Counterinsurgency or irregular warfare? Historiography and the study of ‘small wars’

This article argues that the history of irregular warfare provides a valuable analytical and critical perspective for the study of counterinsurgency campaigns and counterinsurgency doctrine. A focus on the history of irregular warfare highlights the close relationship between warfare in Europe and in the colonies. Moreover, it enables us to identify more exactly the intersection of multiple factors that lead to an escalation of violence in small wars. Finally, it also sheds light on the lack of strategic reflection on the use of irregular auxiliaries that is characteristic for many counterinsurgency campaigns.     

Measuring Military Professionalism in Partner Nations: Guidance for Security Assistance Officials

The U.S. spends billions of dollars in its security cooperation program to develop “professional, accountable, and capable security forces” in other nations, part of a grand strategy to improve global stability and counter violent extremism. Despite its great investment in professionalizing foreign militaries, however, the U.S. has no functional definition of military professionalism – a term that until now has been considered too vague and multi-faceted to operationalize. In this article, the author seeks to remedy this oversight, drawing from twenty years of security cooperation fieldwork in Latin America and Africa, as well as a vigorous literature review, to define four important components of military professionalism: (1) formal military education and vocational training, (2) military subordination to elected civilian officials, (3) knowledge and practice of the law of armed conflict and human rights law, and (4) a clearly established program of professional military ethics. This article provides guidelines for U.S. and European officials who work with partner nations to develop more professional military forces and, in particular, for officials managing security assistance programs with developing countries.     

梢涡空泡初生预报方法

应用气泡动力学方程和气泡运动微分方程研究了梢涡空泡的初生问题.建立了球形气泡平均压力模型,通过模拟梢涡流场中的球形气泡形态对梢涡空泡的初生进行预报.应用平均压力模型分别计算了三种尺度水翼梢涡流场中不同初始尺寸气泡在一定时间内的半径和辐射声压,梢涡用轴向梢涡尺寸不变的兰金涡代替.计算结果表明:从光学法和声学法角度选取空化...     

台湾制导武器发展剖析

台湾通过军购、仿制与自主研制 3种模式发展导弹武器,已拼凑起庞杂的导弹武器装备,并随着装备战略的变化,正在重点发展中远程精确打击能力。     

军队生态营区评价指标体系构建

论述了军队生态营区的概念和建设目标,探讨了营区生态环境质量的评价方 法。针对现状,基于调研,建立了生态营区评价指标体系和评价模型,提出了具体的评估办 法。旨在通过对营区生态系统科学、客观、完整的评价,探讨营区生态系统结构、功能及其动 态变化,找出营区生态系统存在的问题,为做好营区规划和对现有生态环境受到损害的营区 进行恢复与重建,提供科学依据。     

军事立法与法律保留原则

法律保留原则是我国立法法确认的一项重要的立法原则。它要求重大立法事项的设定权专属于最高权力机关制定的法律。军事法作为国家法律体系的组成部分,应当遵循该原则,军事法中违反该原则的规定应及时予以纠正,以维护国家法制的统一。     

美国海岸警卫队“综合深水系统”现状及启示

综合深水系统是美国海岸警卫队20世纪90年代提出构想并逐步实施的其在21世纪的装备系统,它具有系统性、兼容性、互动性和先进性,是美国海岸警卫队历史上最大的最具革新性的装备系统。由于我国分散执法的海上执法体制等原因,我国海上执法队伍整体装备存在重复建设、兼容性差、技术水平落后、整体效能差等问题。美国海岸警卫队“综合深水系统”对我国未来海上执法队伍装备建设具有一定的借鉴意义。     

从《孙子兵法》管理思想看密切官兵关系的重要性

《孙子兵法》作为兵学圣典,对当前部队的日常管理具有重要的指导作用。从《孙子兵法》对自古以来官兵紧张关系的具体描述,剖析当前官兵关系紧张的成因,探讨科学解决官兵紧张关系的方法。     

论边防行政执法的比例原则

比例原则是边防行政执法的一项重要指导原则,对于实现边防行政执法的公平与正义,保护边防行政执法相对人的合法权益,节省社会资源,提高边防行政执法的效率,促进政府职能转变,乃至构建和谐边境都具有重大意义;在边防行政执法中贯彻比例原则,主要从规范边防行政执法、加强监督、规范自由裁量权、完善救济途径等方面入手。     

析兵役行政法律责任

兵役法是军事法一个重要组成部分,明确违反兵役法应承担的法律责任,为促进公民履行兵役义务与国家兵役活动的顺利进行提供法律保障。