From Pirates to Drug Lords: The Post - Cold War Caribbean Security Environment (SUNY series in Global Politics) - Tapa dura

"The book goes far beyond a simple case study on the Caribbean. It successfully links empirical research on the region with theories of international relations. The book makes a very strong case arguing that 'nowhere else in the world are nonstate actors so militarily, politically, and economically powerful.' The prominence of nonstate actors in the Caribbean makes the region an empirically rich area in which to explore how nontraditional actors are influencing international politics in the aftermath of the Cold War. The book shows how nontraditional issues such as drug trafficking, migration, the environment, and democratic stability have risen to prominence in the global agenda in the post-Cold War period. " -- Dario Moreno, Florida International University

"The work makes a significant contribution to the understanding of new foci of security concerns without neglecting traditional ones. At the same time, it conjures up policy options for both state and nonstate actors. It will be an important addition to the growing body of analysis on the Caribbean reality and its future, at a time of globalization, regional integration, the creation of economic megablocs, and the emergence of new forms of threat to security." -- Cedric Grant, Clark Atlanta University