Defense Policy

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 …

Is Security a Matter of State or Government? A study about how international and domestic variables produced different International Security Policies in Latin America

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 …

Assessing defense cooperation in South America: How did the South American Defense Council act?

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.

South American Defense Council's actions (2009-2016) - a database

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.