ABSTRACT
The War of All the People is the driving force and raison d’etre of the militarization and mobilization of Cuba. Changes in military education curriculum and special research projects arc geared toward rationalizing and integrating the concepts of popular war into what has been called the “new Cuban military doctrine.” Militarization and the War of All the People arc in turn linked to internationalist duty, now focused primarily on Angola and Nicaragua. This quarter marked eleventh year of Cuban military involvement in Angola. Cuba claims that its military preparedness and defense capabilities have increased since 1980 and indeed by 1983 a superior phase had been attained with the creation of defense zones, municipal and provincial defense councils, and the Military Council of Army. Criticism is frequently directed toward military commanders who devote excessive time to administrative and bureaucratic procedures. In essence, as military commanders concentrate on their particular professional and bureaucratic responsibilities, less time is made available for political work.
