Lost through non-translation: bringing Clausewitz's writings on ‘new wars’ back in

While Carl von Clausewitz has generally been respected as one of the most profound philosophers of war, his expertise has been regarded as somewhat limited if not even irrelevant to the so-called ‘new wars’ of the post-Cold War world. Many scholars in international relations have claimed that ‘new wars’ are essentially ‘post-Clausewitzian’ and ‘post-trinitarian’ in nature, meaning that they are no longer fathomable through a Clausewitzian framework. However Clausewitz's earlier writings were nearly exclusively dedicated to guerrilla warfare, or what he called ‘small wars’. These writings have been largely overlooked by many analysts of contemporary conflicts. By drawing on his rare and untranslated writings, the article uncovers a critical part of Clausewitz's expertise in asymmetric warfare and shows that, far from being irrelevant in an age where interstate warfare is increasingly being replaced by conflicts between states and semi-/non-state actors, Clausewitz's philosophical writings actually shed new light into the particular interactive dynamics generated during wars waged under conditions of asymmetry.     

FlatLFS:一种面向海量小文件处理优化的轻量级文件系统

海量小文件的高效存储和访问是当前分布式文件系统面临的主要挑战之一。以GFS和HDFS为代表的分布式文件系统大多面向海量大文件的高效存储和访问设计,缺乏小文件处理的针对性优化,导致访问海量小文件时效率低下。针对分布式文件系统中海量小文件访问时的数据服务器优化问题,提出了一种采用扁平式数据存储方法的轻量级文件系统FlatLFS,取代传统文件系统对上层分布式文件系统提供数据存储和访问支持,提高了数据服务器处理小数据块时的I/O性能,从而提升了整个分布式文件系统的性能。实验表明,当数据块大小设定为1M时,FlatLFS的随机读性能分别比ext3、ext4、reiserfs高135%、112%和122%。     

现代教育技术与高教改革探析

介绍了现代教育技术的发展过程,比较了传统的电化教学与现代教育技术的差别,分析了现代教育技术对推进高等教育改革的作用,提出了加强教育改革的几点建议。     

无管网七氟丙烷灭火系统在小面积精密仪器场所的运用

小面积精密仪器场所由于其精密性和重要性,适于设置气体灭火系统。通过分析比较各种气体灭火剂、有管网和无管网气体自动灭火系统的优缺点及其性价比,得出无管网柜式七氟丙烷灭火系统是小面积精密仪器场所最合适的灭火系统。     

基于随机加权法的BAYES精度评定

从工程应用的角度出发 ,在极小现场子样条件下 ,讨论了如何利用验前信息与现场子样来对导弹的命中精度进行评定 ,将随机加权法与BAYES方法结合起来 ,提出了基于随机加权法的BAYES精度评定方法 ,并通过算例证实了方法的正确性     

基于红外图像的小目标检测与跟踪方法

为了能在强杂波、低信噪比的情况下检测小目标,人们提出了许多针对小目标检测与跟踪的方法。介绍了基于红外图像的小目标检测和跟踪的各种方法和最新进展,重点讨论了灰度形态法、小波变换法、最优时空非线性滤波法用于小目标检测与跟踪的原理,并指出了今后的发展和研究方向。     

小水线面四体船的阻力特点分析

从粘性阻力、兴波阻力和旋涡阻力3个方面分析小水线面四体船(以SLICE为代表)的阻力特点,讨论了浮体横向错位、支柱和潜体形状、航速和吃水对兴波阻力的影响.结果表明,在浅水中一定航速范围内,与等排水量的小水线面双体船(SWATH)相比,SLICE有一定优势.     

Equitable bandwidth allocation in content distribution networks

Applications for content distribution over networks, such as Video‐on‐Demand (VOD), are expected to grow significantly over time. Effective bandwidth allocation schemes that can be repeatedly executed must be deployed since new programs are often installed at various servers while other are deleted. We present a model for bandwidth allocation in a content distribution network that consists of multiple trees, where the root of each tree has a server that broadcasts multiple programs throughout the tree. Each network link has limited capacity and may be used by one or more of these trees. The model is formulated as an equitable resource allocation problem with a lexicographic maximin objective function that attempts to provide equitable service performance for all requested programs at the various nodes. The constraints include link capacity constraints and tree‐like ordering constraints imposed on each of the programs. We present an algorithm that provides an equitable solution in polynomial time for certain performance functions. At each iteration, the algorithm solves single‐link maximin optimization problems while relaxing the ordering constraints. The algorithm selects a bottleneck link, fixes various variables at their lexicographic optimal solution while enforcing the ordering constraints, and proceeds with the next iteration. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2010     

The dangerous myths and dubious promise of COIN

Counterinsurgency (COIN) has again emerged as a topic of both contemporary and historical interest in the age of what has been called a global counterinsurgency. However, little attention is being paid to the historical lineage of a COIN doctrine that is being rediscovered and promoted by an enthusiastic group of military intellectuals and commanders as the basis for US Army and Marine Corps doctrine. This article argues that historical claims for COIN success, based on courting popular gratitude by improving economic conditions, are at best anchored in selective historical memory, when not fantasy fabrications. The first argument of this article is that COIN does not constitute a distinct form of warfare, but merely a sub-set of minor tactics. Second, ‘hearts and minds’, so-called population-centric warfare, has seldom been a recipe for lasting stability. Rather, historically counterinsurgency succeeded when it has shattered and divided societies by severely disrupting civilian life. In fact, COIN is a nineteenth century legacy of empire whose uniqueness and impact was mythologized in its own day, and that is unlikely to prove a formula for strategic success in the twenty-first century.     

JXTA网络短链路由改进算法

JXTA为构建对等网络提供了标准化计算平台,制定一些协议和服务专门解决构建P2P网络所遇见的问题.为了改进JXTA路由查询效率低下问题,提出一种路由短链改进算法.在端点路由协议的基础上,根据小世界短链现象采用物理邻居策略将网络划分簇,簇内采用Pastry算法,簇间运用freePastry算法进行资源搜索,使长跳路由减少短链路由增加.通过仿真实验说明,算法可有效增加检索效率,减少节点间的通讯时延.