The Civil-Military Gap in El Salvador

Abstract

This paper assesses relevant historical events and values that affect differences in the political culture of civilians and military in El Salvador. Differences caused by professional experience, education, doctrine, motivation, mistrust and bias, values and ethic. The gap or different political culture exists between the two cultures at the political level, especially in democracies. The paper recommends measures to reduce the gap at the strategic level.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA469626

Entities

People

  • Rafael Melara Rivera

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Central America
  • Civil War
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • El Salvador
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Hispanics
  • Human Rights
  • Military Education
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Schools
  • Security
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.