The Military Accessions Vital to National Interest Program: What It Is and How It Can Be Made Relevant

Populism and Economic Policy in Brazil

Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs ◽

10.2307/165829 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 1-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira

Keyword(s):

Economic Policy ◽

Civil Society ◽

Economic Crisis ◽

National Interest ◽

Economic Policies ◽

Middle Income ◽

Business Elites ◽

Underdeveloped Countries ◽

Modern Capitalism ◽

The Military

Political or ideological obstacles have proved of paramount importance in Brazil's ability to adopt sound, consistent economic policies — the kind of policies the country needs if it is to overcome economic crisis and consolidate modern capitalism and democracy. Brazil's recent democratization was based on solid economic and social reality, representing the victory of civil society rather than a gift from the military regime. Nevertheless, it failed to tackle some of the basic ideologies and political practices which are typical of middle-income, industrialized, yet underdeveloped countries like Brazil: such as economic populism, developmentalism, anachronistic nationalist beliefs, political clientelism, unrealistic worker demands, conservatism, the orthodoxy of neoliberal monetarism, and the inability of short-sighted business elites to define the national interest.

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Myanmar's political civilianisation may face 2015 test

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db198445 ◽

2015 ◽

Keyword(s):

National Interest ◽

The State ◽

Political Transition ◽

Military Rule ◽

National Politics ◽

Content Type ◽

Aung San Suu Kyi ◽

National League ◽

The Military

Subject The outlook for Myanmar's political transition from military rule. Significance Myanmar holds elections in late 2015, the first since exiting full military rule; the Tatmadaw (military) is relinquishing power, reinterpreting its relationship with the state. Nonetheless, it remains politically significant. Reported today, President Thein Sein asserts that through "being involved in national politics" the Tatamdaw "is assisting in the flourishing of democracy". The opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) and leader Aung San Suu Kyi disagree, although Suu Kyi underlines building constructive links with the Tatmadaw, as she told an NLD rally on March 1. Impacts As it leaves politics, the Tatmadaw's leadership will seek a new institutional focus. This will probably see force capability modernisation and efforts to enhance troops' professionalism. Tatmadaw leaders will try to balance their perceptions of the national interest with pro-democracy feeling in the military. Stakeholders will cooperate with the Tatmadaw as Myanmar transitions politically; the military will reciprocate where it agrees.

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Unique Natural Values of the Military Training Area Záhories

Academic and Applied Research in Military and Public ◽

10.32565/aarms.2016.1.7 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 75-83

Author(s):

Milota Kustrová

Keyword(s):

Biodiversity Conservation ◽

Natural Science ◽

Military Training ◽

National Interest ◽

Science Research ◽

Community Interest ◽

Military Training Areas ◽

Animal Communities ◽

The Military ◽

Training Area

The article presents the results of natural science research on plant and animal communities in the military training area Záhorie. Nineteen habitats of Community Interest and six habitats of National Interest have been recorded in the area. The paper underlines the importance of the existing military training areas and military activities for biodiversity conservation, and also notes the need to implement measures to rescue valuable habitats.

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Transforming the Discourse of Civil-Military Interaction in Humanitarian Environments

Rethinking Humanitarian Intervention in the 21st Century ◽

10.3366/edinburgh/9781474423816.003.0013 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 287-310

Author(s):

Vandra Harris

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Military Personnel ◽

National Interest ◽

Foreign Affairs ◽

Military Force ◽

Clear Understanding ◽

The Military ◽

The Impact

In offering insight to the limits and considerations needed when undertaking an intervention, Vandra Harris in Chapter Twelve: Who is the Force Multiplier? Transient Military Insertion and Enduring NGO Engagement, explores the key non-governmental and military approaches to intervention, the interaction between the two, and how it can be reframed to improve outcomes for communities. Drawing on qualitative research with NGO and military personnel as well as an examination of civilian and military guidelines, the chapter illuminates the importance given to NGOs, though points to ways in which military goals appear to have precedence. Reflecting on the claim that NGOs are the military’s “force multipliers”—additional tools that increase the impact of the military force—the chapter argues that what is needed instead is greater clarity around humanitarian and humanitarian-like action and actors. With governments funding both defence and development—the latter increasingly under a foreign affairs banner and with an explicit “national interest” agenda—it can be understood that they view both as valuable in shaping international environments. Harris, therefore concludes that it is imperative to have a clear understanding of how these two entities relate to each other, and how that relationship can function best.

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Democrazy—Dem Go Craze, O: Monitoring the 1999 Nigerian Elections

Issue A Journal of Opinion ◽

10.1017/s1548450500005862 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 29-33

Author(s):

Darren Kew

Keyword(s):

Transition Program ◽

The Political ◽

High Stakes ◽

Political Class ◽

Soccer Match ◽

The Public ◽

The Military

In many respects, the least important part of the 1999 elections were the elections themselves. From the beginning of General Abdusalam Abubakar’s transition program in mid-1998, most Nigerians who were not part of the wealthy “political class” of elites—which is to say, most Nigerians— adopted their usual politically savvy perspective of siddon look (sit and look). They waited with cautious optimism to see what sort of new arrangement the military would allow the civilian politicians to struggle over, and what in turn the civilians would offer the public. No one had any illusions that anything but high-stakes bargaining within the military and the political class would determine the structures of power in the civilian government. Elections would influence this process to the extent that the crowd influences a soccer match.

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