Sentences with phrase «under civilian control»

Does the military control or enjoy a preponderant influence over government policy and activities, including in countries that nominally are under civilian control?

They wanted a military under civilian control.

Students recognised the need to bring Pakistan's foreign policy formulation under civilian control so as to establish relations with the country's neighbours on a paradigm based on shared development and people - to - people contact.

Not exact matches

But the Russian and Syrian bombs are being dropped indiscriminately on the opposition - controlled east, where more than 250,000 civilians are under siege.

Enemy troops and civilians in areas under the control of the GAF have to be treated with the letter and spirit of the law.

During World War II all of southern California's Channel Islands were put under military control, including the civilian - populated Santa Catalina where tourism was halted and established residents needed permits to travel to and from the mainland.

A military junta under his leadership enforced rigid control over the country for the next two decades but in 1988 under increasing pressure for the restoration of civilian rule Pinochet agreed to submit himself to a limited popular mandate.