William Avilés is a professor of political science at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Dr. Avilés is the author of Globalization and Military Power in the Andes (New York: Palgrave, 2010) and Global Capitalism, Democracy and Civil-Military Relations in Colombia (Albany:SUNY Press, 2006). His work has also appeared in journals such as Third World Quarterly, Latin American Politics and Society and Latin American Perspectives.