ABSTRACT

The civil–military relations of the Trump Presidency became increasingly troubled. The President attempted not only to involve the military in partisan politics, but also in counter-protest operations in the face of nationwide demonstrations. Such operations increase the likelihood of human rights abuses by the military, which prides itself on professionalism and public approval. How can officers resist a commander-in-chief pulling them into partisan politics, particularly when this endangers military professionalism and quite possibly democracy itself? This article finds that U.S. military commanders might turn to their counterparts across Latin America for examples and lessons. Commanders in Chile, Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil have found innovative waves to resist unwise Presidential orders and potentially save lives in the process. Critically, we find that these instances of justifiable dissent did not result in an erosion of civilian control.

摘要

特朗普总统任期内的军民关系变得越来越麻烦。总统不仅试图让军队参与党派政治，而且还试图在面对全国性示威时参与反抗议行动。此类行动增加了军方侵犯人权的可能性，军方以专业精神和公众认可为荣。军官如何抵抗总司令将他们拉入党派政治，尤其是当这危及军事专业精神和很可能是民主本身时？本文发现美国军事指挥官可能会向拉丁美洲各地的同行寻求范例和教训。智利、厄瓜多尔、哥伦比亚和巴西的指挥官们发现了创新浪潮来抵制不明智的总统命令，并可能在此过程中挽救生命。关键的是，