The Changing Role of the Military in Colombia

1961 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. León Helguera
Keyword(s):  
Army Officers ◽  
The Military ◽  
Changing Role

The role of the Colombian military in politics is a recent development in that republic's history. It is also basically ephemeral, with few historical or traditional antecedents, such as those, for example, of Mexico or Venezuela.Most of the successful battles which freed Colombia from Spanish domination were fought by non-Colombian armies led by Venezuelans. The end of the independence period (1830), found Colombia throwing off a Venezuelan army officers’ government (that of General Rafael Urdaneta) imposed by force, and destined to be short-lived because it violated the unwritten Colombian constitution, as well as its written charter.

The Changing Role of the Military in Argentina

1961 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 571-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Potash
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Political Action ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
Political Force ◽  
Enlisted Men ◽  
Armed Services ◽  
The Military ◽  
Changing Role

The Argentine military emerged as a major political force with its overthrow of the Irigoyen government in September, 1930. It remains an active political force to this day. The role the military has played during this period has varied in terms of the specific objectives sought, the methods used, and the intensity of its action, but at no time did it cease to be a political force, at no time have the governing authorities whether military or civilian been able to discount its desires or demands. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the nature of the role the military played between 1930 and 1958 and to attempt an assessment of its more recent activities. As used in this paper, the term “military” will refer to the officers, active and retired, of the three armed services. The oneyear conscripts who have comprised the bulk of the enlisted men in the army and a substantial part of those of the navy and air force have never been initiators of political action.

The changing role of the military

GeoJournal ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Ramsbotham
Keyword(s):  
The Military ◽  
Changing Role

scholarly journals Proffesionalism in the Post Soeharto Indonesian Military

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Muradi Muradi
Keyword(s):  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Criminal Activity ◽  
Personal Interest ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Reform Era ◽  
Military Involvement ◽  
Financial Income ◽  
The Military ◽  
Changing Role

This paper will discuss the changing role of the military in criminal activity during the Reform Era which was affected by strict regulations, the supervision of institutions and the government's commitment to meet the welfare of the soldiers, with criminal activities referring to activities such as illegal economic activities, extortion, as well as drug and human trafficking. This paper will also analyze the ongoing criminal activity in the military, which mostly originates from personal interest rather than in the interest of the institution. This paper also describes the competition between military and police increasing criminal activities in order to seize illegal financial income potential. This paper will also analyze the methods of Post-Suharto military involvement in criminal activities.

The Changing Role of the Military in Latin America

1961 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 559-569
Author(s):  
Edwin Lieuwen
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Church Hierarchy ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Changing Role ◽  
World Environment

“A new Latin America is rapidly emerging” — this has been the message of many Hispanic-American social scientists. The traditional order, under which a landed aristocracy, a praetorian military caste, and a Catholic church hierarchy monopolized power, wealth, prestige, and influence, is crumbling. Society is in a state of upheaval; politics is being revolutionized; the economy is undergoing a fundamental transformation; new institutional forms are reshaping the environment.The extent and intensity of change among the various Latin-American countries has been uneven. At one extreme is Mexico whose “new look” strikes nearly all contemporary observers. Meanwhile, neighboring Nicaragua still lives in the nineteenth century. Despite their distinct identities, however, all the Latin-American states have felt the impact of fundamental shifts in the recent world environment.

Kenya’s war in Somalia

2020 ◽  
pp. 575-588
Author(s):  
David M. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Public Affairs ◽  
Military Occupation ◽  
Fourth Section ◽  
Economic Opportunities ◽  
The Military ◽  
Changing Role

This chapter reviews the first seven years of Kenya’s war in southern Somalia. The campaign will be examined in four parts through a chronological survey, looking first at the politics of the decision to invade, and then at the character of the military occupation, leading to a discussion of the Kenya Defence Force’s (KDF) exploitation of the economic opportunities presented to them in Kismayo. The fourth section describes the attrition the KDF has suffered since 2015, as it faces difficulties in holding territory against al-Shabaab attack. Finally, the conclusion considers the costs of the war, and the changing role of the military in public affairs.

The Reluctant Warrior

2018 ◽  
pp. 89-103
Author(s):  
Andrew T. McDonald ◽  
Verlaine Stoner McDonald
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Native Americans ◽  
The United States ◽  
Japanese Americans ◽  
Westward Expansion ◽  
Army Officers ◽  
War Effort ◽  
The Military ◽  
Race War

Chapter 4 describes Rusch’s experience from the time of his repatriation to the United States to his service as a personnel officer for the Military Intelligence Service Language School. Rusch’s task was to recruit Japanese Americans for the U.S. Army, where they would learn Japanese to serve the war effort. Rusch was also part of a speaker’s bureau, through which he would appear at public functions to discuss Japan’s military capabilities. On some occasions, before audiences of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Rusch spoke against America’s policy of interning Japanese Americans. But more often than not, Rusch’s remarks mirrored American policy and sentiments of the day, calling for the fiery destruction of Japan’s militarist regime, which he acknowledged would require the killing of Japanese civilians. At other times, Rusch used his position to implore army officers to treat Nisei soldiers as individuals, not as members of another race. Occasionally, Rusch spoke of World War II in terms of a race war, of Japanese leaders bent on expelling Caucasians from Asia, casting Americans in the role of the fearless pioneers who fought off Native Americans to secure their westward expansion. Rusch remained committed to returning to help Japan rebuild after the war.

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