Expeditionary police advising: some causes of failure

ABSTRACT

The practice of dispatching teams of police advisors to other states to build or train foreign security forces began at the end of the nineteenth century, yet there exists no definitive history of the practice, or any definitive theoretical approach underpinning why such missions succeed or fail. Drawing upon their recent edited book on expeditionary police advising, and by examining the donor or sending states, the host nations, and the use of police in counterinsurgency situations, the authors present some key reasons why such missions fail, and lay some groundwork for additional study of this important subject.     

Building the next nuclear community

This viewpoint takes stock of the changes in the strategic nuclear landscape in recent decades and reflects on its consequences on the policy community. It finds that the number and scope of issues have expanded considerably; they have manifested themselves in many more regions of the world; and they have become deeply politicized and polarized. The consequences have been twofold: the nuclear policy field has seen the development of an increasingly diverse expert community composed of highly specialized functionalists and regionalists, and it has become ever more divided into two entirely separate ideological camps—one that believes in deterrence, the other in disarmament. The stove-piping of expertise and the widening gap between deterrence and disarmament ideologies are immensely problematic because, in different ways, they stand in the way of the emergence of a better and safer nuclear future. Looking ahead, it is critical to “bust the silos of expertise” and to build bridges between the deterrence and disarmament ideological camps. Only such a community-building effort will help solve today’s and tomorrow’s nuclear challenges.     

全面把握铸牢听党指挥这个强军之魂的着力点

建设一支听党指挥、能打胜仗、作风优良的人民军队,是党在新形势下的强军目标。听党指挥是灵魂,决定军队建设的政治方向。铸牢听党指挥这个强军之魂,夯实思想基础是根本,落实根本制度是保证,加强干部队伍建设是关键,弘扬优良作风是重点。     

抗压防护服设计构想及应用展望

针对灭火和抢险救援过程中因建筑坍塌引发消防官兵伤亡的事故频频发生的现况,结合高压气体的受力、传力特点,提出了多级气囊缓冲式抗压防护服的设计构想;探讨了抗压防护服的材料选择和各主要部分的设计,分析了多级气囊缓冲式抗压防护服在实际灭火和抢险救援工作中得到运用的可能性,为灭火和抢险救援过程中消防人员的安全提供一定的保障。     

基于智能Agent的军事后勤计划生成方法

军事后勤计划是一个复杂的过程,包括地理上分布的组织和信息的协同、繁杂的计算和分析.这使得在有限的时间内制定好后勤计划变得非常困难.基于Agent的后勤计划系统(LPS)是为了后勤计划者开发的支持系统.在LPS中用智能Agent建立军事后勤计划过程中的事务处理、组织或信息实体交互的模型,收集和分析相关信息,自动生成军事后勤计划.     

建立科学防范机制切实加强后勤反腐倡廉建设

机制建设具有根本性、独立性、规范性和稳定性,对廉政建设能够起到持续的促进作用。在加强武警部队后勤系统反腐倡廉建设中,必须注重建立教育倡廉、权力制衡、制度兴廉、监督促廉等科学防范长效机制。     

From adversity to prosperity

This article interrogates the continuing relevance of the contractarian governance paradigm to resource governance and the impact of exploitation on the local population and environment in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zimbabwe and Ghana. It highlights the susceptibilities of their governance processes, particularly the roles of the elites of the host communities, the multinational corporations, and the governing authorities in appropriating resources for their personal interests, resulting in tensions and conflicts. This scenario is borne out of inept leadership, as well as the defective and compromised administrative mechanisms operational in these countries. In view of this, the article underscores the need for a ‘new governance management paradigm’ anchored on a communitarian framework, which incorporates all stakeholders, to guarantee sustainable peace and prosperity, particularly in conflict zones. The article therefore concludes that achieving a nexus between forestry, mining activities and economic development in these countries will require a restructuring of the existing governance mechanisms; and advocates for a new governance model capable of curbing the excesses of local and foreign hegemony, including a total overhaul of the seemingly compromised supervising authority.     

军事物流基地物资储存方式选择

以某军事物流基地为背景,提出了基于层次分析法（AHP）的军事物流基地物资储存方式选择方法,构建了军事物流基地物资储存方式选择的层次结构模型,建立了相关的判断指标和判断标准,借助Yaahp层次分析法软件计算各层指标权重,从而确定物资储存方式排序方案。     

基于物联网技术的应急物流军民协同保障系统

结合物联网技术的应用和发展情况,分析了构建基于物联网技术的应急物流军民协同保障系统的意义;设计了基于物联网技术的应急物流军民保障系统框架,由事件感知、信息传输、数据提取、技术支撑、应用服务、协同保障和用户决策7个环节组成,并对基于物联网技术的应急物流军民保障系统的功能结构进行了分析;建立了基于物联网技术的应急物流军民保障系统的流程,分为事件感知、事件响应和事件收尾3个阶段并进行了分析。该系统对于实现应急物流军民协同快速保障具有一定的参考价值。     

装备作战单元任务可信度评估方法

首先简要分析了任务可信度的影响因素，并对最小任务单元的任务进行了分类；然后借助马尔可夫过程建立了k／N系统的任务可信度模型，该模型考虑了维修保障和备件补给对任务可信性的影响，在此基础之上分别建立了单台装备、最小任务单元、装备作战单元任务可信度的模型；最后通过实例分析和计算，结果表明该装备作战单元任务可信度评估方法有效可行。