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Letters & CommentsRichard Kilroy
Richard J. Kilroy, Jr. is currently professor of International Studies and Political Science at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA. He retired from the U.S. Army in 2004, after twenty-three years of active duty service as a military intelligence and Latin American foreign area officer. He was also involved in standing up the U.S. Northern Command as the military’s response to 9/11 and supporting the homeland defense mission. Dr. Kilroy is the editor of Threats to Homeland Security: An All Hazards Perspective, published by J. Wiley and Sons (2007). Dr. Kilroy holds a PhD and an MA in Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia and a bachelor degree in Political Science from Santa Clara University, CA.
Perimeter Defense and Regional Security Cooperation in North America: United States, Canada, and Mexico
ABSTRACT:
Dr. Richard J. Kilroy, Jr., Virginia Military Institute, USA,
explores the concept of building regional security cooperation between the nations of North America,
examining the history of security cooperation between the three nations in light of previous threats
and explaining that there were limits to security “friendship” due to differing threat perceptions,
particularly between the United States and Mexico.
He looks at the U.S. response to 9/11 and the formation of the U.S. Northern Command, in particular,
and the impact this new military command has on U.S. security cooperation with Canada and Mexico.
Dr. Kilroy explains that hemispheric security can only move forward based on the principles of shared threat perceptions
and increasing economic and political cooperation.
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SUGGESTED CITATION:
Kilroy, Richard J. Jr. “Perimeter Defense and Regional Security Cooperation in North America: United States, Canada, and Mexico.” Homeland Security Affairs , Supplement no. 1 (2007)http://www.hsaj.org/?special:article=supplement.1.3