TY - BOOK AU - Millett,Richard AU - Parga Pantoja,Miguel TI - Beyond praetorianism: the Latin American military in transition SN - 1574540009 (alk. paper) AV - UA 602.3 B573 1996 U1 - 355/.0098 PY - 1996/// CY - Miami, Fla., Boulder, CO PB - North-South Center Press, University of Miami, Distributed by Lynn Rienner Publishers KW - Civil-military relations KW - Latin America KW - Relaciones cívico militares KW - América Latina KW - National security KW - Seguridad nacional KW - Armed Forces KW - Fuerzas armadas KW - Politics and government KW - 1980- KW - Política y gobierno N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foreword / Ambler H. Moss, Jr. -- Introduction / Michael Gold-Biss and Richard L. Millett -- I. The Future of Cooperative Hemispheric Security in the Americas / Hernan Patino Mayer -- II. Peacekeeping, Confidence-Building / Jack Child -- III. Guerrillas, Narcotics, and Terrorism: Old Menaces in a New World / Max G. Manwaring -- IV. Changing Military World Views: The Armed Forces of South America in the 1990s / Carina Perelli and Juan Rial -- V. The Regional Security System (RSS) / Gary Brana-Shute -- VI. The Mexican Military: The Dilemma of Functioning in a One-Party System / Stephen J. Wager -- VII. From Triumph to Survival: Cuba's Armed Forces in an Era of Transition / Richard L. Millett -- VIII. Nicaragua's Armed Forces: An Assessment of Their Political Power / Luis Humberto Guzman -- IX. Unfinished Business: Military Reform and Peace Processes in El Salvador and Guatemala / Bonnie Tenneriello, Geoff Thale and Richard L. Millett -- X. Life After Wartime? Civil-Military Relations in the Salvadoran Reconstruction / Tricia Juhn -- XI. Brazilian Security in the New World Disorder: Implications for Civil-Military Relations / Max G. Manwaring -- XII. The Transformation of Argentine Security / Deborah L. Norden -- XIII. Peru: The State Under Siege / Dirk Kruijt -- XIV. The Future of Latin America's Armed Forces / Richard L. Millett N2 - The realities of the post-Cold War world have presented Latin American militaries with new truths, and these are placing the military institutions under pressure. This work examines these factors and offers possible scenarios for regional developments ER -