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 CountryRank (Violent deaths per 100,000 citizens) Change in FDI flows El Salvador1 (62)-88.6% Honduras4 (50)-20.7% Colombia5 (48)-36% Venezuela6 (47)-500% Guatemala7 (44)-10.1% South Africa8 (42)26.3% Lesotho10 (34)6.3% Central African Republic 11 (33)-38.5% Drivers of Insecurity: Drug Trafficking Then (1998) 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 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 Americas concerns