The Latin American Studies Program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies host the third annual Latin American Security Forum titled, "Latin America in the World Order: Stepping Up." During the full-day event, subject matter experts from the US and Latin America will analyze current events and address the following issues: Regional and health security, great power competition within the region, and energy development.
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The Latin American Studies Program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies host the third annual Latin American Security Forum titled, "Latin America in the World Order: Stepping Up." During the full-day event, subject matter experts from the US and Latin America will analyze current events and address the following issues: Regional and health security, great power competition within the region, and energy development.
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The Latin American Studies Program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies host the third annual Latin American Security Forum titled, "Latin America in the World Order: Stepping Up." During the full-day event, subject matter experts from the US and Latin America will analyze current events and address the following issues: Regional and health security, great power competition within the region, and energy development.
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The Latin American Studies Program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies host the third annual Latin American Security Forum titled, "Latin America in the World Order: Stepping Up." During the full-day event, subject matter experts from the US and Latin America will analyze current events and address the following issues: Regional and health security, great power competition within the region, and energy development.
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In order to provide clarity of the theoretical framework of the concepts used in this essay we will conceptualize the rule of law based on The Origins of Political Order (Fukuyama, 2011), i.e., as an abstract body of rules of justice based on values and not on legislation as the exercise of the function of political power. However, the use of the combination of the civil system and common law in cyberspace in the European Union has allowed a better performance of the legal framework for the control and enforcement of the rule of law.
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The Western Hemisphere has been hit particularly hard by the COVID-19 pandemic though the impact has been felt more acutely by certain countries and within certain communities. While by no means uniform, the English-speaking Caribbean has largely avoided the worst of the initial phase of the public health crisis through a combination of good luck and good work. However, the same cannot be said for the economic and social effects of the crisis in a region that is heavily dependent on trade and tourism. The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the US Southern Command are concerned how preparedness for hurricane season might interact with the challenges of the pandemic combined with other persistent crime and security issues. There is a continued need for strengthening both military to military cooperation as well as broader inter-agency and international efforts to reduce the risk presented by the myriad of threats facing the region today.
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