This study examines different forms of alternative governance in the absence of a strong state presence in the Northern Triangle of Central America--along part of the Guatemala-Honduras border--a region notorious for its soaring homicide rates, corruption, violence, and emigration to the United States. The purpose of the study is to shed light on the complex and interwoven issues that drive the current crisis of governance in the region and spill over with increasing frequency into strategic issues for the United States.
Pages
74
Format
ebook
Publisher
Center for Strategic & International Studies
Release
October 06, 2015
ISBN
1442258853
ISBN 13
9781442258853
Alternative Governance in the Northern Triangle and Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy: Finding Logic Within Chaos
This study examines different forms of alternative governance in the absence of a strong state presence in the Northern Triangle of Central America--along part of the Guatemala-Honduras border--a region notorious for its soaring homicide rates, corruption, violence, and emigration to the United States. The purpose of the study is to shed light on the complex and interwoven issues that drive the current crisis of governance in the region and spill over with increasing frequency into strategic issues for the United States.