Trends in South American weapons purchases at the beginning of the new millennium

In recent years, with some frequency it is heard that Latin America, especially South America, is witnessing the rise of an arms race. Frequent reports in the press and strong statements made by politicians in the region have fueled this fear. At the same time, scholars have also reached to this con...

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Main Authors: Rafael Duarte Villa, Juliana Viggiano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais 2012-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-73292012000200003&lng=en&tlng=en
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description In recent years, with some frequency it is heard that Latin America, especially South America, is witnessing the rise of an arms race. Frequent reports in the press and strong statements made by politicians in the region have fueled this fear. At the same time, scholars have also reached to this conclusion, as pointed out by Malamud and Garcia: "The famous arms race in Latin America, led by Venezuela, is no longer just talk."
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spelling doaj.art-01640dd8f5ec4b27848a5ef4670deea22022-12-22T01:45:55ZengInstituto Brasileiro de Relações InternacionaisRevista Brasileira de Política Internacional1983-31212012-12-01552284710.1590/S0034-73292012000200003S0034-73292012000200003Trends in South American weapons purchases at the beginning of the new millenniumRafael Duarte Villa0Juliana Viggiano1Universidade de São PauloUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaIn recent years, with some frequency it is heard that Latin America, especially South America, is witnessing the rise of an arms race. Frequent reports in the press and strong statements made by politicians in the region have fueled this fear. At the same time, scholars have also reached to this conclusion, as pointed out by Malamud and Garcia: "The famous arms race in Latin America, led by Venezuela, is no longer just talk."http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-73292012000200003&lng=en&tlng=enAmérica do Sulaquisições militaresgastos militarestendências
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Trends in South American weapons purchases at the beginning of the new millennium
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América do Sul
aquisições militares
gastos militares
tendências
title Trends in South American weapons purchases at the beginning of the new millennium
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aquisições militares
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