The United States and Brazil: A Naval Partnership for the Twenty-First Century?

This thesis explores the prospects for a U.S./Brazilian naval partnership for the twenty-first century. It examines the viability of existing multilateral agreements between the United States and Latin American countries for maritime defense of the South Atlantic. It argues that the existing agreeme...

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Main Author:	Collins, Harold H.
Other Authors:	NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Format:	Text
Language:	English
Published:	1991
Subjects:	Government and Political Science Military Operations Strategy and Tactics Naval Surface Warfare Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare WEAPONS WARFARE GLOBAL UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY DEFENSE SYSTEMS THREATS NAVY THESES COLD WAR POSTURE(GENERAL) HEMISPHERES TERRORISM LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN DEVELOPING NATIONS NAVAL PLANNING *JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES) MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN) INTER AMERICAN TREATY OF RECIPROCAL ASSISTANCE POLITICAL ALLIANCES NAVAL PARTNERSHIP RIO TREATY South Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:	http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA242430 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA242430

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spelling	ftdtic:ADA242430 2023-05-15T18:21:11+02:00 The United States and Brazil: A Naval Partnership for the Twenty-First Century? Collins, Harold H. NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA 1991-03 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA242430 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA242430 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA242430 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC AND NTIS Government and Political Science Military Operations Strategy and Tactics Naval Surface Warfare Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare WEAPONS WARFARE GLOBAL UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY DEFENSE SYSTEMS THREATS NAVY THESES COLD WAR POSTURE(GENERAL) HEMISPHERES TERRORISM LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN DEVELOPING NATIONS NAVAL PLANNING *JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES) MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN) INTER AMERICAN TREATY OF RECIPROCAL ASSISTANCE POLITICAL ALLIANCES NAVAL PARTNERSHIP RIO TREATY Text 1991 ftdtic 2016-02-22T18:58:18Z This thesis explores the prospects for a U.S./Brazilian naval partnership for the twenty-first century. It examines the viability of existing multilateral agreements between the United States and Latin American countries for maritime defense of the South Atlantic. It argues that the existing agreements are outdated and ineffective, primarily due to a reduction in cold war threat. With a naval capability ranked among the highest in the third world, and historical naval ties to the United States from both World Wars, the Brazilian navy offers the possibility to assume a greater role in western defense. As a possible means to cultivate this beneficial relationship, a shift in emphasis from the current posture of U.S./Latin American multilateral hemispheric defense, to a focused bilateral U.S./Brazilian naval partnership is suggested. The thesis also suggests that national security threats to the hemisphere have changed to terrorism, narco-trafficking, the spread of high technology weapons, and the rise of ethnic tensions. These threats affect both the United States and Brazil, and could lead to closer cooperation in U.S./ Brazilian naval relations. Text South Atlantic Ocean Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database
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topic	Government and Political Science Military Operations Strategy and Tactics Naval Surface Warfare Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare WEAPONS WARFARE GLOBAL UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY DEFENSE SYSTEMS THREATS NAVY THESES COLD WAR POSTURE(GENERAL) HEMISPHERES TERRORISM LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN DEVELOPING NATIONS NAVAL PLANNING *JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES) MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN) INTER AMERICAN TREATY OF RECIPROCAL ASSISTANCE POLITICAL ALLIANCES NAVAL PARTNERSHIP RIO TREATY
spellingShingle	Government and Political Science Military Operations Strategy and Tactics Naval Surface Warfare Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare WEAPONS WARFARE GLOBAL UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY DEFENSE SYSTEMS THREATS NAVY THESES COLD WAR POSTURE(GENERAL) HEMISPHERES TERRORISM LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN DEVELOPING NATIONS NAVAL PLANNING *JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES) MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN) INTER AMERICAN TREATY OF RECIPROCAL ASSISTANCE POLITICAL ALLIANCES NAVAL PARTNERSHIP RIO TREATY Collins, Harold H. The United States and Brazil: A Naval Partnership for the Twenty-First Century?
topic_facet	Government and Political Science Military Operations Strategy and Tactics Naval Surface Warfare Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare WEAPONS WARFARE GLOBAL UNITED STATES NATIONAL SECURITY DEFENSE SYSTEMS THREATS NAVY THESES COLD WAR POSTURE(GENERAL) HEMISPHERES TERRORISM LATIN AMERICA BRAZIL SOUTH ATLANTIC OCEAN DEVELOPING NATIONS NAVAL PLANNING *JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES) MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN) INTER AMERICAN TREATY OF RECIPROCAL ASSISTANCE POLITICAL ALLIANCES NAVAL PARTNERSHIP RIO TREATY
description	This thesis explores the prospects for a U.S./Brazilian naval partnership for the twenty-first century. It examines the viability of existing multilateral agreements between the United States and Latin American countries for maritime defense of the South Atlantic. It argues that the existing agreements are outdated and ineffective, primarily due to a reduction in cold war threat. With a naval capability ranked among the highest in the third world, and historical naval ties to the United States from both World Wars, the Brazilian navy offers the possibility to assume a greater role in western defense. As a possible means to cultivate this beneficial relationship, a shift in emphasis from the current posture of U.S./Latin American multilateral hemispheric defense, to a focused bilateral U.S./Brazilian naval partnership is suggested. The thesis also suggests that national security threats to the hemisphere have changed to terrorism, narco-trafficking, the spread of high technology weapons, and the rise of ethnic tensions. These threats affect both the United States and Brazil, and could lead to closer cooperation in U.S./ Brazilian naval relations.
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title	The United States and Brazil: A Naval Partnership for the Twenty-First Century?
title_short	The United States and Brazil: A Naval Partnership for the Twenty-First Century?
title_full	The United States and Brazil: A Naval Partnership for the Twenty-First Century?
title_fullStr	The United States and Brazil: A Naval Partnership for the Twenty-First Century?
title_full_unstemmed	The United States and Brazil: A Naval Partnership for the Twenty-First Century?
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