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 …
The Latin American (LA) security environment comprises several factors, from borders and territorial claims to natural disasters, from transnational crimes to ideological divergences among heads of state. Latin American countries have been addressing …
This talk is about the related article, aiming to discuss the possible mechanisms through which the South American Defense Council could engage in policy diffusion processes.
How did the South American Defense Council (SADC) act? Although SADC ceased its actions in the past years, it is still essential to learn lessons from its performance in order to improve our understanding of the regional security dynamics and, eventually, to be applied in future initiatives.