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Smirnova A. S. Threats to human security in Latin America. Izvestiya of Saratov University. Sociology. Politology, 2023, vol. 23, iss. 4, pp. 467-473. DOI: 10.18500/1818-9601-2023-23-4-467-473, EDN: OLHGKD

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Threats to human security in Latin America

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Smirnova Anastasia S., Military University named after Prince Alexander Nevsky of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Abstract: 

Like any other region of the world Latin America is a subject to threats that negatively affect the standard of living of people. The author identifi es and analyzes the main economic, social, political, and environmental threats of the region, referring to the documents of international organizations such as the UN, the World Bank, Human Rights Watch and experts studying the problems. The author notes that the immediate economic threat to human security arises from a drop in production, loss of income and rising unemployment, which leads to a signifi cant increase in poverty and a decrease in citizens’ confi dence in the future. Against the backdrop of global crises, the World Bank forecasts a modest increase in the GDP of countries in the coming years. The author identifi es three social groups that are most vulnerable to threats to human security: migrants, indigenous people, women, and children. A common problem for the region is the high percentage of cases of violence that also come from the authorities. The main threat to the political security of citizens is the weakness of democracies, since this political system in the region has existed for about forty years and is not yet as developed as in other regions of the world. The high level of corruption among offi cials aggravates the situation in the country, which often leads to rallies and strikes throughout the region. Among the transnational threats to human security, the author notes terrorism and organized crime, including money laundering and drug traffi cking, as well as traffi cking in short-barreled weapons. These threats pose a direct danger to people’s lives. Against the background of deforestation of tropical forests, the threat to environmental security is extremely acute. The danger is that deforestation leads to the deprivation of indigenous peoples of their habitat, which directly aff ects the human security of the region.

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Received: 
25.04.2023
Accepted: 
10.08.2023
Available online: 
30.11.2023
Published: 
30.11.2023
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