Vol 4 No 1 (2018)
Monográfico

The Security Challenges of Chile: Conceptions for Different Scenarios: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18847/1.7.2

Jaime Baeza Freer
Universidad de Chile, Chile
Leslie E. Wehner
University of Bath, UK
Published June 1, 2018
Keywords
  • Chile,
  • Traditional security,
  • Non-traditional security,
  • Human Security,
  • UNASUR

Abstract

This article analyses the evolution of the security concept used by Chile. This piece studies the different security dimensions in which Chile operates such as domestic and regional. In this sense, the article also focuses on Chile’s relation towards Latin America and its vocation to be an active actor in peacekeeping operations. Likewise, this article also pays attention to Chile’s involvement in multilateral security organizations such as the current state of the South American Union (UNASUR).