US Southern Command - SOUTHCOM, headquartered in Doral, Florida, is one of six geographic combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense, overseeing military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
SOUTHCOM Overview: Mission/Vision & Posture Statement | History
Key Operations: Area of Responsibility (AOR) | Commander Priorities | Exercises & Operations
U.S. Southern Command Strategy 2018: Partnership for the Americas - Strategic publication on SOUTHCOM’s approach to partnerships, threats, and regional security in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Resources offering geopolitical and military situational awareness within SOUTHCOM's AOR:
An overview of SOUTCOM’s organizational framework and the major commands that execute its mission across the region.
🔗 Components
🔗 Joint Task Forces & Direct Reporting Units
🔗 Security & Defense Cooperation
🔗 Regional Integration & Multilateral Dialogue
DoD-funded academic institution focused on regional and security issues in the Western Hemisphere.
Hemispheric Forums | Institutional Relations | Document Library | News
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:
Enter your search terms and click Search to find an e-book:
Selected books relevant to security operations in the Southern Command:
Use the Library Online Catalog to search for printed book titles, which may also be available electronically.
Enter a journal title to check full-text availability and coverage in all library collections:
Selected journal articles for deeper analysis and exploration:
Journals to Explore
Databases for Military & Regional Studies
Tip: Use these keywords to refine searches in JSTOR, ProQuest, or the library catalog.
Use this list to keyword list to refine your searches in databases.
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