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15/08/2014

Remilitarization in Central America: The "return" of those who never went away (DIEEEO90-2014)

This article is devoted to expose how the employment of Central American armies on public safety and internal order, exposes a great overlap of military and police functions, this reality undercovers an even more threatening situation: the disturbing Central American remilitarization process, self-justified under the flag of the war on drugs, and fed by the traditional militaristic culture of the region, difficult to build democratic institutions on Central America. In this regards it is analyzed: the rational logic of increasing troops, equipment and military expenses contrasted against the lack of modernization and professionalization of police forces; how come the adoption of laws and decrees grants greater functional autonomy to the armies; active and retired military who have assumed positions in the central government or public administration; and which are the starting points for the research of new models on civil-military civilian- police and police military exchange models that can effectively suit the new scenarios on national defense and public safety.

Author: Roberto Cajina

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