Reflecting on national security policies: alternatives considering State changes

• Autor(a) principal: Pieranti, Octavio Penna
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Outros Autores: Cardoso, Fabio dos Santos, Silva, Luiz Henrique Rodrigues da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Administração Pública
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/6878
• topic: public policies; national security; national defense.; políticas públicas; segurança nacional; defesa nacional.

Since the mid-1980s politicians and academicians have been debating the transformations in the Brazilian state. This discussion, however, frequently does not take into account a basic attribution of the state: national security. The role of promoting and guaranteeing national security is a monopoly of the nation-state since its origin in the 17th century. Despite their relevance, national security issues have a secondary role in the Brazilian political agenda. This article discusses, based on a documental research, the perfor- mance of the Brazilian state in the elaboration of a national security policy, considering the historical context of this country. Since the end of the military regime the absence of a national security policy has been evident, due either to inefficient political actors or to an undefined role of the Armed Forces.