Culture and National Security in the Americas

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With contributions from leading experts, Culture and National Security in the Americas examines the most influential historical, geographic, cultural, political, economic, and military considerations shaping national security policies throughout the Americas. In this volume, contributors explore the actors and institutions responsible for perpetuating security cultures over time and the changes and continuities in contemporary national security policies.

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Fonseca and Gamarras focus on strategic culture provides a useful analytic guide for understanding what drives Latin American security policy. Scholars and practitioners alike will find the authors insights valuable. -- Gregory Weeks, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Author Bio

Brian Fonseca is director of the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy at Florida International University. Eduardo A. Gamarra is professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations at Florida International University.