The Role Of The Armed Forces In The Americas: Civil-military Relations For The 21st Century

by Schulz, Donald E.

• ISBN13: 9781410218865
• ISBN10: 1410218864
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-30
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

Table of Contents

Foreword
Colonel Richard H. Witherspoon
Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College	v
Recommendations	vii
Part One: Introduction	1	(10)
1. The Americas: The Strategic Landscape
Colonel Michael R. Gonzáles,
Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College	3	(8)
Part Two: The Role of the Military: Current Issues and Future Prospects	11	(72)
2. Building New Security Relationships in the Americas: The Next Critical Steps
Dr. Richard Downes
North-South Center, University of Miami	13	(18)
3. Brazilian National Defense Policy and Civil-Military Relations in the Government of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Dr. Eliézer Rizzo de Oliveira
Campinas State University, Brazil	31	(40)
4. Civil-Military Relations in Latin America: Pitfalls and Prospects
General Fred F. Woerner (USA Ret.)
Boston University	71	(6)
5. Armed Forces Missions and the Strengthening of Democracy in the Americas
Licenciado Luis Tibiletti
Ser 2000, Argentina	77	(6)
Part Three: National Security and Civil-Military Relations in the 21st Century: Three Views From Latin America	83	(26)
6. Civil-Military Relations in the Americas for the 21st Century: A Latin American Perspective
Professor Luis Bitencourt Emilio
Catholic University of Brasilia	85	(16)
7. The Colombian Army in the 21st Century
Major General Manuel Jose Bonett Locarno
Commanding General of the Armed Forces, Colombia	101	(4)
8. The Peace Process in Guatemala
Brigadier General Victor Manuel Ventura Arellano
Vice-Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Guatemala	105	(4)
Part Four: Civil-Military Relations and U.S. Policy: A U.S. Military Perspective	109	(8)
9. The U.S. National Guard and State to State Partnership: Implications for Latin America
Major General William J. Jefferds, Ed. D. (ARNGUS Ret.)
Special Assistant to the Chief, National Guard Bureau Colonel
Robert B. James
Director of International Affairs, National Guard Bureau	111	(6)
Part Five: The Workshop Reports	117	(38)
10. The Inter-American Defense System
Dr. Thomas Bruneau
U.S. Naval Postgraduate School	119	(4)
11. Inter-Institutional Relations in the National Policy Process
Dr. Judith Gentleman
U.S. Air War College	123	(10)
12. Cooperative Security and Peacekeeping
Lieutenant Colonel Victor Tise
U.S. Air Force Academy	133	(8)
13. Subregional Cooperation
Dr. William Stanley
University of New Mexico	141	(10)
14. Emerging Roles and Missions
Dr. Andres Serbin
Venezuelan Institute of Social and Political Sciences and Central University of Venezuela	151	(4)
Part Six: Conclusions and Recommendations	155	(30)
15. The Role of the Armed Forces in the Americas: Conclusions, Lessons, Recommendations and Unresolved Issues
Dr. Donald E. Schulz
Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College	157	(28)
Recommended Reading	185	(2)
About the Editor	187