Center for Strategic Leadership, Issue Paper, October 2003, Volume 10- 03. Assisting Professional Militaries in Latin America: National Security Strategy Development Workshop Held in La Paz, Bolivia on 28 July-1 August 2003

摘要

Professionalization of their nation's military establishment is a challenge for some Latin American democracies because of the historical baggage carried by their armed forces. The populations of the countries concerned are often suspicious of providing these former repressive organizations with modern equipment and techniques. However, the reality is that the regions military organizations existing with less than adequate training and professional standards as well as operating in an under resources environment are susceptible to conception and politicization and in that they pose a threat to further democratic development. Success of military to military engagement in Latin America must be measured by the growth of professionalism within the armed forces of the region.