Civil-Military Relations in Portugal: The Long Process to Achieve Civilian Control and Military Effectiveness
Loading...
Authors
Bruneau, Thomas C.
Subjects
Advisors
Date of Issue
2015
Date
2015
Publisher
Language
Abstract
Civil-military relations in Portugal are analyzed employing a framework with empirical
indicators focusing on the three dimensions of democratic civilian control, effectiveness in roles
and missions, and efficiency. Despite the economic crisis, and consequent lack of government
resources, this analysis of Portugal is positive in comparative perspective. In addition to the
influence and incentives of international organizations, specifically NATO, EU, and the UN, the
author emphasizes how civilians and military use defense policy and the armed forces in
pursuing strategic goals.
The author is distinguished professor emeritus at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey,
California. He received his PhD in Political Science from the University of California at
Berkeley, and has published scholarly books and articles on civil-military relations, reform of
intelligence agencies, Central American street gangs, and the use of private security contractors
by the United States in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Type
Article
Description
Portuguese language translation is available here: https://calhoun.nps.edu/handle/10945/49921
Series/Report No
Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
26 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.