Geopolitics, Security, and U.S. Strategy in the Caribbean Basin

Download or read book Geopolitics, Security, and U.S. Strategy in the Caribbean Basin written by David F. Ronfeldt and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1984 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines some operational military issues involving the Caribbean Basin, and it reflects the broader concern that answers to operational military questions should depend heavily on answers to more fundamental questions about why and how the United States should be interested in this complex, unstable region. Based on an examination of current trends as well as historical experience since promulgation of the Monroe Doctrine, the study advances a conceptual framework that identifies underlying geostrategic principles for guiding U.S. policy in the Basin. The study then proposes specific measures for developing an integrated political, economic, and military strategy that would advance U.S. interests and meet the interests of Basin neighbors.