The phenomenon of military governments in the Arab countries

Abstract

The modern nation state, by virtue of its institutional nature, is divided into political and non-political institutions according to their respective jurisdictions. It is natural for non-political institutions to perform their functions under the control of the political establishment, for two reasons: first, Second: Ensuring the achievement of cooperation, harmony and integration between these different institutions in serving the stability of the society and its continuity and achieving its supreme objectives. The location of the military establishment is part of the non-political institutions of the state, since it carries out a non-political function that is based on defending the homeland against any threats that may threaten its security, stability and continuity. In other words, it is a purely administrative institution whose only role is to manage the war without taking the war itself. That the decision of war is a political act of the jurisdiction of political institutions, especially legislative ones, while the task of choosing the appropriate technical methods to implement this decision on the military, so it can be said that the military establishment is an administrative institution, technical professionals task to implement the decision of war and not take.