ABSTRACT
Chile sees itself as distinct from other Latin American countries. Unlike most Spanish colonies, Chile was settled by family units. This, combined with geographic isolation, allowed it to develop differently than most of Latin America. The colonial era was marked by constant warfare between the Araucanian Indians and the Spanish, which had a lasting impact on national identity. Independence was achieved through the use of military power in alliance with Argentine forces. Human security is a concept first mentioned in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report of 1994 and consists of seven types of security: economic, food, health, environmental, personal, community, and political. Although several organizations are involved in national security in Chile, the Ministerio de Defensa Nacional is the overarching organization responsible for “aiding the President's management of national defense policy.”.
