Latin American Military and Politics in the Twenty-First Century: A Cross-National Analysis

ISBN-13: 9780367757786 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 288 str.

Dirk Kruijt; Kees Koonings

Opis

This volume offers a comparative analysis of the role of the military in Latin America in domestic politics and governance after 2000.

Spis treści

1. Introduction - The Latin American Military And Politics in the Twenty-First Century  Part 1: Back to the Barracks?  2. Peru - The Armed Forces in Search of a Place in the World  3. Chile - A Democracy with Semi-Autonomous Armed Forces: A History of Civil-Military Relations Since 1990  4. Uruguay - The Military and Politics in the Twenty-First Century: The Chronicle of a Conflictive Relationship  5. Argentina - The Reinvention of the Armed Forces in the Face of the Challenge of De-Militarising the Nation-State  6. Costa Rica - The De-Militarisation of Politics: An Exceptional Story  Part 2: Regional Powers under Siege  7. Brazil - The Military and Politics at the End of the ‘New Republic’  8. Mexico – The Armed Forces: Revolution, One-Party Rule, and the Uncertainties of Democratisation and Insecurity  Part 3: Violent Pluralism  9. Guatemala – The Sword of Damocles: Deficient Civilian Control and Relative Military Autonomy  10. El Salvador – The Armed Forces in Politics: Support and Tutelage  11. Honduras – The Militarisation of Politics or The Politicisation of The Military? The Armed Forces in Times of Political Crisis, Corruption, Drug Trafficking and The Covid-19 Pandemic  12. Colombia – Civil-Military Relations in the Twenty-First Century  Part 4: Armoured Bolivarianism  13. Venezuela – The Osmosis Between the Dominant Political Party, the Military and the Public Administration  14. Cuba – The Cuban Armed Forces: From Revolutionaries to Entrepreneurs  15. Nicaragua – The Changing Ethos of the Nicaraguan Army: From a Revolutionary Army to an Advocate of Democracy and, Finally, a Financial Emporium and Silent Accomplice to the New Dictatorship  16. Bolivia – The Armed Forces and the Crisis of the Plurinational State of Bolivia: Neo-Conservatism Versus the Popular Movement in the Twenty-First Century  17. Military Officers for Democracy: The OMIDELAC in the 1970s and 1980s  18. Conclusions – Latin America’s New Civil-Military Politics