| Description |
1 online resource (26 pages) : color illustrations (digital, PDF file) |
| Summary |
Few regions of the world better illustrate the intimate nexus between human development and security than does Central America. A region of inherent economic and social promise, its fortunes have been frustrated by a plethora of overwhelming security challenges related to small arms, drugs, and criminal gangs. Although a long and innovative roster of instruments has been developed to counter these scourges, a lack of technical and financial support has often prevented their full realization. Moreover, institutional vulnerabilities at the local and state levels have further complicated the implementation of national and regional strategies designed to break this cycle of violence and underdevelopment. The global economic downturn now threatens to reverse progress made to date and again place countries of the region squarely on a downward economic and security trajectory. In this report, we propose an innovative, "whole-of-society" approach to bridging the security/development divide that would leverage donor investments in both security assistance and development assistance, so as to ensure recipient state buy-in and an enduring return on investment. The goal of this strategy should be threefold: (1) to identify new sources of assistance to address endemic threats in the developing world, such as poverty, corruption, infectious diseases, and economic underdevelopment; (2) to expand a successful new engagement model that treats the root causes of proliferation, rather than its symptoms; and (3) to reinforce the legitimacy of the United Nations as an effective mechanism to address transnational issues. It is incumbent upon the international community to develop scalable, sustainable, and replicable pilot efforts that pragmatically pair states in need of development assistance with those states willing to offer such assistance under the auspices of national security |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 21-24) |
| Notes |
Title from cover screen (viewed August 6, 2010) |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Adobe Reader |
| Subject |
Violence -- Central America -- Prevention
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Crime prevention -- Central America
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Military assistance -- International cooperation
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Economic assistance -- Central America -- International cooperation
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Internal security -- Central America
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Security, International.
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Organized crime -- Central America -- Prevention
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Crime prevention.
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Economic assistance -- International cooperation.
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Internal security.
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Organized crime -- Prevention.
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Security, International.
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Violence -- Prevention.
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Central America.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Henry L. Stimson Center.
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Stanley Foundation.
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