as an existential threat, justifying the militarization of counter-narcotics policies. In seeking to fill this theoretical and empirical vacuum, this dissertation answers three main research questions: Why have some …

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Resurgence Of Paramilitary Violence In Colombia As Peace Deal Nears, Andrã©S Gaudã­N Apr 2016

Resurgence Of Paramilitary Violence In Colombia As Peace Deal Nears, Andrã©S Gaudã­N

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El Salvador Corruption Probe Targets Two Ex-Presidents, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar Apr 2016

El Salvador Corruption Probe Targets Two Ex-Presidents, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar

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U.S. State Department Issues New Travel Warning For Most Of Guerrero State, Carlos Navarro Apr 2016

U.S. State Department Issues New Travel Warning For Most Of Guerrero State, Carlos Navarro

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Top Authorities Join Forces Against Environmental Crime In Costa Rica, George Rodrã­Guez Apr 2016

Top Authorities Join Forces Against Environmental Crime In Costa Rica, George Rodrã­Guez

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