Cooperative security strategy in the South Atlantic United States internal determinants and region ressignification

Abstract

This paper discusses the importance of the South Atlantic to the cooperative security strategy of the United States of America. This analysis consider some internal determinants of the US Foreign and Security Policies, the importance of the sea for their strategy and a brief discussion of the actions taken by the United States Department of Defense in the region. The central role of the sea for the American Grand Strategy endorse the need for understanding the importance of the oceans, and consequently the South Atlantic. It was verified the importance of the sea for the consolidation of the American position in the world, and the South Atlantic as important strategic region to the United States. This importance is highlighted by the search for collaborative security initiatives to stabilizing the West African coast and combating offenses of low intensity as piracy, seeking to contain new threats and tackle non-state actors, recognizes multilateral institutions, such ZPCAS, and strategic partners, such Brazil.