The United States, the South Atlantic, and Antarctica: interests and challenges
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Authors
McNaught, Pamela J.
Subjects
U.S. Interests
South Atlantic
Southern Cone
Antartica
South Atlantic
Southern Cone
Antartica
Advisors
Bruneau, Thomas C.
Date of Issue
1990-06
Date
1990-06
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
The United States currently has interests in both the South Atlantic Ocean area and in Antarctica which have traditionally taken a back seat to U.S. interests in other regions. In the closing years of the twentieth century, those interests likely will receive more attention as the United States and the global community shifts from its traditional focus on East-West issues and their conflict potential to more nationalist interests. This thesis examines U.S. interests in the South Atlantic and Antarctica and evaluates the potential challenges to those interests. The thesis concludes that, while its interests in the South Atlantic remain, the United States will find it increasingly more difficult to extend its influence as the countries of the region exert more national will and as extra-hemispheric actors gain a more significant foothold.
Type
Thesis
Description
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Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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NPS Report Number
Sponsors
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Format
vi, 104 p. maps
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.