NEW MISSIONS AND SCENARIOS FOR ARMED FORCES AND ITS IMPLICATIONS IN CIVIL – MILITARY RELATIONS ; NUEVAS MISIONES Y ESCENARIOS PARA LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS Y SUS IMPLICACIONES EN LAS RELACIONES CIVILES MILITARES
The transformations in the area of security and defense, and the complexity of the context in which the armed forces operate, had demanded to a closer political and military leadership over the conduct of operations, along with a more intense and specialized civil – military interaction, as a key factor to face uncertainty and ambiguity that characterizes the current operational environment. This fact has brought up some worries due to the possible military interference in the political area, especially within the circumstances of complex military operations in the tactical field, as well as, the civil expertise to exert the normal authority and leadership in civil -military relations and to assume the responsibility of their decisions.The author analyses the changes that had occurred in missions and contexts where the armed forces are being employed, and from that, addresses the demands this new situation imposes to the civilian and military leaders; at the same time addresses the need to move forward in the design of relations and work procedures formulas, more explicit and institutionalized that may contribute to facilitate a better interaction able to add value to the decision – making process, in a coherent framework within the civil – military relations principles. ; Las transformaciones evidenciadas en los ámbitos de la seguridad y la defensa, y la complejidad del entorno en el que operan las fuerzas armadas, han exigido una conducción política y militar más estrecha sobre las operaciones, junto a una interacción civil militar más intensa y especializada, como uno de los factores clave para enfrentar la incertidumbre y la ambigüedad que caracteriza el ambiente operacional actual. Esta realidad ha hecho surgir algunas preocupaciones por la posible injerencia militar en el ámbito político, especialmente en el contexto de las operaciones complejas en el campo táctico, como asimismo, por la pericia civil para ejercer la autoridad y el liderazgo propio de las relaciones civiles militares, y para asumir la ...