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    • “A Civil-Military Alliance”: The Venezuelan Armed Forces before and during the Chávez era 

      Strønen, Iselin Åsedotter (CMI Working Paper WP 2016:4, Working paper, 2016-05-01)
      Executive summary When Hugo Chávez (1954–2013) came to power in Venezuela in 1998, the military was bestowed with a new — and controversial — role in society. Being a former career military himself, a central tenant of ...

    • Civilian and Military Relations in Turkey: A Historical Survey 

      Kutay, Acar (CMI Working Paper WP 2016:11, Working paper, 2016-12-01)
      This CMI Working Paper presents an analysis of civilian-military relations in Turkey, casting light on institutional, legal and economic aspects that have shaped the military’s role in society. An assessment of contemporary ...

    • Democracy and Violence: The Colombian Paradox 

      Tuft, Eva Irene (Research report, Research report, 1997)
      This study argues that the Colombian paradox between formal democracy and endemic political violence is a direct result of the narrow polity established by elite pacts. Through an analysis of the Colombian situation and ...

    • Fifty years since the military coup: Taking stock of Brazilian democracy 

      D'Araujo, Maria Celina (CMI Insight 2014:8, Report, 2014-09-04)
      In 1964, a military dictatorship that would last for 21 years was installed in Brazil. After a relatively smooth transition to democracy in 1985, Brazil is today considered one of the emerging powers in the world. This CMI ...

    • Iron fist politics in Colombia: A panorama of destruction 

      Vallejo, Catalina (CMI Brief vol. 11 no. 1, Report, 2012-01-23)
      During the last decade many Latin American countries have resorted to mano dura (iron fist) politics and militarisation to combat crime, drugs and subversion. The high number of killed, injured and displaced persons in ...

    • Latin American Civil-Military Relations in a Historical Perspective: A Literature Review 

      Skaar, Elin; Malca, Camila Gianella (CMI Working Paper WP 2014:6, Working paper, 2014-07-01)
      Civil-military relations constitute a crucial element in the transition to substantive democracy all over the world. During periods of authoritarianism or civil war, the military in Latin America has been responsible for ...

    • Security and remilitarization in the name of democracy: The impact of global crime control policies in Honduras 

      Rivera, Lirio Gutierrez (CMI Working Paper WP 2015:10, Working paper, 2015-09-01)
      During the past decade, the Honduran government has introduced hard-line security policies in order to reduce the alarming levels of crime and delinquency in the country. This CMI Working paper outlines the history of ...

    • The Egyptian military in politics and the economy: Recent history and current transition status 

      Abul-Magd, Zeinab (CMI Insight 2013:2, Report, 2013-10-24)
      The Egyptian military has been playing a decisive role in national politics since the eruption of the 2011 uprisings. The Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) governed the country from February 2011 until June 2012. They ...

    • The Sudan Armed Forces and Prospects of Change 

      El-Battahani, Atta (CMI Insight 2016:3, Report, 2016-04-01)
      The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) has a long history of siding with civil protestors in times of national political crisis. In recent years, waves of popular protests, often called the Arab Spring, have affected political ...