Recently updated from 2018.
FIU’s Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center have launched an updated Military Culture Series examining the cultures of militaries across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Building on the foundational work of Brian Fonseca and Eduardo A. Gamarra’s edited volume titled Culture and National Security in the Americas (Lexington Books, 2017) and updating a series first published in 2018, the forthcoming publications feature leading scholars from across the hemisphere.
The series explores the internal and external factors that shape contemporary military institutions, assessing how history, culture, politics, economics, and geography influence the values, attitudes, and behaviors that define military organizations today.
Through this research, FIU continues to advance understanding of civil-military relations, strategic culture, and security dynamics across the region.
Colombian Military Culture 2026
By Paul Angelo, Ph.D., McLarty Associates, and Olga Illera Correal, Ph.D., Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
Nicaraguan Military Culture 2026
By Orlando J. Pérez, Ph.D., University of North Texas at Dallas, and Randy Pestana, Florida International University
Brazilian Military Culture 2026
By Luis Bitencourt, Ph.D., Professor at the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies and Visiting-Lecturer at the Georgetown University
Cuban Military Culture 2026
by Brian Fonseca, Ph.D.
Mexican Military Culture 2021
by Raúl Benítez Manaut and Craig A. Deare
Chilean Military Culture 2020
by Carlos Solar, Javier Urbina and G. Alexander Crowther
Colombian Military Culture 2020
by Paul J. Angelo and Olga L. Illera Correal
Ecuadorian Military Culture 2019
by John Polga-Hecimovich
Brazilian Military Culture 2018
by Luis Bitencourt
Peruvian Military Culture 2018
by Frank O. Mora, Brian Fonseca, and Juan Carlos Liendo
Argentine Military Culture 2017
by Frank O. Mora, Brian Fonseca and Pablo Atencio
Nicaraguan Military Culture 2017
by Randy Pestana and Brian Latell
Venezuelan Military Culture 2016
by Brian Fonseca, John Polga-Hecimovich and Harold A. Trinkunas
Honduran Military Culture 2016
by Orlando J. Perez and Randy Pestana
Cuban Military Culture 2016
by Frank O. Mora, Brian Fonseca and Brian Latell