Mediating Factors in Civil-Military Relations During Transition

• The relationship the outgoing military has with the incoming civilian elite: pro- versus anti-military civilians.



• The design of the new "organizational mission" for the armed forces: redefining the "new professionalism."



• The overall level of threat of revanchismo: threat of retribution must be low to secure a "return to the barracks."



• Episodes of confrontation: failed coup attempts, defeat in war, etc. quickly change incentive structures.