The politics of defense revival in Argentina

Jorge Battaglino

Defense & Security Analysis, 2013, vol. 29, issue 1, 3-15

Abstract: In marked contrast with previous decades, defense issues in Argentina have started to receive increasing political attention over the last few years. The main goal of this article is to account for this new found interest in defense policy. The article contends that this revival could be accounted for by both the implementation of a neo-developmentalist strategy and a type of control that emphasizes civilian oversight over the armed forces. Both factors have promoted the implementation of policies that favored an increase in the military budget, the reconstruction of the defense industry and the establishment of a new military doctrine. This article evaluates the impact of factors that have not been previously considered by the literature on defense attention in South America.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/14751798.2013.760251

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