Latin American Armed Forces Facing the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century: Defense and Security

2002 ◽  
pp. 107-117
Author(s):  
Hector Luis Saint-Pierre

Author(s):  
Michał Stelmach

The aim of this article is to analyse the new forms of militarism as well as the position and the role of the armed forces in Latin American political systems in the twenty-first century. The first part analyses two selected forms of military participation in politics: the participation of former servicemembers in presidential elections and their performance as presidents, and the militarisation of political parties. The second part of the article focuses on the issue of contemporary civil-military relations in Latin America, discussing the problems associated with the establishment of democratic control over the armed forces, the reform of the Ministries of Defense and the redefinition of the functions of the army.







2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-110
Author(s):  
Andrea Meador Smith

Review of: Domestic Labor in Twenty-First Century Latin American Cinema, Elizabeth Osborne and Sofía Ruiz-Alfaro (eds) (2020) Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 242 pp., ISBN 978-3-03033-295-2, h/bk, €103.99, e/bk, €85.59



2021 ◽  
pp. 225-256
Author(s):  
Luis Roniger

This chapter assesses where the region stands in the early twenty-first century, as Latin American democracies exhibit a tug of war between executive policies and strong participatory trends, with countries joining multiple yet segmented intergovernmental organizations that have failed to reach institutional integration and express a voice in unison. These tensions have never been as poignant as in the current scenario, as the region faces transnational challenges and dilemmas, exacerbated by the health pandemic and economic contraction.





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