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Issues of Security and Human Resiliency Nancy E. Brune Center for A New American Security and Sandia National Laboratories Atlantic Basin Initiative September 12-13, 2012 Economic and Security Linkages Country Rank (Violent deaths per 100,000 citizens) 2004-2009 Change in FDI flows 2008-2010 El Salvador 1 (62) -88.6% Honduras 4 (50) -20.7% Colombia 5 (48) -36% Venezuela 6 (47) -500% Guatemala 7 (44) -10.1% South Africa 8 (42) 26.3% Lesotho 10 (34) 6.3% Central African Republic 11 (33) -38.5% Then (1998) Drivers of Insecurity: Drug Trafficking NOW (2008) Drivers of Insecurity: Drug Trafficking Main global cocaine flows, 2009 Source: World Drug Report 2011, June 2011 Drivers of Insecurity: Drug Trafficking Growing concern about terrorism Growing concern about terrorism Conclusions • Atlantic Basin countries face increasing security challenges • But renewed efforts to improve regional cooperation • Recommendations for Moving Forward ▫ More multilateral and South-South engagement ▫ International financial institutions should fund programs that address hard-soft security issues ▫ Support regional trade organizations ▫ United States must begin to address Latin America’s concerns