Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaFirearms in Latin America: A Society without Conflict, but without Peace
This article aims to describe the transfers of small arms and light weapons to Latin America during and after the Cold War, to identify the main changes that occurred with the end of bipolarity and to establish its relationship with the armed violence that the region is experiencing. A re...
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FLACSO - Sede Ecuador
2022
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This article aims to describe the transfers of small arms and light weapons to Latin America during and after the Cold War, to identify the main changes that occurred with the end of bipolarity and to establish its relationship with the armed violence that the region is experiencing. A review and analysis of reports and data bases, produced by authors and organizations specialized in firearms and conventional weaponry, from the middle of the 20th century to the present is carried out. It is argued that despite their theoretical marginality, during the Cold War, firearms transfers were an important instrument of relations between the powers in conflict and their areas of influence. When the ideological confrontation came to an end, the transfers abandoned geopolitical motivations and began to work within the logic of the market, which has had important implications for armed violence and criminality in Latin America. |
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| spelling | urvio-article-48642022-02-07T21:55:15Z Firearms in Latin America: A Society without Conflict, but without Peace Armas de fuego en América Latina: una sociedad sin conflicto, pero sin paz Álvarez, Carla-Morena América Latina armas de fuego balance de poder Guerra Fría proliferación de armas violencia armada balance of power Cold War firearms gun violence proliferation This article aims to describe the transfers of small arms and light weapons to Latin America during and after the Cold War, to identify the main changes that occurred with the end of bipolarity and to establish its relationship with the armed violence that the region is experiencing. A review and analysis of reports and data bases, produced by authors and organizations specialized in firearms and conventional weaponry, from the middle of the 20th century to the present is carried out. It is argued that despite their theoretical marginality, during the Cold War, firearms transfers were an important instrument of relations between the powers in conflict and their areas of influence. When the ideological confrontation came to an end, the transfers abandoned geopolitical motivations and began to work within the logic of the market, which has had important implications for armed violence and criminality in Latin America. Este artículo tiene como objetivo describir las transferencias de armas pequeñas y livianas hacia América Latina durante y después de la Guerra Fría, para identificar los principales cambios ocurridos con el fin de la bipolaridad y para establecer su relación con la violencia armada que vive la región. Se analizan reportes, informes y documentos producidos por autores y organizaciones especializadas en armas de fuego y en armamento convencional, desde mediados del siglo XX hasta la actualidad. Se plantea que, pese a su marginalidad teórica, durante la Guerra Fría, las transferencias de armas de fuego fueron un importante instrumento de relacionamiento entre las potencias en conflicto y sus zonas de influencia. Cuando la confrontación ideológica llegó a su fin, las transferencias abandonaron las motivaciones geopolíticas y comenzaron a funcionar dentro de las lógicas del mercado, lo cual ha tenido importantes implicaciones para la violencia armada y la criminalidad en la región. Abstract This article aims to describe the transfers of small arms and light weapons to Latin America during and after the Cold War, to identify the main changes that occurred with the end of bipolarity and to establish its relationship with the armed violence that the region is experiencing. A review and analysis of reports and data bases, produced by authors and organizations specialized in firearms and conventional weaponry, from the middle of the 20th century to the present is carried out. It is argued that despite their theoretical marginality, during the Cold War, firearms transfers were an important instrument of relations between the powers in conflict and their areas of influence. When the ideological confrontation came to an end, the transfers abandoned geopolitical motivations and began to work within the logic of the market, which has had important implications for armed violence and criminality in Latin America. Este artigo tem como objetivo mostrar que durante a Guerra Fria, a teoria realista das relações internacionais e seu conceito de equilíbrio de poder informaram os tomadores de decisão das grandes potências sobre como formular suas estratégias de política internacional, justificando as transferências de armas pequenas para regiões periféricas do sistema internacional. Para tanto, e numa perspectiva crítica, foram analisados ??os fundamentos da teoria realista e do conceito de equilíbrio de poder, como formulações discursivas, entendendo-os como dispositivos cuja função é difundir sentidos e transformá-los em ações e decisões. Além disso, a imagem do “sistema triangular de violência” foi utilizada para explicar a dinâmica entre a proliferação de armas originada no período bipolar e a atual violência armada. Por fim, neste trabalho, ele argumenta que as transferências de armas de fogo que antes eram feitas para fins políticos e ideológicos, acabaram promovendo sua proliferação na região, o que, junto com outros fatores estruturais e culturais, têm promovido a violência armada, tornando-se da América Latina, uma sociedade sem conflito, mas sem paz. 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| spellingShingle | Álvarez, Carla-Morena Firearms in Latin America: A Society without Conflict, but without Peace |
| title | Firearms in Latin America: A Society without Conflict, but without Peace |
| title_full | Firearms in Latin America: A Society without Conflict, but without Peace |
| title_fullStr | Firearms in Latin America: A Society without Conflict, but without Peace |
| title_full_unstemmed | Firearms in Latin America: A Society without Conflict, but without Peace |
| title_short | Firearms in Latin America: A Society without Conflict, but without Peace |
| title_sort | firearms in latin america: a society without conflict, but without peace |
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