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Combatant Commands

Unified Geographic and Functional Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense

Introduction

US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM or SOUTHCOM) is headquartered in Doral, Florida and one of seven geographical combatant commands of the United States.

Southern Command: Vision, Mission and Posture Statement | History

Southern Command:  Area of Responsibility | Lines of Effort | New Horizons Humanitarian Exercises

Publication:  US Southern Command Strategy 2018: Partnership for the Americas 

Use this page to find selected resources on the study of the US Southern Command and security-related issues in Central and South America, the Caribbean (except US commonwealths, territories and possessions), including references, books, research reports, articles, journals and websites.

Key Research Institution

Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies logo William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies

DoD-funded academic institution focused on regional and security issues in the Western Hemisphere.

Hemispheric Forums | Institutional Relations | News 

 

Background Research

Books

To look for an ebook, enter your search terms and click Search:

Print Collection:  Use the Library Online Catalog to search for printed book titles, sometimes also available electronically.

Research Reports

Security Studies on JSTOR is an excellent resource to find research reports from different policy institutes in the field of security studies.  Keyword is the default search in JSTOR with the option to refine results by publication year, content type and subject.  Advanced Search allows more precise searching. 

Below are some reports from this collection:

A variety of quality, open access reports are also available from government and private research organizations.  Important sources include:

Below is a selected list of reports from different research institutions:

Journals

Enter Journal Title to check for full-text availability and coverage periods in all library collections:

Search Terms

There are many research topics for the study of military and security studies. Below is a selected list of search terms that may be helpful to find information on security issues or threats facing nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America:

  • Antarctic region
  • Armed conflict
  • Biosecurity
  • Border security
  • Civil rights
  • Climate change
  • Combined operations
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Counterterrorism
  • Corruption
  • Crime
  • Customs
  • Cybercrime
  • Cybersecurity
  • Demographics
  • Deterrence
  • Diplomacy
  • Disasters
  • Drug trafficking
  • Economic dependency
  • Economic development
  • Election security
  • Energy security
  • Environmental security
  • Ethnic groups
  • Food security
  • Geopolitics
  • Globalization
  • Great power competition
  • Homeland security
  • Human rights
  • Human security
  • Human trafficking
  • Humanitarian assistance
  • Illegal narcotics
  • Illicit trafficking
  • Immigration
  • Inequality
  • Infrastructure security
  • Interagency partnerships
  • International agreements
  • International disputes
  • International security
  • Land development
  • Maritime security
  • Migration
  • Military bases
  • Military spending
  • National security
  • Nationalism
  • Natural/Mineral resources
  • Nuclear weapons
  • Organized crime
  • Political oppression
  • Political stability
  • Population growth
  • Power projection
  • Radicalism
  • Refugees
  • Regional cooperation
  • Resource competition
  • Resource security
  • Security alliances
  • Sea control and routes
  • Social change
  • Sovereignty
  • Infectious diseases
  • Stabilization
  • Terrorism
  • Trade routes
  • Transnational criminal orgs
  • Transportation security
  • Urbanization
  • Violent extremism
  • Water disputes / shortages
  • WMD