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Interstate relationships in Central & South America have been marked by the endurance of boundary disputes & the frequent conflicts resulting from them, the militarization of conflicts, the fact that such escalation of conflicts rarely reaches full-scale war, & the even greater infrequency of wars. Since 1990, the settlement of border conflicts in the Southern Cone has consolidated a peace zone, whereas military disputes persist in Central America. The international system structure & states' grand strategies account for the observed outcomes. Neither the presence/absence of democracy, nor US power & intrusion are relevant to explaining the prospects of war & peace in Latin America. 1 Table. Adapted from the source document.

Governing the Americas presents the first systematic assessment of the functioning of hemispheric institutions since the introduction of the Summit of the Americas process in 1994. The authors evaluate the effectiveness of inter-American institutions with regard to core issues of democratic governance, security, trade, and economic development. They consider, as well, the impact of the profusion of multilateral institutions on the coordination and efficiency of hemispheric cooperation. Exploring why some multilateral efforts have worked while others have been more problematic, they also offer a reasoned assessment of the future of inter-American cooperation