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Costa Rica: Military and Paramilitary Forces — The Country Without an Army, the Coast Guard, and the Narco-Frontier
An examination of Costa Rica's unique security apparatus, which has operated without a standing army since 1948, relying instead on specialized paramilitary and police forces. The article explores the financial and operational challenges of securing its borders and combatting drug trafficking along the narco-frontier with US and regional cooperation.
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