POL 4301: Military and Politics: A Simulation Program 2008/2009

POL 4301: Military and Politics: A Simulation Program 2008/2009

A Mock Conference of Army Chiefs/Commandants and Civilians on Civil-Military Relations


Countries Represented

1. USA 11. China
2. United Kingdom 12. South Africa
3 New Zealand 13. Indonesia
4. France 14. India
5. Germany 15. Israel
6. Italy 16. Nigeria
7. Denmark 17 Yugoslavia
8. Switzerland 18. Romania
9. Tae Neitherland 19. Australia
10. Canada

Introduction
Globalization has created new needs and indeed imperatives for global military, security and defence. Thus, inspite of persisting national differences and interests, internationalization of security cooperation is a vital condition of national security and defence.

In contemporary globalization there is deep interconnectedness in economic, political science and cultural processes between nations, so security and defence too cannot be met by national isolation. Therefore, cooperative proficiency between nation would have become and remain key component for efficiency of military officers and civilian institutions for security and defence.

The Case
Post Cold War changes have transformed modern military to postmodern which among other things involve change of mission and integration with civilian community. At another level the notion of security has also changed from merely lack of military threat to any threat against the people even if is by government economic and social policies. As such security reform now gives the civilians definite roles to play to guarantee security.

A stable Civil-Military-Relation is desirable in order for both the Armed forces and Civilian to cooperate in order to attain goals of security and defence. We are going to conduct a mock conference of Chief of Army Staff/Army Generals, together with Civilian experts to provide a useful forum for the promotion of Civil-Military-Relations.

The purpose is to expose students to build capacity on reading and developing of ideas to share and compare with others. Secondly, will give an opportunity to students to develop what they received from theory-based lectures to the practical across the globe. Thirdly, as a New Model of Civil-Military-Relations is fast evolving in many countries, the mock conference will open to the students what is this model and how is it.

The mock forum may among others address the following issues if are relevant to the practice of CMR of the countries they are representing.
1. Democratic control of Armed Forces and Defence structure
2. The need of transparency in military affair
3. Instilment of Democratic values inside military organization
4. Postmodern Armed Forces – New Roles and Mission
5. How is power distributed between Government and Armed Forces
6. What of Political-Business-Military Cooperative

Each Seminar Leader is an Army General and Commandant of a Military formation of his country. These are:


1. Mustapha M. Mukhtar 11. Umar A. Ahmed
2. Lawal Shehu 12. Riyauddeen Z. Maitama
3 Sani Garba Wakili 13. Amina Idris
4. Abdullahi Muawiyah 14. Fatima Ali Suwaid
5. Abba Adamu Talba 15. Mohammed Hashim Yusuf
6. Musa Yusuf Yahaya 16. Alaba Kazeem
7. Musa Garba Usman 17 Salihi Ahmad Aliyu
8. Abdullahi Shehu Yusuf 18. Babangida Salihu
9. Faizah Tukur Pate 19. Anas Sule
10. Sani Sabiu 20. Jamilu Haladu

One person each will come from each seminar as a civilian expert in the forum of the discussion on CMR

M. M. Yusif
April, 2009