Surveying contemporary Latin American international security approaches and themes

Abstract

The aim of this article is twofold: provide a brief review
of the most recent handbooks of International Security
in Latin America published in English language and,
by doing so, provide a brief mapping and evolution
of the main themes, issues and theories used to study
the international security in Latin America as these are
reflected in these handbooks. In a region where many
scholars diagnose a theoretical and methodological gap/
deficiency, the four handbooks selected in this text pave
the way to more powerful approaches to understand and
explain security and defense in Latin America.