The Return of the Military
Abstract: Brazil now has a president-elect who glorifies the military dictatorship and a general as vice president-elect; in Guatemala, officers made their menacing presence felt as they literally stood behind the president as it was announced that the government would not renew the mandate of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala; and, Argentina intends to again use armed forces in conflicts within the country. In Latin America, the military is once again openly intervening in politics. The continent seems to be on its way back to a past that many had thought overcome. Although history seldom repeats itself and straight-out military regimes are unlikely, the continent is in a political crisis. The basic structural problems of violence, corruption, and inequality persist and continue to undermine democratic institutions. The use of the military in crises is met with hardly any resistance, not only in defective democracies such as Guatemala or in authoritarian contexts su
- Alternative title
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Das Militär kehrt zurück
- Location
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource, 11 S.
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Veröffentlichungsversion
nicht begutachtet
- Bibliographic citation
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GIGA Focus Lateinamerika ; Bd. 7
- Classification
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Politik
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Hamburg
- (when)
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2018
- Creator
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GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Lateinamerika-Studien
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-60633-4
- Rights
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
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14.08.2025, 10:54 AM CEST
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Associated
- Kurtenbach, Sabine
- Scharpf, Adam
- GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies - Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien, Institut für Lateinamerika-Studien
Time of origin
- 2018