Defense Cooperation

International Security Governance in Latin America: A Historical Assessment

The seeds of Latin American security governance were sown in the 19th century. Despite the occurrence of wars and small-scale militarized interstate disputes (MIDs) due to territorial disputes and political disagreements, the discussion of …

Mechanisms of defense policy diffusion in South America: evidence from the South American Defense Council

The South American Defense Council (SADC) aimed to coordinate regional defense policies and build confidence among its members. It diffused practices among its members, such as a standard methodology to report defense expenditures. However, we still …

Assessing multilateral defense policy diffusion in South America: the South American Defense Council unpacked

In this chapter, I intend to answer how the South American Defense Council acted towards engaging in policy diffusion processes by applying a policy diffusion framework. I claim that the Council tried to act as a facilitator of these processes most …