Can the Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force be Used Successfully as an Instrument of Nation Building in Trinidad and Tobago

Abstract

This study examines the role that military forces in less developed countries can play in nation building. It analyses the nation building contributions of the armed forces of Argentina, Brazil, Malaysia, Republic of Korea and Venezuela in their respective countries. The Civilian Conservation Corps that existed in the U.S. in the 1930s and the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps are also analyzed. The evidence shows that armed forces can assist, in great measure, in nation building. There is, however, the danger that they can become politicized and eventually seize political power. The evidence reveals that there can also be economic and social disadvantages to military nation building. The study shows that the patterns of civil-military relations that exist in less developed nations could influence the success or failure of military nation building programs. Nation building, Civil-Military relations, Role of the military in nation building, Nation building case studies

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 03, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284476

Entities

People

  • C. B. Thompson

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Employment
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Public Administration
  • Ridges
  • Sociopolitics
  • Students
  • Terrain

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies