Abstract

TEIXEIRA, Nuno Severiano. Reform of the State and reform of the armed forces. Relações Internacionais [online]. 2013, n.37, pp.05-14. ISSN 1645-9199.

In all the previous crises, economic recession and budget crisis have affected the financing capacity of the State and reflected on the Welfare State. The political debate and the reform of public policies have mainly centred in the social function of the State. What appears to be new, today, is that, at least in Portugal, the debate has widened and spread to the sovereign functions of the State and, therefore, to its very foundational core. The present paper argues that, even though there has not been a growth in sovereignty-related expenditure, there is room for a reform of the sovereign functions, namely in the scope of national defence and Armed Forces. The paper concludes proposing some principles and methods for the reform.

Keywords : State reform; Portugal; National Defense; Armed Forces.

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