Fragile States in the Americas - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1498543561 ISBN 13 : 9781498543569

Editeur : Lexington Books, 2016

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Jonathan D. Rosen is a research scientist at Florida International University's Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy.

Hanna Samir Kassab, PhD is an assistant professor of political science at East Carolina University. His most recent work is Geographically Small but Not Weak: Comparing the National Security Policies of Israel and Singapore.

Marlon Anatol is a Senior Fellow at the Cipriani College of Labour and Cooperative Studies.

Mark Kirton is honorary fellow at the Cipriani College of Labour and Co-operative Studies.

Paul Rexton Kan is professor of National Security Studies and former Henry L. Stimson Chair of Military Studies at the US Army War College. In February 2011, he served as the Senior Visiting Counternarcotics Adviser at NATO Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lexington Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1498543561
• ISBN 13: 9781498543569
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 376
• Éditeur: Rosen Jonathan D., Kassab Hanna Samir
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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