A New Dawn for Latin American Militaries: Across the region, militarization is on the rise, posing a major threat to democracy and justice. What can be done?

Authors

Brett J. Kyle, University of Nebraska at OmahaFollow
Andrew G. Reiter, Mount Holyoke College

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-29-2019

Publication Title

NACLA

Volume

51

Issue

1

First Page

18

Last Page

28

Abstract

On July 26, 2018, thousands of protesters, led by the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo, marched in Argentina to oppose President Mauricio Macri's plans to empower the military to engage in domestic policing. In a country where a military regime killed thousands of civilians between 1976 and 1983, the prospect of the military on the streets again has opened old wounds and incited a heated debate. Macri defended the change, which was implemented by two executive decrees, as being necessary to enable Argentina to face the security challenges of the 21st century, including drug trafficking and terrorism.

Comments

This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in NACLA Report on the Americas on March 29, 2019, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/10714839.2019.1593684

Recommended Citation

Kyle, B.J., & Reiter, A.G. (2019). A new dawn for Latin American militaries: Across the region, militarization is on the rise, posing a major threat to democracy and justice. What can be done? NACLA Report on the Americas, 51(1), 18-28. https://doi.org/10.1080/10714839.2019.1593684