This volume offers a comparative analysis of the role of the military in Latin America in domestic politics and governance after 2000.

1. Introduction - The Latin American Military And Politics in the Twenty-First Century Part 1: Back to the Barracks? 2. Peru - The Armed Forces in Search of a Place in the World 3. Chile - A Democracy with Semi-Autonomous Armed Forces: A History of Civil-Military Relations Since 1990 4. Uruguay - The Military and Politics in the Twenty-First Century: The Chronicle of a Conflictive Relationship 5. Argentina - The Reinvention of the Armed Forces in the Face of the Challenge of De-Militarising the Nation-State 6. Costa Rica - The De-Militarisation of Politics: An Exceptional Story Part 2: Regional Powers under Siege 7. Brazil - The Military and Politics at the End of the 'New Republic' 8. Mexico - The Armed Forces: Revolution, One-Party Rule, and the Uncertainties of Democratisation and Insecurity Part 3: Violent Pluralism 9. Guatemala - The Sword of Damocles: Deficient Civilian Control and Relative Military Autonomy 10. El Salvador - The Armed Forces in Politics: Support and Tutelage 11. Honduras - The Militarisation of Politics or The Politicisation of The Military? The Armed Forces in Times of Political Crisis, Corruption, Drug Trafficking and The Covid-19 Pandemic 12. Colombia - Civil-Military Relations in the Twenty-First Century Part 4: Armoured Bolivarianism 13. Venezuela - The Osmosis Between the Dominant Political Party, the Military and the Public Administration 14. Cuba - The Cuban Armed Forces: From Revolutionaries to Entrepreneurs 15. Nicaragua - The Changing Ethos of the Nicaraguan Army: From a Revolutionary Army to an Advocate of Democracy and, Finally, a Financial Emporium and Silent Accomplice to the New Dictatorship 16. Bolivia - The Armed Forces and the Crisis of the Plurinational State of Bolivia: Neo-Conservatism Versus the Popular Movement in the Twenty-First Century 17. Military Officers for Democracy: The OMIDELAC in the 1970s and 1980s 18. Conclusions - Latin America's New Civil-Military Politics