The armed forces may no longer rule nations throughout Latin America, but they continue to influence democratic governments across the region. In nine original,

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The book tackles the subject of the military and politics in Latin America from a broad historical perspective, drawing on literature in the field and other inf

After a long era of military rule, the South American nations have been working on the construction of a new democratic order. This book provides a long-term hi

This volume examines Lebanon’s post-2011 security dilemmas and the tenuous civil-military relations. The Syrian civil war has strained the Lebanese Armed Forc