Unlike most other emerging South American democracies, Venezuela has not succumbed to a successful military coup d'ctat during four decades of democratic rule. What drives armed forces to follow the o
As the largest country in South America by land mass and population, Brazil has been marked since its’ independence by a belief that it has a potential to be more than merely a very large country. Set
"Ungoverned spaces" are often cited as key threats to national and international security and are increasingly targeted by the international community for external interventions—both armed and otherwi
"This is an excellent work, practically extraordinary. It opens a new subject for courses, gnaws at the assumptions of IB theory, and throws a spotlight on crucial policy areas. It poses new demands f
The authors (both of the National Security Affairs Department at the US Naval Postgraduate School) examine the financing of terrorist groups through the lenses political economy and rational choice th
In summer 2014, US agencies responsible for the border with Mexico were overwhelmed by tens of thousands of unaccompanied children arriving from Central America. Unprepared to address this unexpected
