This book assesses the extent of the authority that the
Organisation of American States holds over the key issues
confronting its member states. It explores the extent and
significance of the transformation of the OAS since 1991: its
roots, the reasons for and extent of its emergence, and the role
that the organisation currently plays in the promotion of regional
governance in the two key issue-areas of security and the defense
and promotion of democratic norms and principles of good
governance. By assessing where the OAS has succeeded and failed,
Horwitz provides an in-depth explanation of how cooperation and
consensus works in the Inter-American system. This study reports on
indications that the OAS is looking for ways to act multilaterally
in certain security issues, for instance trying to develop a drug
regime. The OAS is also actively defending and promoting democratic
norms and rules. Presently, the Western Hemisphere is at a
crossroads and it is too soon to tell whether the OAS will adapt
and succeed or whether the efforts to integrate OAS member states
through specific common security policies and the democracy
paradigm will add to the list of previous regional integration
failures. This book is an important contribution to the debate on
the role of International Organisations in shaping the
Inter-American system. By looking at specific cases such as the
defence of democracy, where the OAS is working through specific
agencies and promoting cooperation and consensus, we are able to
discern the successes and failures of the OAS.
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