504 Journal of the Spanish Institute for Strategic Studies N. 4 / 2014 this that people who demonstrate a high level of support for the system express trust in the armed forces at a level more than 21% higher than those who express a low level of support for the system. It should be pointed out that this relationship may be reciprocal. That is to say, that confidence in the armed forces may also have a considerable bearing on support for the system. From a comparative perspective, we can point out that variables used to measure opinion of the functioning of the armed forces are those that have the greatest influence on levels of confidence. Concerning the issue of organisation and training, responses vary hugely from country to country. Nicaragua is thus top of the list and Argentina, as a country where the level of professionalisation of the armed forces is very high, comes in at the bottom. This may lead one to think that public opinion is extremely critical in the latter case, while in the case of Nicaragua, these results may correspond to a positive opinion of the professionalism of the armed forces when compared with shortcomings in the rest of the Nicaraguan state.
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