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- American Crossings: Border Politics in the Western Hemisphere
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
summary
Who—and what—moves from one country to another has real implications for security studies, international relations, and the ideal of democracy.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 kind of migrant, the US government deployed troops to carry out a new border mission: the feeding, care, and housing of this wave of children.This event highlights the complex social, economic, and political issues that arise along borders. In American Crossings, nine scholars consider the complicated modern history of borders in the Western Hemisphere, examining borders as geopolitical boundaries, key locations for internal security, spaces for international trade, and areas where national and community identities are defined. Among the provocative questions raised are: Why are Peru and Chile inclined to legalize territory disputes through the International Court of Justice, undermining their militaries? Why has economic integration in the "Tri-Border Area" of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay increased illicit trade supporting transnational terrorist groups? And how has a weak Ecuadorian presence at the EcuadorColombia border encouraged Colombian guerrillas to enforce the international borderline?
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Part I: Geopolitics of Borders
- Part II: National Policies for Border Security and Cross-Border Trade
- Part III: Licit and Illicit Behavior of Borderland Actors
- 11. Conclusions
- pp. 205-226
- List of Contributors
- pp. 227-230
Additional Information
ISBN
9781421418315
Related ISBN(s)
9781421418308
MARC Record
OCLC
930269921
Pages
248
Launched on MUSE
2016-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No