Argentine´s Defense Policy: The “New Threats” and the Presidential Decree 683/2018

Abstract

This article seeks to analyze the current situation of the Armed Forces (AF) of the Argentine Republic in the face of developments in the global, regional and local context, produced mainly from the end of the twentieth century up to the Present, having profound implications referring to the current legal plexus concerning the topic, defense area budget, its primary and subsidiary functions, as well as the scope of application and the permanent dichotomy (not only in Argentina) that is generated between the concepts of security and defense.