In this interview with Carlisle Johnson, Dr. Craig Deare, professor of national security affairs at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS), talks about the surge of new political and economic powers throughout the world, the role of the armed forces in a democratic country, the evolution and future of the Mexican military, and the negative intervention of the United States Congress in national security policies.  He also discusses the reestablishment of the United States Fourth Fleet and the important benefits that it will bring to Central and South America.