A MOCK CONFERENCE OF ARMY CHIEFS/COMMANDANTS AND CIVILIANS ON CIVIL – MILITARY RELATIONS

POL – 4301 – MILITARY AND POLITICS A SIMULATION PROGRAMME – 2008/2009

 

A MOCK CONFERENCE OF ARMY CHIEFS/COMMANDANTS AND CIVILIANS ON CIVIL – MILITARY RELATIONS

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED:-

1. U. S. A.
   
2. UNITED KINGDOM
   
3. NEW ZEALAND
   
4. FRANCE
   
5. GERMANY
   
6. ITALY
   
7. DENMARK
   
8. SWITZERLAND
   
9. THE NETHERLAND
   
10. CANADA
    
11. CHINA
    
12. SOUTH AFRICA
    
13. INDONESIA
    
14. INDIA
    
15. ISRAEL
    
16. NIGERIA
    
17. YUGSOLAVIA
    
18. ROMANIA
    
19. AUSTRALIA
    

 

INTRODUCTION:

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

In contemporary globalization, there is deep interconnectedness in economic, political, social and cultural process between nations, so security and defence too cannot be met by national isolation. Therefore, cooperative proficiency between nations would have become and remained 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 post –modern which among other things involve ch,ange 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-Relations is desirable in order for both the Armed forces and civilians 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 by collegues.

 

Secondly, will give an opportunity to students to develop what they received from theory-based lectures to the practices 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 is 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 affairs;
   
3. Instilment of Democratic values inside Military Organization;
   
4. Postmodern Armed Forces – New Roles and Missions;
   
5. How is power distributed between Government and Armed Forces;
   
6. What of political-Business-Military Cooperation.
   

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

1. Mustapha Mukhtar
   
2. Lawal Shehu
   
3. Sani Garba Wakili
   
4. Abdullahi Mu'awiyah
   
5. Abba Adamu Talba
   
6. Musa Yusuf Yahaya
   
7. Musa Garba Usman
   
8. Abdullahi Shehu Yusuf
   
9. Fa'iza Tukur Pate
   
10. Sani Sabi'u
    
11. Umar A. Ahmed
    
12. Riyauddeen Z. Maitama
    
13. Amina Idris
    
14. Fatima Ali Suwaid
    
15. Moh'd Hashim
    
16. Alaba Kazeem
    
17. Salihi Ahmad Aliyu
    
18. Babangida Salihu
    
19. Anas Sule
    
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