Programs

Overview

Chile lays out its defense goals in periodically released policy papers under the title Libro de Defensa Nacional, also known as the libro blanco. It can be found on the Ministry of Defense website at http://www.defensa.cl

Chilean defense strategy emphasizes deterrence, defense, cooperation and peacekeeping, as well as disaster response measures. Recent documents have also formalized the overhaul of the MoD. The main objectives of the strategy are to secure Chile from...