This paper proposes that the failed presidencies in Argentina since the reinstallation of democracy in 1983 were caused by institutional flaws of the Argentine presidential system itself. While focusing on the failed presidential term of Fernando de La Rua, I argue that the premature departures...

Security sector reform (SSR) is central to the democratic transitions currently unfolding across the globe, as a diverse range of countries grapple with how to transform militias, tribal forces, and dominant military, police, and intelligence agencies into democratically controlled and...