Centroamérica: geopolítica, militarización y crisis humanitaria (Otros Temas)

The article contains an analysis of the principal factors that cause insecurity within the countries of Central America, and its geopolitical and humanitarian effects, principally to Mexico and the US. This phenomenon adds a though challenge to the governments, due to the resources that have crimina...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Benítez Manaut, Raúl
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Repositorio:Repositorio Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.uasb.edu.ec:10644/6297
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10644/6297
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:SEGURIDAD CIUDADANA
GEOPOLÍTICA
VIOLENCIA SOCIAL
MILITARISMO
CRISIS HUMANITARIAS
VIOLENCE
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Sumario:The article contains an analysis of the principal factors that cause insecurity within the countries of Central America, and its geopolitical and humanitarian effects, principally to Mexico and the US. This phenomenon adds a though challenge to the governments, due to the resources that have criminal organizations. Therefore, public insecurity and drug trafficking turn into the principal security issues to the government and to the citizens. For ends and purposes, within this article, the region of Central America has been divided into two: Northern Triangle (Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador), and Southern Triangle (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama).