Military Spending,Conflict and External Debt in Sub-Saharan Africa

The damaging economic effects of the debt crises on Africa in the late 1980s encouraged considerable research on the determinants of external debt in developing economies. Although sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) debt was cut by two-thirds by 2008, through two debt relief programmes, debt in the region has since been rising at an increasingly rapid pace. This study provides an empirical analysis of the determinants of external debt in SSA over the period 1960–2016, using dynamic panel methods. It also considers two potentially important factors that have received relatively little attention. One is military spending, rarely considered, despite a number of well-publicised scandals over the procurement of unnecessary and expensive high-tech weapons systems. A second, is the possibility that the countries studied have been involved in conflict. The empirical results point to a positive impact of military spending on external debt, but with some evidence of heterogeneity across the countries. Furthermore, findings indicate that the positive effect of military expenditure on debt becomes more marked in countries that have been affected by conflict. These results imply that policies to improve security and reduce military spending could be beneficial in reducing external debt and, potentially, improving economic performance in the region.     

大圆航线导航与控制律设计

随着无人机(UAV)应用范围的扩大,要求无人机能精确跟踪预定航线.预定的飞行任务可以有两种规划方式,一是近似在当地切平面上的直线或曲线;二是飞行距离较长时在地球表面的大圆航线.第二种规划相对复杂,研究较少,因此,介绍了某型无人机的动力学模型,提出了一种全新的大圆航线导航解算算法,设计了大圆导航控制律,此外,还分析了常值风及突风干扰对导航的影响.经计算机仿真验证和部分的实际飞行试验结果表明:与预定航线的距离偏差较小,航迹精度较高,新算法及设计较好地满足了实际大圆航线飞行要求.     

基于线性模型跟随的重构飞行控制律设计

线性模型跟随控制是一种传统的控制方法,通过对增益的调整,使实际受控系统的输出跟随参考模型的输出,以达到理想的静态、动态特性。将线性模型跟随控制引入自修复飞行控制系统的重构控制中,针对发生舵面故障的飞行控制系统,设计模型跟随控制律,给出仿真实例。结果表明,该方法具有可行性和有效性。     

一种变结构导引律及其在垂直命中制导中的应用

基于变结构控制理论 ,提出了一种垂直命中目标的导引律。该导引律在引入理想的视线角基础上 ,所设计的切换函数不仅保证脱靶量为零 ,而且能同时达到垂直命中目标的目的。数字仿真表明 ,该导引律与最优垂直命中导引律相比 ,不仅适用范围广 ,而且具有良好的鲁棒性能。     

加大反洗钱力度是推进廉政建设的突破口

揭示了洗钱与腐败之间的内在联系 ,剖析了腐败分子通过洗钱来逃避法律制裁的社会现象 ,提出了应将控制洗钱作为我国反腐败的新措施和手段的观点 ,并就如何建立和完善控制洗钱的法律体系提出了若干建议。     

浅论军事行政法从严原则

军事行政法从严原则应当成为军事行政法的一项基本原则。其基本涵义是军事行政法的制定具有严密性 ,军事行政法的实施具有严格性 ,军事行政法律制裁具有严厉性。该原则是军队质量建设的规律之一 ,是维护国防利益和军事利益的内在要求。军事行政法中的很多具体规定均体现了该原则     

原始变量守恒形式控制方程的时间准确性分析

基于压力、速度和温度的原始变量为自变量的守恒形式的控制方程可应用于定常流动问题,但是在求解非定常问题,例如某一典型激波管问题时,激波后温度出现过冲现象,即使通过细化网格、提高空间格式精度或者换用其他通量格式仍不能消除,这表明误差可能来自该方法本身。采用一维Euler方程对该方法进行数值分析。分析结果表明,数值误差来自时间项。通过构造相应的双时间步方程,虚拟时间项采用原始变量,而物理时间项采用守恒变量,并在两个相邻物理时间步内作为定常问题求解,可以收敛到相应的守恒形式,消除上述误差,得到准确的非定常数值解。     

Historical and Political Background to the Erosion of the Rule of Law and Human Rights During Sri Lanka’s Civil War and the Way Forward

The Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009) is regarded as a violent reflection of deepening divides along political and ethnic lines. During this civil war the Sri Lankan Government and its security forces have been implicated in unlawful killings carried out in a pervasive manner against civilians, whilst at the same time specifically targeting ethnic Tamils, humanitarian workers and journalists. The human rights of all citizens suffered as a result and ultimately led to the weakening of the rule of law. With the end of the civil war, the Sri Lankan Government has made little progress in providing accountability for wartime abuses. Its absence of and reluctance to ensure justice is seen as a logical culmination of decades of impunity. The importance of acknowledging historical behaviour and taking accountability for past violations will be discussed. In an analysis for paving the way to a new democracy in Sri Lanka, the main outcomes of this article are calls for accountability arising out of the government’s actions during the war; an investigation into the present state of human rights, the rule of law and finally; an examination into the political solution going forward to ensure a process of reconciliation and peaceful co-existence.     

一种连续修正速度方向的导引方法

考虑制导炮弹由身管武器发射,其飞行控制能力和导引信息量有限,基于预测落点位置偏差量来修正速度方向并在控制时间内连续分配导引指令的思想,提出了一种新的三维末制导方法。根据非线性弹道方程组的级数解预测弹丸落点位置,得到落点与目标的偏差,并提出了两种通过此偏差解算当前速度方向修正量的方法。取剩余飞行时间为修正时间,通过将速度方向修正量分配到整个剩余导引段建立了加速度修正公式,以减小导引指令饱和的可能性。通过连续地预测落点和分配加速度指令来实时地导引飞行。仿真结果表明：该导引方法简单可行,精度高,对控制能力要求较低,且具备较好的制导效果和毁伤效果,为该体制制导炮弹的应用提供参考依据。     

磁探针位置及角度偏移对电磁发射过程测试的影响

简化电磁发射装置中的导轨和电枢为线电流下的直导体,建立发射装置的物理模型。利用毕奥-萨伐尔定律和感应电动势原理,推导出磁探针线圈中心放置点的磁感强度。假设线圈范围内的磁场为均匀磁场,计算得到磁探针线圈产生的电动势。以此设计测量所用的磁探针,并和测试数据对比验证模型的正确性。在多次试验中发现,发射过程中装置振动导致磁探针距离变化和角度偏转问题。测量并分析三组单次发射中的故障测试状态。仿真和实验数据表明:小范围距离变化没有使磁探针的测试性能失效,但角度偏移对下一步的速度拟合带来误差干扰,且随着角度增大拟合速度逐步减小。