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This study inquiries into the evolution of the concept of Security in the Chilean Defense White Papers published in 1997, 2002 and 2010. This work consists of a conceptual critical analysis of the texts in a comparative perspective. It focuses on five variables: definition of Security; definition of Defense; referent object; sectors of Security; definition of Threat. The results bring into light a process to narrow the reach of the military instrument; an increasing political interest to separate Security from Defense; an inorganic intend to incorporate Human security; and the displacement of Threat as an articulating axis of Defense planning. As a main conclusion, the concept of security evolves significantly according to the Chilean Defense White Papers. The relevance of this issue rests upon the fact that the conceptualization of security delineates the employment of the instruments of defense. The contribution of the study consists of disaggregating the evolution of the concept of Security to further understand the political modifications to the parameters of action of the military instrument in the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Avoiding or reducing the impact of transboundary diseases in animals, able to provoke an emergency situation with sanitary, economic and social consequences, is the principal mission of veterinary services. The Cuban strategy is based on continuing cycle with various phases. Each phase has various actions in order to prevent or detect exotic diseases as soon as possible, to guarantee mitigation of consequences with an early detection and rapid response. Our strategy for the reduction of sanitary disasters, specifically Avian Influenza, is present in this paper. The usefulness of the Cuban Civil Defense System by increasing intersectorial and multidisciplinary cooperation, with Public Health in particular, is evidenced when facing pandemic risk announced by international organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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