Abstract

TELLO, Ángel Pablo  and  SPOTA, Julio César. DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE ASSIGNED ROLE TO THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY ARGENTINA. rev.relac.int.estrateg.segur. [online]. 2015, vol.10, n.2, pp.21-41. ISSN 1909-3063.

The purpose of this research article is to probe the power given by the Argentine State to Military Intelligence. The main goal of the assignment involved inquiring about the role played by the Military Intelligence within the scope of the national strategic management. For purposes thereof, research was indicted assessing the existing degree of compatibility between the general strategic appraisal managed by the Argentinean political management (which can be described as 'pacified' in inter-state terms) and the special budget allocation among the different components of the National Armed Forces to the benefit of Military Intelligence. In the scope of methodology, a comparative analysis study was done, comparing quantitative information taken from national budgets (local and regional ones) and some interviews to intelligence military and civil staff were carried out in order to establish the interpretation of outstanding events by member of Intelligence Services. The final outcome of this research has led to pose a hypothesis for the purpose of historically determining and understanding a set of events which have been taken into account: the Argentine State is carrying out illegal domestic intelligence activities using of the structure of the Military Intelligence in order to fulfill their goals.

Keywords : Argentina; National Defence; Military Intelligence; Intelligence Services; Comparative Analysis.

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