Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaUnited States and the military and security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: critical approach, 2010-2022
Counter-narcotics plans, the redefinition of threats to the U.S., and Chinese and Russian presence in Latin America and the Caribbean have reignited the debate on security assistance, which involves economic and military components. Several actors and the U.S. government allege ‘failed’ results rega...
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| author | Lajtman, Tamara García Fernández , Aníbal Romano, Silvina |
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| description | Counter-narcotics plans, the redefinition of threats to the U.S., and Chinese and Russian presence in Latin America and the Caribbean have reignited the debate on security assistance, which involves economic and military components. Several actors and the U.S. government allege ‘failed’ results regarding the drug war, and they recommend increasing the amount of such assistance. This article reviews the definition and how government, academia, and think tanks distinguish military from economic support. Official data from 2010-2022 show that 90% of foreign assistance correspond to economic assistance and 10 per cent to military assistance. To contrast this information, we propose the reclassification of the assistance items, through a critical analysis that yields different results where in the same period security assistance amounts to 35% of the total. This is an index of the systematic way, throughout different U.S. administrations, in which security goods and services tend to be placed in non-military security programs, as part of economic assistance, when by origin and objectives, they correspond with the military sphere. |
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| spelling | estadocomunes-article-3212024-01-15T14:39:22Z United States and the military and security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: critical approach, 2010-2022 Estados Unidos y la asistencia militar y en seguridad hacia América Latina y el Caribe: abordaje crítico, 2010-2022 Lajtman, Tamara García Fernández , Aníbal Romano, Silvina asistencia en seguridad asistencia militar ForeingAssistance.gov agencias de gobierno securitización de la asistencia security assistance military assistance ForeignAssistance.gov government agencies aid securitization Counter-narcotics plans, the redefinition of threats to the U.S., and Chinese and Russian presence in Latin America and the Caribbean have reignited the debate on security assistance, which involves economic and military components. Several actors and the U.S. government allege ‘failed’ results regarding the drug war, and they recommend increasing the amount of such assistance. This article reviews the definition and how government, academia, and think tanks distinguish military from economic support. Official data from 2010-2022 show that 90% of foreign assistance correspond to economic assistance and 10 per cent to military assistance. To contrast this information, we propose the reclassification of the assistance items, through a critical analysis that yields different results where in the same period security assistance amounts to 35% of the total. This is an index of the systematic way, throughout different U.S. administrations, in which security goods and services tend to be placed in non-military security programs, as part of economic assistance, when by origin and objectives, they correspond with the military sphere. Los planes antinarcóticos, la redefinición de las amenazas a EE. UU. y la presencia de China y Rusia en América Latina y el Caribe, han reanimado el debate sobre la asistencia en seguridad, que implica componentes tanto económicos como militares. Diversos actores y el Gobierno estadounidense alegan resultados “fallidos” de la guerra contra el narcotráfico y sugieren aumentar el rubro de dicha asistencia. Este artículo revisa la definición y el modo en que el Gobierno, la academia y laboratorios de pensamiento distinguen el apoyo militar del económico. Los datos oficiales de 2010-2022 arrojan que un 90 % de la asistencia exterior correspondería a la asistencia económica y solo un 10 % a la militar. Para contrastar esta información, se propone la reclasificación de los rubros de la asistencia mediante un análisis crítico que arroja resultados diferentes en el que en el mismo período la asistencia en seguridad asciende al 35 % del total. Esto es un indicio del modo sistemático, a lo largo de diferentes administraciones estadounidenses, en que los bienes y servicios de seguridad tienden a ser ubicados en programas de seguridad no militares, como parte de la asistencia económica, cuando por origen y objetivos, se corresponden con el ámbito militar. Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales IAEN 2024-01-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Text Artículos evaluados por doble pares ciegos Texto application/pdf text/html application/epub+zip https://revistas.iaen.edu.ec/index.php/estado_comunes/article/view/321 10.37228/estado_comunes.v1.n18.2024.321 Estado & comunes; Vol. 1 No. 18 (2024): Security in Latin America: challenges and threats; 59-79 Estado & comunes; Vol. 1 Núm. 18 (2024): Seguridad en América Latina: desafíos y amenazas; 59-79 2477-9245 1390-8081 10.37228/estado_comunes.v1.n18.2024 spa https://revistas.iaen.edu.ec/index.php/estado_comunes/article/view/321/562 https://revistas.iaen.edu.ec/index.php/estado_comunes/article/view/321/563 https://revistas.iaen.edu.ec/index.php/estado_comunes/article/view/321/564 International Internacional Derechos de autor 2024 Tamara Lajtman, Aníbal García Fernández , Silvina Romano https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Lajtman, Tamara García Fernández , Aníbal Romano, Silvina United States and the military and security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: critical approach, 2010-2022 |
| title | United States and the military and security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: critical approach, 2010-2022 |
| title_full | United States and the military and security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: critical approach, 2010-2022 |
| title_fullStr | United States and the military and security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: critical approach, 2010-2022 |
| title_full_unstemmed | United States and the military and security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: critical approach, 2010-2022 |
| title_short | United States and the military and security assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean: critical approach, 2010-2022 |
| title_sort | united states and the military and security assistance to latin america and the caribbean: critical approach, 2010-2022 |
| url | https://revistas.iaen.edu.ec/index.php/estado_comunes/article/view/321 |