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

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Pub. Date: 2004-12-30
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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

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