The Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Strategic Balance and Confidence Building Measures in the Americas
Joseph S. Tulchin, Francisco Rojas Aravena, and Ralph H. Espach
With increasing globalization, national security is inseperable from regional security and depends on the establishment of effective mechanisms for cooperation. The contributors asses both the theoretical and the empirical background of cooperation in the Americas, and argue that different subregions such as the Caribean Basin, the Andean nations, and the Southern Cone approach cooperation from different strategic perspectives and traditions. They show that building hemispheric security requires pragmatic attention to local complexities and a concerted effort to emphasize common interests, including the defense of deomcracy, economic stability, citizens' security, and environmental protection.
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Chapter List
Introduction, Joseph S. Tulchin and Francisco Rojas Aravena
Part One - Regional Perspectives on Strategic Balance and Confidence Building Measures
1. The Question of Confidence Building Measures in the Andean Subregion, Fernando Bustamante
2. A Chilean Perspective on Strategic Balance in the Southern Cone, Miguel Navarro Meza
3. Strategic Balance, Brazil, and Western Hemisphere Security, Thomaz Guedes Da Costa
4. A United States View of Strategic Balance in the Americas, John A. Cope
5. The Caribbean in a New Strategic Environment, Ivelaw L. Griffith
6. Strategic Balance and Regional Security in the Southern Cone, Marcela Donadio and Luis Tibiletti
Part Two - Confidence and Equilibrium in the Inter-American System
7. Confidence Building Measures and Strategic Balance: A Step Toward Expansion and Stability, Francisco Rojas Aravena
8. Strategic Balance and Confidence Building Measures in Latin America: The Historical Utility of An Ambiguous Concept, David R. Mares
9. A Latin American View of the Inter-American Defense Board and Strategic Equilibrium in Latin America, Vincente Casales
10. Confidence Building in the Americas: A Conclusion, Joseph S. Tulchin and Ralph Espach