Trans-Atlantic relations in the Southern Cone: A common security agenda

dc.creator	Moses B. Khanyile
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:10Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:10Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/28-2-214
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/dd7208cb87224fb2ad387b042779de96
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8019
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/dd7208cb87224fb2ad387b042779de96
dc.description	<p>The countries on both shores of the South Atlantic Ocean have often looked more to the north for solutions to their socio-economic and security challenges than to their counterparts across the ocean. This approach has not only resulted in mutual neglect but has also exacerbated threat perceptions among neighbours. The establishment of the Mercusor (the Common Market of the South) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for the Latin American and Southern African regions respectively, signals the awareness of the commonness of challenges and the need for regional solidarity. Through these sub-regional arrangements, inter-state tensions have been reduced drastically but intra-state conflicts still pose the greatest threat to regional stability. However, both regional organisations have 'inward-looking' agendas. Trans- Atlantic exchanges remain peripheral and minimal. Measured in terms of trade flows, for instance, between the two continents, Africa's total exports to and imports from Latin America in 1995 were slightly over two percent of Africa's overall trade. Similarly, Latin America's trade with Africa amounted to just one percent of her overall trade value.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/214
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 28, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	Latin American and Southern African regions
dc.subject	Mercusor (the Common Market of the South)
dc.subject	Southern African Development Community (SADC)
dc.subject	trade flows
dc.subject	exports to and imports from Latin America
dc.subject	Latin America's trade with Africa
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
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dc.title	Trans-Atlantic relations in the Southern Cone: A common security agenda
dc.type	Article