The United States and the Armed Forces of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, 2000-2014
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The United States and the Armed Forces of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, 2000-2014
McFarland, c2014
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-310) and index
Summary: "Tracing the U.S. government's efforts to shape the armed forces of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean from 2000 to 2014, this narrative concentrates on the army but also discusses air force and naval forces, including the Marines and the Coast Guard. Police forces in those regions are also covered"-- Provided by publisher
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Tracing the U.S. government's efforts to shape the armed forces of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean from 2000 to 2014, this narrative concentrates on the Army but also discusses Air Force and naval forces, including the Marines and the Coast Guard. Police forces in those regions are also covered.
Mexico's ongoing struggle with drug cartels is discussed extensively. Venezuela and Cuba receive considerable attention. This study is the first to examine in detail the armed forces of countries such as the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. Sections on Haiti and Panama, countries supposedly without armies, reveal the decisive role the U.S. has played in determining their military policies.
The text weaves the histories of these armed forces into the broader context of the politics, economics and international relations in the region. A clear and brief introduction to the relations of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean with the United States is provided.
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Table of Contents
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Preface
1. Venezuela: The April 2002 Coup
The Break with the U.S. Government
The Attempt to Topple Hugo Chávez
The Coup Within the Coup
The Counter Coup
2. The Expansion of the Armed Forces of Venezuela
The Venezuelan Military Until December 2006
The Military and the Presidential Election of 3 December 2006
3. Unconditional Allies of the United States
Guatemala: Settling Old Scores with the Army
Rebuilding the Army of El Salvador
Improving the Armed Forces of Colombia
4. Reluctant Mexico
The Role of the Armed Forces in Mexico
The Presidency of Ernesto Zedillo, 1994–2000
The Presidency of Vicente Fox, 2000–2006, and El Chapo Guzmán
5. The Militarization of Colombia and Venezuela
Colombia: Sustaining the Momentum
The Venezuelan Military After the Reelection of Hugo Chávez in December 2006
6. Shaping the Arsenals of the Armed Forces
Nicaragua: Surface to Air Missiles
Venezuela: Arms Buildup
Mexico: Fighter Jets
7. New Complications
Colombia: False Positives
Scandals in the Colombian Army
Jamaica: Trouble in Paradise
8. Central America Turns to the Left
Nicaragua: The Return of the Sandinistas
Guatemala: The First Leftist President of the Twenty-First Century
El Salvador: The FMLN in Office
9. Honduras: The Coup of June 2009
The Presidency of José Manuel Zelaya
The Path to the Coup
The Coup of 28 June 2009
10. Mexico: The Armed Forces Embrace the United States
The Start of the Vicente Calderón Presidency
The Military Offensive Against the Drug Cartels, 2008–2010
The Battle for Monterrey
The Hunt for El Chapo Guzmán
11. Mexico: The Presidency of Enrique Peña Nieto
Pursuing the Drug Lords
The Challenge of Michoacán
12. Countries Without Armies
Costa Rica: Creeping Militarization
Panama: The Struggle to Demilitarize
Haiti: Flawed Demobilization
13. An Inconvenient Ally: The Armed Forces of the
Dominican Republic
The Military of the Dominican Republic
14. Defiant Cuba
Preserving the Revolutionary Legacy
The U.S. Vision for Cuba and the Caribbean
15. Trying to Dismantle the Bush Legacy
Three Explanations
Chapter Notes
Annotated Selected Bibliography
Index
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