David Pion-Berlin

TL;DR: The influence of the armed forces on the emergent democracies of South America is a subject that is gathering attention within the scholarly community as mentioned in this paper, and the recent political changes sweeping the South American region raise especially intriguing and interrelated questions for the political-military analyst.

TL;DR: Argentina remains the only country in South America that has held human rights trials against military offenders for their role in repression as mentioned in this paper, and despite the extent of the atrocities committed by the previous military government, despite terrible anguish suffered under repressive military rule, neither Uruguay nor Chile has conducted similar trials.

TL;DR: Pion-Berlin this article examines the influence that institutions have had over the implementation of policy in Argentina between 1983 and 1995, revealing that policies can succeed despite military resistance, and that the success or failure of civilian leaders in imposing their policy on the military is a function of the centralization of policy-making and the insulation of policy makers from external pressures.

TL;DR: The conclusion of the Cold War and the re-emergence of democracy in South America has removed principal enemies, both internal and external, while economic integration has softened contentious bord...

TL;DR: Pion-Berlin and Trinkunas as mentioned in this paper examined military responses to mass protests against elected governments during moments of constitutional crisis in democratic states in Latin America, focusing on military responses or the lack thereof.