Militarization and the International Arms Race in Latin America

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: VARAS, Augusto Varas, Varas Augusto
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.12.2021
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education
• EAN: 9780367005214
• ISBN: 978-0-367-00521-4
• Pages: 176
• Subjects: Latin America, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Politics & government, Politics and government, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, History of the Americas, civil-military relations, national security doctrine, military technology transfer, regional peace agreements, democratization and disarmament processes, conflict perception analysis, authoritarian regimes Latin America