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A 5 page overview of the factors affecting military involvement in third world countries' internal politics. The author discusses this involvement in respect to the concept of new military professionalism, a trend towards interrelated political and military skills. Examples of regimes include China, the U.S., and countries such as North Korea, Iraq, Iran, Bosnia, Libya, and Syria. While Communist and Democratic premises drive the former, the latter types of military regimes are essentially driven by the whims of specific dictators. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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political government are largely separate, some countries struggle with a military control of the government. The term "new military professionalism" arose in the 1970s and is attributed to Allan
Stephan (Moran, 2001). It relates to a military that is characterized by: "interrelated political
and military skills, is concerned with subversive and internal security, and focuses on national development (Moran, 2001).
"New military professionalism" contrasts with the older definition of "military professionalism" coined in the 1950s by Samuel Huntington. Under the old definition military professionalism related to a
"well-trained, educated, and apolitical force", a force that was "subject to civilian authority and professionally manages violence from external, international sources" (Moran, 2001). The differences between the old definition
of military professionalism and the new definition highlights an area of considerably controversy. Many contend that professional militaries should not be concerned with the internal regulation of a country
but rather with the external security of that country (Moran, 2001). There are numerous examples of the transition of military forces
around the world to "new military professionalism". China is, perhaps, one of the most ready examples. Not only does the Chinese military continually "suppress populations in the Western
part of the country", they are perceived by many (the George W. Bush Administration included) as a threat to Asian security (Moran, 2001). China is not the only
major world power, however, to have involved her troops in the politics of other countries. The United States itself flexes its muscles as it deems necessary. We do
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