Mapping Security: The Corporate Security Sourcebook For Today's Global Economy

Chapter 11. The Americas

Figure 11-1. The Americas

Stretching from Canada’s Nunavut Territory to Chile’s Terra del Fuego, the Americas encompass the once “New World.” Seafaring Europeans divided and conquered its continents in the fifteenth century. Assimilation with indigenous cultures followed. Young and vibrant on the world stage, the Americas remain historically adolescent to adult counterparts in EMEA and Asia.

Beginning in Canada and the United States, I discuss how these similar cousins are tackling different threats and corporate security challenges. In Mexico, you will see how changes in language, culture, and security awareness begin and ...