Latin America 2020: Challenges to U.S. National Security ...

Latin America 2020

Challenges to U.S. National Security Interests

Craig A. Deare

Latin America 2020

Latin America 2020: Challenges to U.S. National Security Interests

Craig A. Deare

National Defense University Press Washington, D.C. June 2020

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Cover: Protester launches tear gas fired by national guard during demonstration against government of Nicol?s Maduro, Caracas, Venezuela, April 26, 2017 (Shutterstock/Reynaldo Riobueno)

First printing, June 2020

Contents

Executive Summary.................................................................................1 Introduction.............................................................................................. 1 An Overview of the Threats....................................................................5 Cultural Underpinnings........................................................................18 The Confluence of Threats: Venezuela.................................................25 Conclusion..............................................................................................31 Notes........................................................................................................34

About the Author...................................................................................38

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