U.S. Training for Latin American Militaries: Avoiding An Internal Security Role Creep

Abstract

Why does the United States train and fund Latin American militaries in internal security roles when the US military itself trains mainly for an external defense role? The United States should train Latin American militaries in external defense roles in order to strengthen democratic civil-military relations because training in internal security roles increases the risk of military involvement in domestic politics, something which has been problematic in Latin American countries.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1022969

Entities

People

  • Michelle Artolachipe

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Central America
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Students
  • Terrorism
  • United States Government
  • United States Southern Command
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.