Governing the Americas: Assessing Multilateral InstitutionsGordon Mace, Jean-Philippe Thérien, Paul Alexander Haslam This is a systematic assessment of the functioning of hemispheric institutions since the introduction of the Summit of the Americas process in 1994. The text evaluates the effectiveness of inter-American institutions with regard to core issues of democratic governance, security, trade, and economic development. |
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CSBMs , by eliminating misperceptions about aggression , provid- ing credible assurances about defensive intentions , and decreasing military options , are expected to minimize interstate conflict and defuse it without violence when it ...
CSBMs , by eliminating misperceptions about aggression , provid- ing credible assurances about defensive intentions , and decreasing military options , are expected to minimize interstate conflict and defuse it without violence when it ...
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Not everyone has been happy with the proliferation of subregional groupings and CSBMS specific to them . Panama noted the potential problem for " adequate , effective coordination " of not clearly spelling out the relation- ship between ...
Not everyone has been happy with the proliferation of subregional groupings and CSBMS specific to them . Panama noted the potential problem for " adequate , effective coordination " of not clearly spelling out the relation- ship between ...
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Conclusion Regional CSBMs have been developed around three arms control agree- ments and a process to promote transparency in defense policy . The de- mining agreements represent the high points , as all the major mine - using countries ...
Conclusion Regional CSBMs have been developed around three arms control agree- ments and a process to promote transparency in defense policy . The de- mining agreements represent the high points , as all the major mine - using countries ...
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Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Governing the Americas: Assessing Multilateral Institutions |
| Editors | Gordon Mace, Jean-Philippe Thérien, Paul Alexander Haslam |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 1588265331, 9781588265333 |
| Length | 317 pages |
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