![]() The Western Hemisphere was recognized to be a tangible vector for security threats or political instability to reach the United States.Īlthough not always consistent, strategic denial held that nondemocratic political systems in the Western Hemisphere represented a dangerous conduit through which extra-hemispheric actors could exert malign influence. The United States viewed the Western Hemisphere as its strategic flank and was thus vulnerable to hostile advances by its great power rivals. The prevailing doctrine of this earlier period of great power competition was strategic denial, which was an attempt to deny major rivals a foothold in Latin America and the Caribbean from which they could menace, distract, or otherwise thwart the strategic interests of the United States. Throughout World War II and the Cold War, the United States worried about the advance of strategic rivals, and specifically Soviet communism, in the Western Hemisphere. Born out of World War II and the Cold War This is especially true in a region like Latin America and the Caribbean, historically opposed to unilateral action of any kind and focused intensely on collaborative and collective responses to international events. ![]() Indeed, regional trends make it such that the IADB not only can be but must be a strong venue for future cooperation on hemispheric defense. The multilateral defense organization that is closest to the United States-the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB)-is also the oldest continuously active defense board in the world.ĭespite its challenges, there are reasons to believe that the IADB can enhance Western Hemisphere security and provide a forum for cooperation on challenges ranging from China’s illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing to Russian disinformation campaigns. But great power competition is not something that happens only “over there,” it is a phenomenon that also takes place “over here,” i.e., close to home in the Western Hemisphere. The strategic environment engendered by China’s rise and Russia’s belligerence has engendered novel arrangements as well-such as AUKUS and the revival of the Quad Security Dialogue in the Indo-Pacific region. Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and China’s challenge to the rules-based international order have amplified the importance of multilateral organizations and international alliances such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Responding to Egregious Human Rights AbusesĬhallenges and Opportunities for the Inter-American Defense Board.Building Sustainable and Inclusive Democracy.Family Planning, Maternal and Child Health, and Immunizations.Energy, Climate Change, and Environmental Impacts.Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation.Defense Industry, Acquisition, and Innovation.Intelligence, Surveillance, and Privacy.
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