Navies and Maritime Policies in the South Atlantic

This edited volume analyzes national security issues with maritime implications, and, specifically, naval projects and postures of main South Atlantic countries: Brazil, Argentina, Nigeria, and South Africa. Additionally, it provides comprehensive and multi-level analysis of the interplay among national interests in the processes of demarcation of limits of the continental shelf and contention among Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, and the United Kingdom in the Southern Atlantic and the Antarctica. This book will interest scholars, researchers, and students in the fields of Latin American politics, regional studies, foreign and defense policy, and maritime security.

Offers eclectic conceptual frameworks, rich historical backgrounds, updated data, original analysis models, and policy recommendations Focuses on the main national interests and maritime policies towards the South Atlantic Includes contributions from the Africa, Europe, and South America

Autorentext

Érico Duarte is Professor at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Manuel Correia de Barros is Founder and Deputy Chairman at the Center for Strategic Studies of Angola, Angola.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Maritime Security and Governance of the South Atlantic: The Nigerian Perspective.- 3. The South African Navy and Regional Maritime Security: The Dilemma of Political-strategic Objectives and Financial Constraints.- 4. The Expansion of Argentine Limits in the Continental Shelf: Implications in the International Scope.- 5. The UK and Argentina: Economic Interdependence, Informal Empire, or Just Good Friends?.- 6. Gateway and Neighbourhood: Brazilian Perspectives on South Atlantic Security.- 7. Brazil and the Construction of its Power to Defend the South Atlantic.- 8. Conclusion.