This paper attempts to show how the armed institutions of the Continent have been reinserted into a new structure of hemispheric military relations, as a result of the changes that have occurred in US strategic conceptions and of the role assigned to Latin America in those formulations. Likewise, the emergence of regional poles of power and new sources of political initiative allows this strategic military reintegration to take place under conditions of negotiation, rather than the imposition of collective agreements. In this way, the new links between the Armed Forces in the area must be seen within a broader scheme of strategic relationships, in which economic, political, ideological and international factors play a fundamental role.
Keywords:
Latin America, Armed Forces, Hemispheric Military Relations, United States, Strategic Studies
Author Biography
Augusto Varas
Secretario ejecutivo de la Asociación Chilena de Estudios para la Paz (ACHIP). Investigador de FLACSO. Autor de importantes obras sobre problemas de seguridad.
Varas, A. (1981). La reinserción de América Latina en el marco estratégico mundial. Estudios Internacionales, 14(56), p. 500–516. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.1981.16067
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