From Pirates to Drug Lords

Michael C. Desch is Assistant Director and Senior Research Associate at The John M. Olin Institute for Strategic Studies at Harvard University. Jorge I. Domínguez is Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. Andres Serbin is Professor and Director of INVESP in Caracas, Venezuela.

• Preface Michael C. Desch1 Introduction Jorge I. Domínguez2 Hurricanes Are Not the Only Intruders The Caribbean in an Era of Global Turbulence James N. Roseneau3 The State of the Region Trends Affecting the Future of Caribbean Security Anthony T. Bryan4 Globalization, Regionalization, and Civil Society in the Greater Caribbean Andrés Serbin5 The Powers, the Pirates, and International Norms and Institutions in the American Mediterranean Jorge I. Domínguez6 The Geography of Drug Trafficking in the Caribbean Ivelaw L. Griffith7 Security in the Greater Caribbean What Role for Collective Security Mechanisms? Richard J. Bloomfield8 New Issues on the Regional Security Agenda for the Caribbean Drugs, Environment, Migration, and Democratic Stability Instituto de Altos Estudios de la Defensa Nacional, Venezuela9 Conclusion Michael C. Desch About the Contributors Index

"The book goes far beyond a simple case study on the Caribbean. It successfully links empirical research on the region with theories of international relations. The book makes a very strong case arguing that 'nowhere else in the world are nonstate actors so militarily, politically, and economically powerful.' The prominence of nonstate actors in the Caribbean makes the region an empirically rich area in which to explore how nontraditional actors are influencing international politics in the aftermath of the Cold War. The book shows how nontraditional issues such as drug trafficking, migration, the environment, and democratic stability have risen to prominence in the global agenda in the post-Cold War period. " — Dario Moreno, Florida International University"The work makes a significant contribution to the understanding of new foci of security concerns without neglecting traditional ones. At the same time, it conjures up policy options for both state and nonstate actors. It will be an important addition to the growing body of analysis on the Caribbean reality and its future, at a time of globalization, regional integration, the creation of economic megablocs, and the emergence of new forms of threat to security." — Cedric Grant, Clark Atlanta University