Linking HIV/AIDS, National Security and Conflict A Colombian Case Study

An estimated 33 million people are today infected with HIV, many living in conflict or post conflict settings. The international community is increasingly recognising the effect HIV/AIDS can have on national security and conflict, both exacerbating conflict and being an obstacle to peace. The articl...

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Autor principal: Caroline Tornqvist
Formato: Artículo científico
Publicado: Universidad de Los Andes 2009
Materias:
Relaciones Internacionales
HIV/AIDS
Security
Conflict
Colombia
Acceso en línea:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81215371006
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=co/co-003&d=81215371006oai
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topic Relaciones Internacionales
HIV/AIDS
Security
Conflict
Colombia
spellingShingle Relaciones Internacionales
HIV/AIDS
Security
Conflict
Colombia
Caroline Tornqvist
Linking HIV/AIDS, National Security and Conflict A Colombian Case Study
topic_facet Relaciones Internacionales
HIV/AIDS
Security
Conflict
Colombia
description An estimated 33 million people are today infected with HIV, many living in conflict or post conflict settings. The international community is increasingly recognising the effect HIV/AIDS can have on national security and conflict, both exacerbating conflict and being an obstacle to peace. The article argues for considering HIV/AIDS as a security issue and concludes four main theories on the links between HIV/AIDS, national security and conflict: 1. Uniformed personnel as a vector of HIV, 2. National security threatened by HIV/AIDS affected state institutions, 3. Increased vulnerability to HIV infection in conflict and post-conflict environments, and 4. HIV as an obstacle to peace building. These four theories are explored in the Colombian context. Of the four theories investigated it was found that 1 and 3 presented the strongest linkages between HIV/AIDS, national security and conflict. The theories 2 and 4 were less strong, mainly due to the relatively low HIV prevalence rate in Colombia.
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author Caroline Tornqvist
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title Linking HIV/AIDS, National Security and Conflict A Colombian Case Study
title_short Linking HIV/AIDS, National Security and Conflict A Colombian Case Study
title_full Linking HIV/AIDS, National Security and Conflict A Colombian Case Study
title_fullStr Linking HIV/AIDS, National Security and Conflict A Colombian Case Study
title_full_unstemmed Linking HIV/AIDS, National Security and Conflict A Colombian Case Study
title_sort linking hiv/aids, national security and conflict a colombian case study
publisher Universidad de Los Andes
publishDate 2009
url http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81215371006
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