Us Military Bases Quasi Bases And Domestic Politics In Latin America
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Us Military Bases Quasi Bases And Domestic Politics In Latin America
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Author : Sebastian E. Bitar
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-01-28
Us Military Bases Quasi Bases And Domestic Politics In Latin America written by Sebastian E. Bitar and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-28 with Political Science categories.
This book explores domestic opposition to formal US military bases in Latin America, and provides evidence of a growing network of informal and secretive base-like arrangements that supports US military operations in the Latin American Region.
Cooperating With The Colossus
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Author : Rebecca Herman
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022-08-26
Cooperating With The Colossus written by Rebecca Herman and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-26 with categories.
During the Second World War, the United States built over two hundred defense installations on sovereign soil in Latin America in the name of cooperation in hemisphere defense. Predictably, it proved to be a fraught affair. Despite widespread acclaim for Pan-American unity with the Allied cause, defense construction incited local conflicts that belied the wartime rhetoric of fraternity and equality. Cooperating with the Colossus reconstructs the history of US basing in World War II Latin America, from the elegant chambers of the American foreign ministries to the cantinas, courtrooms, plazas, and brothels surrounding US defense sites. Foregrounding the wartime experiences of Brazil, Cuba, and Panama, the book considers how Latin American leaders and diplomats used basing rights as bargaining chips to advance their nation-building agendas with US resources, while limiting overreach by the "Colossus of the North" as best they could. Yet conflicts on the ground over labor rights, discrimination, sex, and criminal jurisdiction routinely threatened the peace. Steeped in conflict, the story of wartime basing certainly departs from the celebratory triumphalism commonly associated with this period in US-Latin American relations, but this book does not wholly upend the conventional account of wartime cooperation. Rather, the history of basing distills a central tension that has infused regional affairs since a wave of independence movements first transformed the Americas into a society of nations: national sovereignty and international cooperation may seem like harmonious concepts in principle, but they are difficult to reconcile in practice. Drawing on archival research in five countries, Cooperating with the Colossus is a revealing history told at the local, national, and international levels of how World War II transformed power and politics in the Americas in enduring ways.
Cooperating With The Colossus
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Author : Rebecca Herman (Professor of History)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Cooperating With The Colossus written by Rebecca Herman (Professor of History) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Military bases, American categories.
'Cooperating with the Colossus' reconstructs the history of US military bases in World War II Latin America, from the perspectives of Latin American leaders and diplomats and the local communities that experienced these installations, as well as of US leadership and military.
Latin American Military And Politics In The Twenty First Century
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Author : Dirk Kruijt
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2022
Latin American Military And Politics In The Twenty First Century written by Dirk Kruijt and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with History categories.
This volume offers a comparative analysis of the role of the military in Latin America in domestic politics and governance after 2000. Divided into four parts covering the entirety of Latin America, the book argues that the Latin American military as semi-autonomous political actors have not faded away since 2000 and may even have been making a comeback in various countries. Each part outlines scenarios which effectively frame the various pathways taken to post-military democratic society. Part 1 critically examines textbook cases of political demilitarization in the Southern Cone, Peru, and Costa Rica. Part 2 contrasts the role of the military in the post-2000 politics of two regional powers: Brazil and Mexico. Part 3 examines the political role of the military facing 'violent pluralism' in Colombia and the Northern triangle of Central America. Finally, Part 4 identifies country cases in which the military have been instrumental in the rise, sustenance, and occasional demise of left wing revolutionary projects within Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Bolivia. Latin American Military and Politics in the Twenty-First Century will be of interest to scholars, students and professionals in the fields of Latin American history, international relations, military studies and studies concerning democracy, political violence and revolution in Latin America elsewhere.
Base Nation
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Author : David Vine
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Release Date : 2015-08-25
Base Nation written by David Vine and has been published by Metropolitan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-25 with Political Science categories.
From Italy to the Indian Ocean, from Japan to Honduras, a far-reaching examination of the perils of American military bases overseas American military bases encircle the globe. More than two decades after the end of the Cold War, the U.S. still stations its troops at nearly a thousand locations in foreign lands. These bases are usually taken for granted or overlooked entirely, a little-noticed part of the Pentagon's vast operations. But in an eye-opening account, Base Nation shows that the worldwide network of bases brings with it a panoply of ills—and actually makes the nation less safe in the long run. As David Vine demonstrates, the overseas bases raise geopolitical tensions and provoke widespread antipathy towards the United States. They also undermine American democratic ideals, pushing the U.S. into partnerships with dictators and perpetuating a system of second-class citizenship in territories like Guam. They breed sexual violence, destroy the environment, and damage local economies. And their financial cost is staggering: though the Pentagon underplays the numbers, Vine's accounting proves that the bill approaches $100 billion per year. For many decades, the need for overseas bases has been a quasi-religious dictum of U.S. foreign policy. But in recent years, a bipartisan coalition has finally started to question this conventional wisdom. With the U.S. withdrawing from Afghanistan and ending thirteen years of war, there is no better time to re-examine the tenets of our military strategy. Base Nation is an essential contribution to that debate.
Us Military Presence In Latin America
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Author : Maria Zosa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003-09-01
Us Military Presence In Latin America written by Maria Zosa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-01 with categories.
The US military's regional concerns in the 1990s focused on the drug war, improving interoperability, and carrying out regional engagement. In the new millennium, military activities have expanded to encompass a growing concern with Colombia's drug problem and the "war on terrorism." After the closure of Howard Air Force Base, Panama, the US established forward operating locations (FOLs) as tools for the realization of its goals in the region. This thesis examines both the international and domestic politics involved when establishing FOLs in Latin America and its implications for future efforts in the region. It focuses on the Manta FOL because it is essential for US strategy in Colombia and best illustrates the challenges of dealing with local opposition to a US military presence. This thesis concludes that Manta is viable because it is more cost-effective, improves military-to-military relations, and demonstrates the existence of external influence upon actors of domestic politics, which can be used as a bargaining asset to sustain its military presence. It is important to understand why the Manta FOL was a success, in order to create a model when establishing future FOL agreements in the region.
Us Military Bases And Anti Military Organizing
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Author : Erin Fitz-Henry
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2015-08-25
Us Military Bases And Anti Military Organizing written by Erin Fitz-Henry and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-25 with Social Science categories.
US military presence in twenty-first century in Latin America has recently been characterised by rapidly intensifying militarization alongside under-supported anti-military activism. This book redirects recent debates about twenty-first century social mobilization by taking seriously those who actively resist the social movements in their midst.
Us Military Presence In Latin America
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Author : Maria Zosa S. De La Cruz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Us Military Presence In Latin America written by Maria Zosa S. De La Cruz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Latin America categories.
The US military's regional concerns in the 1990s focused on the drug war, improving interoperability, and carrying out regional engagement. In the new millennium, military activities have expanded to encompass a growing concern with Colombia's drug problem and the "war on terrorism." After the closure of Howard Air Force Base, Panama, the US established forward operating locations (FOLs) as tools for the realization of its goals in the region. This thesis examines both the international and domestic politics involved when establishing FOLs in Latin America and its implications for future efforts in the region. It focuses on the Manta FOL because it is essential for US strategy in Colombia and best illustrates the challenges of dealing with local opposition to a US military presence. This thesis concludes that Manta is viable because it is more cost-effective, improves military-to-military relations, and demonstrates the existence of external influence upon actors of domestic politics, which can be used as a bargaining asset to sustain its military presence. It is important to understand why the Manta FOL was a success, in order to create a model when establishing future FOL agreements in the region.
Exploring Base Politics
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Author : Shinji Kawana
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-11-25
Exploring Base Politics written by Shinji Kawana and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-25 with Social Science categories.
This book sheds light on the mechanisms of base politics that surround US overseas military bases, comparing several countries across different regions. Analysing cases from Japan, Greenland, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and Singapore, the contributors paint a detailed and complex picture of the role and impact of US bases. In times of war they project military power, and in times of peace they deter the emergence of general and latent threats. Furthermore, they are used to secure access to resources, and as a means of politically and economically influencing small and mid-size countries. From the viewpoint of the countries that host them, military bases allow the host many benefits of the US security umbrella, but can cause internal problems, including accidents and noise pollution that accompany the functioning of a base, as well as constraining their own sovereignty. Military bases do not simply serve to bring America strategic and security benefits - as symbols of the hierarchical structure of the international system, they influence power relations in the entire world. An invaluable resource for scholars of International Relations with an interest in the practical and theoretical challenges of the US’s relationship with its allies.
A Small State S Guide To Influence In World Politics
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Author : Tom Long
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2022
A Small State S Guide To Influence In World Politics written by Tom Long and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with International relations categories.
Theoretically innovative and empirically expansive, A Small State's Guide to Influence in World Politics sets out to become the new authority for the study of small states in International Relations (IR). The book's explanatory approach allows for a comparison of small states' situations and relationships across a global selection of some twenty cases in issues of international security, economy, and institutions. In doing so, it shows how IR's longstandingneglect of small states is a missed opportunity--not just for understanding small states but for developing better theories of IR.