I continued to explore WHA's website and found it very dense with information. They cite 4 important topics that include promoting free trade, clean energy, safety, and spreading democracy. Focusing even more there is a section focused specifically on the safety of Central America that I decided to look into since I'll be traveling in Guatemala this summer. The United State's established a regional security program for Central America to battle gangs and the smuggling of drugs. The program is called Central American Regional Security Initiative and the U.S. has contributed $361 million to it since 2008. This seems like a great deal of money. I'm interested in what the outcomes have been. Do citizens actually feel safer or invaded?
"The Central America Regional Security Initiative: A Shared Partnership." U.S. Department of State. U.S. Department of State, 06 Feb. 2012. Web. 13 Mar. 2012. <http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rls/fs/2012/183455.htm>.
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