Militarism, integration and border conflicts: the case of Peru, Ecuador and Mexico

The severe economic shocks, made in the decade throughout the region, have generated a series of domestic and International conflicts, which in turn have put back the Armed Forces into the scene. This development, not only weakens what little has been accomplished in terms of cooperation and integra...

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Autor principal: Dávila Aldás, Francisco R.
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales 2015
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Acceso en línea:http://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rel/article/view/51734
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=mx/mx-047&d=article51734oai
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Sumario:The severe economic shocks, made in the decade throughout the region, have generated a series of domestic and International conflicts, which in turn have put back the Armed Forces into the scene. This development, not only weakens what little has been accomplished in terms of cooperation and integration, but also threatens the incipient democratic Latin American regimes. The latest Peruvian-Ecuadoran border dispute a clear example; however, the Chiapas and the Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR) uprising in Mexico offers a better illustration of the Armed Forces intervention in politics due to the weakening of governmental institutions.