The Military in Ecuador PDF Download

Author: John D. Martz
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Category : Authoritarianism
Languages : en
Pages : 82

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Author: Anita Isaacs
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349089222
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 183

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Interprets the Ecuadorian transition to civilian rule following a prolonged period of military dictatorship (1972-79), and assesses the difficulties posed by efforts to consolidate democracy during the decade that followed. It focuses on civilian opposition to the policies of the regime.

Author: John Samuel Fitch
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Category : Coups d'état
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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Author: Maiah Jaskoski
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 1421409070
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 310

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Interviews with active-duty and retired military officers in Ecuador and Peru shed light on the evolution of Andean civil-military relations, with implications for democratization. Military Politics and Democracy in the Andes challenges conventional theories regarding military behavior in post-transition democracies. Through a deeply researched comparative analysis of the Ecuadorian and Peruvian armies, Maiah Jaskoski argues that militaries are concerned more with the predictability of their missions than with sovereignty objectives set by democratically elected leaders. Jaskoski gathers data from interviews with public officials, private sector representatives, journalists, and more than 160 Peruvian and Ecuadorian officers from all branches of the military. The results are surprising. Ecuador’s army, for example, fearing the uncertainty of border defense against insurgent encroachment in the north, neglected this duty, thereby sacrificing the state’s security goals, acting against government orders, and challenging democratic consolidation. Instead of defending the border, the army has opted to carry out policing functions within Ecuador, such as combating the drug trade. Additionally, by ignoring its duty to defend sovereignty, the army is available to contract out its policing services to paying, private companies that, relative to the public, benefit disproportionately from army security. Jaskoski also looks briefly at this theory's implications for military responsiveness to government orders in democratic Bolivia, Colombia, and Venezuela, and in newly formed democracies more broadly.

Author: Monica Herz
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN: 9781588260758
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Although the 1995 Cenepa War between Ecuador and Peru was the first military conflict in South America in over 50 years, the Ecuador-Peru relationship has been one of enduring rivalry. This text analyzes the mediation process that followed the 1995 war.

Author: Erin Fitz-Henry
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137489693
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 389

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US military presence in twenty-first century in Latin America has recently been characterised by rapidly intensifying militarization alongside under-supported anti-military activism. This book redirects recent debates about twenty-first century social mobilization by taking seriously those who actively resist the social movements in their midst.

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Languages : en
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Author: Maiah Anna Jaskoski
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Languages : en
Pages : 1016

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Author: Mónica Mite de la Gasca
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Category : Civil-military relations
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Author: Carlos E. P. Camacho
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ISBN: 9781423503798
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Languages : en
Pages : 89

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Civil Military Operations (CMO) has often been blamed for the politicization of the armed forces and a loss of civilian control. This thesis confronts this traditional approach and argues that CMO need not lead to these outcomes. It introduces democratic civilian control of the armed forces, a well- established military mission, and civilian and military expertise as the basic requirements for the application of CMO. If the requirements are fulfilled, a multiplier effects starts giving legitimacy to the government, consolidating the democratic process and increasing civilian control over the armed forces. This thesis examines Ecuador as a case study. Ecuador fulfills partially the requirements for the application of CMO. The State's structure allows democratic civilian control. There is a well-established mission: the north frontier of Ecuador has become a "gap" in the national security system that demands the assistance of the armed forces. But there is lack of civilian and military expertise in the application of CMO. The demand of CMO in the north frontier can be the perfect scenario for training and education in Civil Military Affairs, fulfilling the requirement of expertise and this allowing the application of CMO in Ecuador without risking the democratic regime.