Bringing Military Conduct out of the Shadow of Law: Towards a Holistic Understanding of Rules of Engagement

In this article, I outline a holistic approach to the military concept of “Rules of Engagement” (ROE), which complements the legal aspects of ROE with considerations of operational and political requirements for the use of military force. Drawing upon two illustrative cases from the US military experience with the use of ROE, I demonstrate that ROE for any particular military operation should be formulated to balance optimally, if not harmonize fully, the legal, operational and political concerns related to the use of force. In this task, political decision-makers and military practitioners alike are confronted with unavoidable and real-life dilemmas. How these dilemmas are handled has significant implications for how legal requirements concerning accountability and concerns for civilian lives in military combat can be preserved through ROE.     

Reinterpreting Libya's WMD Turnaround – Bridging the Carrot-Coercion Divide

The dominant explanations of Libya's nuclear reversal in 2003 privilege either coercion or carrots treating these instruments as alternatives. Indoing so they ignore that it took a combination of coercion, carrots and confidence-building to turn Libya around. This article demonstrates this by developing and deploying a theoretical framework that integrates these three instruments into a more coherent and convincing explanation of the case. It highlights that analysts and policy-makers would do well to focus more on how different policy tools can be used in combination to achieve desired outcomes than on how individual tools can be employed with decisive effects. It also demonstrates that the Libya success will be hard to replicate.     

基于间接互惠理论的合作生成算法研究

在快速变化的战场环境下,时间是制约作战效果的因素,能否尽快地寻找到最佳的合作伙伴是协同作战的关键。通过对现代战场时限的需求分析,建立了以时间为量化指标的战场作战单元合作模型。为了解决名誉值机制的合作生成算法产生的“马太效应”问题,运用合作博弈理论和间接互惠理论,提出了一种“好”“坏”直接评判机制的合作生成算法。仿真结果表明,“好”“坏”直接评判机制的合作生成算法比名誉值机制的合作生成算法稳定性更高。     

陆战分队空地一体无人作战系统装备体系构想研究

在智能战争时代数字陆战场形势下,智能化、无人化、网络化陆战分队空地一体无人作战系统装备体系已成为未来陆战装备的重要发展方向.首先,重点研析美、俄分队级无人作战系统装备体系发展趋势,明确其以构建陆战分队级部队新质战斗力为核心,大力开展陆战分队级新型无人作战装备建设的发展方向;其次,从独立作战、持续作战、指挥控制、情报侦察...     

导弹攻防对抗仿真中的分布表现环境设计

本文针对导弹攻防对抗仿真的特殊需求，讨论了分布表现环境中的若干问题，提出了基于表现模型的、支持层次化表现的系统设计方案。