Can Governments Negotiate With Insurgents? The Latin American Experience

In June 2016, the Colombian Government and the FARC insurgent movement signed a ceasefire agreement, which brings the two sides one step closer to putting an end to over five decades of war. Unfortunately, Latin America has a rich history of insurgent movements, particularly during the cold war era, some of which continue to operate today. Most of these movements disappeared due to military operations, though some did so via peace negotiations. This essay aims to discuss the various ends of Latin American insurgencies to answer whether, indeed, insurgents can be negotiated with.     

Youth Between State and Rebel (Dis)Orders: Contesting Legitimacy from Below in Sub-Sahara Africa

Abstract

The Sahel has gained attention in international politics as one of the central theatres in the war on terrorism. International actors in this war seek alliances with states in the region, reinforcing the latter’s military strength and their legitimacy from outside. At the same time, increasingly-connected young populations question the legitimacy of their states, and contest that legitimacy from within and below. In the absence of states delivering any reasonable form of social contract, young people become torn between different governing orders and find themselves in a liminal space. In this article we present the cases of youth in Mali and Chad, who find themselves in a period of re-definition of their position in society and hence search for legitimate structures representation. In this search they may frame their belonging in terms of ethnicity, religion or political opposition – and increasingly also in adherence to global citizenship. New information flows and connectivity among young people in these regions, and between them and the diaspora, has given a new turn to their search for citizenship/belonging and rightful representation. However, whether their search will be successful in this geopolitical context is questionable.     

直流位置伺服系统改进型IMC-PI控制方法

针对直流位置伺服系统,提出了一种改进型IMC-PI控制方法。引入作用函数,并将其与IMC-PI控制器串联,构成改进型PI控制器,其中IMC-PI控制器根据内模控制原理进行设计,作用函数为系统偏差的微分表达式,其阶次的选择应保证系统开环传递函数为严格正则。改进IMC-PI控制可使系统的调节过程分为作用函数趋近零和保持为零的两个阶段,从而保证系统偏差按照作用函数等于零确定的轨迹趋近于零。仿真结果表明所提方法可使系统具有良好的动态响应性能和鲁棒性。另外,利用Qstudio RP实验平台跟随跟随1+sin(10t)rad正弦信号时,IAE为0.14 rad·s,实验结果表明该方法可有效改善伺服系统的性能。     

伺服系统直流调速系统的改进型内模PD-I控制方法

为提高直流调速系统的控制性能,提出了一种改进型内模PD-I控制器的设计方法。根据直流电机的运行原理,建立了电机输出转速与输入电压变化率之间的数学模型,基于内模控制(Internal Model Control,IMC)原理和Taylor级数展开,设计了一种内模PD控制器,且可通过选择系统的截止频率实现控制器参数的整定。为了获得系统调节所需的控制作用,可将内模PD控制器与积分环节相串联构成改进型内模PD-I控制器,仿真和实验结果表明本方法可使系统获得更好的控制性能。     

一种模拟退火伪并行遗传算法

借鉴模拟退火算法的局部搜索能力,结合并行计算的思想设计了一种采用模拟退火机制的实数编码自适应交叉、全概率变异伪并行遗传算法,最后用这种方法对典型的多峰值函数求极值,并和基本遗传算法进行比较,结果表明:该算法具有较强的全局搜索能力和局部搜索能力,能够更有效地克服早熟收敛问题。     

“This program will not be a threat to them”: Ballistic Missile Defense and US relations with Russia and China

Although the Obama Administration has differed from its predecessor in a number of respects, on the specific issue of Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD), there is a striking continuity. The Obama Administration has remained committed to the BMD project, even as it has modified the schedule of deployments and prioritized different systems from the Bush Administration. Significantly, this has led to Chinese and Russian balancing in the nuclear sphere. As a result, there is evidence of a security dilemma-type dynamics in US relations with China and Russia. At present, there is no study that analyzes Russian and Chinese hard internal balancing against the USA in the sphere of missile defense during the Obama Administration. This article fills this gap.     

改进的遗传算法在图像边缘提取中的应用

提出了一种改进的遗传算法,采取了确定性采样选择算子对选择算子进行了改进;明确了非等概率融合单阈值单点交叉算子,对交叉算子进行了改进;同时还提出了一种新的变异算子,它依据一种新的判断群体"集中"与否的准则,根据群体的进化程度自适应地调整变异概率pm的值。将改进的遗传算法用于图像的边缘提取问题中,试验结果表明,与穷尽法和普通遗传算法相比,提出的算法在保证有效地提取出边缘的基础上,节省了运算时间。     

内压圆筒大开孔结构补强设计与应力分析

根据整体补强和厚壁接管补强2种型式,为内压圆筒大开孔结构确定满足结构和工艺要求的圆筒壁厚和3种规格接管壁厚。采用压力面积法和ASME规范对该大开孔结构进行强度校核,并运用有限元分析法进行结构的应力分析和数字模拟,比较不同壁厚接管的补强效果,从而确定容器的结构尺寸。设备实际运行结果表明:该结构强度满足工作要求。     

利用最小二乘支持向量机求解潜艇内外磁场映射模型

为提高潜艇磁隐身能力,应对潜艇固定磁场进行实时监测,提出利用最小二乘支持向量机的潜艇内外磁场映射方法。结合内外映射法和最小二乘支持向量机原理,通过交叉验证优化模型参数,建立由内到外的潜艇磁场映射模型。以潜艇外部垂向固定磁场变化量为分析对象,仿真和实验结果均与标准值吻合良好。与径向基神经网络算法相比,该方法的泛化能力和推算精度有明显提高,且更符合工程实际,对闭环消磁技术的研究具有指导意义。     

对一起烟头引起阴燃火灾的调查及思考

通过对一起影响和损失较大的通讯部门火灾的现场勘验，系统分析了火灾现场勘验的火势蔓延勘查思路，通过对阴燃的形成条件及规律的分析，运用起火点处排除法，准确认定了火灾原因，并由此次火灾的调查引起一系列的思考。