Security in Latin America:
U.S. security assistance

U.S. security assistance: Region

• Just the Facts: U.S. Security Assistance to Latin America and the Caribbean, by the Latin America Working Group and the Center for International Policy.

• United States Southern Command, "Profile of the U.S. Southern Command," October 1997, United States Southern Command Headquarters, April 1998.
• "Strategic Assessment 1995, Chapter 6: Western Hemisphere." From Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University. 1995.
• "Testimony before the House International Relations Committee Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere." By Jeffrey Davidow. From Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State. 19-Mar-97.
• "Southern Command: Upbeat Outlook, Some Lingering Pitfalls." By Gen. Barry McCaffrey. From U.S. Southern Command. 03/08/1995.
• "Defining and Refocusing US Policy Toward Latin America." By Wesley A. Fryer. 08/24/1993.
• "United States-Latin American Relations: Shunted to the Slow Track." By Michael Shifter. From Current History. March 1998.

U.S. security assistance: Arms transfers and sales

• "Arms Sales to Latin America: An Analysis." By Tom Cardamone. From Council for a Livable World Education Fund. 10/14/1997.
• "Dos Iniciativas, Dos Espíritus." Por Oscar Arias. De Diálogo Centroamericano para la Seguridad y la Desmilitarización. 07/01/1997.
• "Recycled Weapons American Exports of Surplus Arms, 1990-1995." By Paul F. Pineo and Lora Lumpe. From Federation of American Scientists Arms Sales Monitoring Project. 05/01/1996.
• "Keep the Latin American Weapons Ban." By Adam Isacson. From Center for International Policy. 10/11/1996.
• "Western Hemisphere Diversification And Defense Market Guide." From Office of Economic Conversion Information, Depts. of Defense / Commerce.

U.S. security assistance: Education and training

• School of the Americas Certification Report to Congress. U.S. Department of Defense. January 1998.
• "Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies description." From National Defense University. 1997.
• "International Military Education and Training: An Assessment." By John A. Cope. From McNair Papers, Institute for National Strategic Studies. 10/01/1995.
• "In Focus:U.S. Military Training for Latin America." By Robert Brophy and Peter Zirnite. From Foreign Policy In Focus / Interhemispheric Resource Center, Institute for Policy Studies. 1997.
• "Recently Declassified Army and CIA Manuals Used in Latin America: An Analysis of Their Content." By Lisa Haugaard. From Latin America Working Group. 02/18/1997.

U.S. security assistance: Argentina

• "Argentina: Rewards for Saying 'yes' to America." Mother Jones Arms Sales Action Atlas.
• "Joint Press Conference with Secretary Cohen and Minister Dominguez, May 23, 1998." DefenseLink News, May 28, 1998.

U.S. security assistance: Brazil

• "Brazil: Carnival of Arms." Mother Jones Arms Sales Action Atlas.
• "Joint Press Briefing Enroute to Brazil with Secretary Cohen and GEN Wilhelm." DefenseLink News, May 28, 1998.
• "Secretary Cohen's Press Conference at the American Embassy, Brazil, May 27, 1998." DefenseLink News, May 28, 1998.

U.S. security assistance: Central America

• "Altered States: Post-Cold War U.S. security interests in Central America." By W. Frick Curry. From Center for International Policy. 12/01/1995.
• "Central America: Current Trends and Recommendations for U.S. Policy." By Michael Shifter. From Inter-American Dialogue. 06/25/1997.

U.S. security assistance: Exercises: Central America

• "Riverine promotes cooperation." By Cpl. James Pritchett. From Joint Task Force Bravo, Honduras. 1997.

U.S. security assistance: Chile

• "Chile: Angling for F-16s in the Land of the "Disappeared'." Mother Jones Arms Sales Action Atlas.
• Douglas J. Gillert, "Cohen's Chile Speech Ties Security to Prosperity," American Forces Press Service, May 28, 1998.
• "Secretary Cohen's Press Briefing Enroute to Santiago Chile, 24 May 98." DefenseLink News, May 28, 1998.
• "Joint Press Conference with Secretary Cohen and Minister Troncoso." DefenseLink News, May 28, 1998.

U.S. security assistance: Colombia

For links about U.S. military aid to Colombia, visit CIP's U.S. Aid to Colombia website.

• State Department's Rubin Lauds Colombia's Policy Proposals, September 23, 1999

• U.S. Senate, International Narcotics Caucus, Hearing on "Colombia: Counterinsurgency vs. Counternarcotics," September 21, 1999

  • Testimony of Bernard Aronson, Former Assistant Secretary for Inter-American Affairs

  • Testimony of Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs

  • Testimony of the Honorable Brian E. Sheridan, Department of Defense Coordinator for Drug Enforcement Policy and Support

  • Testimony of Michael Shifter, Senior Fellow, Inter-American Dialogue

  • Testimony of General Charles E. Wilhelm, United States Marine Corps Commander in Chief, United States Southern Command

• Transcript: Pickering and Romero Brief Reporters on Colombia Policy, August 18, 1999
• Transcript: Pickering, Romero Briefing At State Department, August 16, 1999
• Colombia's Struggles, And How We Can Help - Madeleine Albright New York Times op-ed piece, August 12, 1999
• U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, Hearing on "The Narcotics Threat from Colombia," August 6, 1999:
  • Opening Statement of Chairman Mica
  • The Honorable Dan Burton, Chairman, House Government Reform Committee
  • General Barry R. McCaffrey Director Office of National Drug Control Policy
  • The Honorable Rand Beers, Assistant Secretary Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State
  • The Honorable Brian E. Sheridan, Assistant Secretary, Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, Department of Defense
  • Mr. William E. Ledwith, Chief of International Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Mr. Michael Shifter, Senior Fellow and Program Director, Inter-American Dialogue

• Drug Control: Narcotics Threat from Colombia Continues to Grow, General Accounting Office Report, June 1999 (Adobe Acrobat)
• Washington Office on Latin America: Guide for Citizen Action concering U.S. International Drug Control Policy, May 1999
• Landpower and Ambiguous Warfare: The Challenge of Colombia in the 21st Century by Dr. Richard Downes, Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, March 99
• Colombia's Three Wars: U.S. Strategy at the Crossroads, by Drs. Gabriel Marcella and Donald E. Schulz, Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, March 99
• Colombia: Advocacy Resources, by the Latin America Working Group
• The Heritage Foundation: "Tread Cautiously in Colombia's Civil War" by John P. Sweeney, March 1999
• U.S. Secretary of Defense William Cohen and Colombian Defense Minister Rodrigo Lloreda on U.S.-Colombia Agreement, 2 December 1998
• "Colombia: The Enemy is Us." Mother Jones Arms Sales Action Atlas.
• Regional Conflict: Colombia's Insurgency and Prospects for a Peaceful Resolution, hearing, House Committee on International Relations, 5 August 1998
• Colombian Heroin Crisis, hearing, House Committee on International Relations, 24 June 1998
• Drug Control: U.S. Counternarcotics Efforts in Colombia Face Continuing Challenges, General Accounting Office Report, February 1998
• Resource Center of the Americas: U.S. military aid stokes fire
• Resource Center of the Americas: U.S. coca policy flops
• Resource Center of the Americas: CIA tied todeath squads
• Resource Center of the Americas: Thugs ‘cleanse’ for U.S. gold firm
• Washington Office on Latin America: Reluctant Recruits: The U.S. Military and the War on Drugs, August 1997
• Washington Office on Latin America: Coca Eradication Efforts in Colombia , June 1997
• "In Focus: Colombia." By Carlos M. Salinas. From Foreign Policy In Focus / Interhemispheric Resource Center, Institute for Policy Studies. 1997.

U.S. security assistance: French Guiana

• "French Guiana: France's Space Age Launchpad." Mother Jones Arms Sales Action Atlas.

U.S. security assistance: Human rights: Guatemala

• "Report on the Guatemala Review." By Anthony S. Harrington, General Lew Allen, Jr., USAF (Ret.), Ann Z. Caracristi, Harold W. Pote. From Intelligence Oversight Board. 06/28/1996.

U.S. security assistance: Haiti

• Army Capt. Eric Walters and Staff Sgt. Seth M. McMullen, "Joint engineering, civil military join forces to repair broken wells," Armylink news, May 27, 1998.
• Staff Sgt. Seth M. McMullen, "Fort Campbell unit to provide security for U.S. Support Group-Haiti mission," Armylink news release, May 19, 1998.
• Sgt. Seth M. McMullen, "Humanitarian Assistance Lending a Helping Hand for Haiti." Armylink News release, March 26, 1998.

U.S. security assistance: Bases: Honduras

• "Eagle Ops: More than service with a smile." By Cpl. James Pritchett. From Joint Task Force Bravo, Honduras. 1997.

U.S. security assistance: Human rights: Honduras

• "Open the Files: A chance to aid demilitarization in Honduras." By Adam Isacson and Susan Peacock. From Center for International Policy. 09/01/1997.
• "Summary of the declassification request from the Honduran National Human Rights Commissioner to the U.S. Government." From National Commissioner for Human Rights in Honduras. 08/01/1995.
• "The CIA in Honduras: Notes from a conference hosted by the Center for International Policy." From Center for International Policy. 05/07/1997.

U.S. security assistance: Mexico

• "Mexico: The Only Enemies Are Internal." Mother Jones Arms Sales Action Atlas.
• "New Generation of U.S.-Mexico Cooperation and Trust." By Secy. of Defense William J. Perry. From U.S. Department of Defense. 10/23/1995.

U.S. security assistance: Bases: Panama

• Staff Sgt. Brian Thomas, "Panama center training jungle warriors," Armylink news release, May 20, 1998.
• Staff Sgt. Brian Thomas, "Special Forces soldiers teach waterborne basics in Panama," Armylink news release, May 6, 1998.
• "One Flag, One Territory: International Delegation to Panama, July 27-August 3, 1997." From Fellowship of Reconciliation. August 1997.

U.S. security assistance: Peru

• "Peru: Burned by Belarus, Now a War with Ecuador?" Mother Jones Arms Sales Action Atlas.

U.S. security assistance: South America

• Douglas J. Gillert, "Cohen Looks to Bolster Friendships in South America," American Forces Press Service, May 28, 1998.

U.S. security assistance: Venezuela

• "Venezuela: A Well Armed Chaos." Mother Jones Arms Sales Action Atlas.