Cooperative security strategy in the South Atlantic

United States internal determinants and region ressignification

Résumé

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.