Militarization And The International Arms Race In Latin America
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Armed Forces
Arms Buildup
Arms Expenditures
Arms Exports
Arms Limitation Agreements
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authoritarian regimes Latin America
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Chilean Armed Forces
Chilean Society
civil-military relations
conflict perception analysis
Coproduction Agreements
democratization and disarmament processes
Direccion Nacional De Inteligencia
Ejercito Revolucionario Del Pueblo
Energy Resources
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International Arms Race
Latin American Armed Forces
Latin American Military
Local Arms Industry
Military Expenditures
Military Headquarters
military technology transfer
National Atomic Energy Commission
National Defense Councils
national security doctrine
Organization Of American States
Propertied Factions
regional peace agreements
Security Context
Weak Civilian Control
West Germany
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- ISBN 9780367005214
- Weight: 490g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 13 Dec 2021
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Military conflicts and dictatorships in Latin America are the main consequences of the increasingly autonomous role of the armed forces in the region, asserts noted scholar Augusto Varas, and international factors related to the expansion of weapon industries in the North and the increasing flow of financial resources to Latin America are accelerating the arms race. Varas discusses the historical function of the armed forces in local politics, the new ideology of the "national security doctrine," and the process of conflict perception by the Latin American military. He also analyzes the inevitable relations between the arms race and the political role of the region's armed institutions. Using Chile as an example, he places these factors in context and illustrates how political crisis can escalate into a regional arms race. He then concludes with a discussion of the links between prospects for democracy in the region and demilitarization and disarmament.
Augusto Varas is a professor at FLACSO (Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences), Santiago, Chile. He has served as a consultant to UNESCO's division of human rights, the UN University, and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
