Argentine Civil-Military Relations. From Alfonsin to Menem
Abstract
During the past 20 years, the movement in Latin America toward elected, representative governments and away from authoritarian regimes has made democracy in many cases fragile and conditional but nonetheless real the overwhelming political choice throughout the Western Hemisphere. Institutions and societies long accustomed to trying to deal with authoritarian, arbitrary; and autonomous political actors, often including military organizations, have been scrambling to adapt to often radically changed, and much more accountable, political settings. The road to a democratic polity in almost all of Latin America has been uneven at best, and in some cases strewn with potholes. But the various peace arrangements resolving decades of violence in Central America and the transitions to elected civilian regimes in all of South America attest to a general sense that force no longer is an acceptable instrument for settling political disputes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2002
- Accession Number
- ADA421838
Entities
People
- Herbert C. Huser
Organizations
- National Defense University