Explaining the (il)legality of Uganda's intervention in the current South Sudan conflict

During the night of 15 December 2013, fighting broke out between factions of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in Juba, the capital of the Republic of South Sudan. The fighting pitted forces loyal to President Salva Kiir against those loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar. Five days later, Uganda sent troops into South Sudan, advancing a number of reasons for intervention, including that it had been invited by the legitimate government of South Sudan to ensure order; it needed to evacuate Ugandan citizens caught up in the fighting; it had been asked by the United Nations Secretary-General to intervene; and that the regional organisation, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development had sanctioned the intervention. As the conflict escalated, Ugandan troops started fighting on the side of forces loyal to Kiir. The underlying reasons for the intervention were clearly economic, but those advanced were legal. This article discusses both sets of reasons and concludes that the economic reasons are more persuasive. Nevertheless, while some of the legal arguments (such as being invited by the legitimate government of South Sudan) can be asserted, others are clearly dubious. In addition, the participation of Ugandan troops in the fighting on the side of the Kiir government renders the intervention illegal.     

New terrorist threat to India's internal security: the danger from Pakistan's “Karachi Project”

The spectacular commando-style terrorist strike on Mumbai in November 2008 exposed India's lax internal security structure. As nearly all the security apparatus broke down during the long spell of attacks, massive public outrage flared up across the country calling for a firmer government response. Shockingly, India has done little to prevent a recurrence and a new security threat faces the country every single day not merely before but even after the Mumbai attacks. In contrast, Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence and the Lashkar-e-Taiba have successfully evaded pressures from both India and the international community and continue their terror campaign against India under the “Karachi Project” with the explicit intention to unsettle South Asia. Classified documents indicated that India is at the forefront of a cataclysmic “nuclear terrorism” threat from a “combination of Pakistan-based terrorists and homegrown radicals.” This article analyses the danger posed by the Indo-Pak radical groups targeting India and India's lack of preparedness to the new security threat from the “Karachi Project.”     

军队士气研究中应澄清的几个问题

对士气内涵的揭示,一直是个见仁见智的问题。对军队士气的研究应当从外延着手分析,确定真正符合士气本质属性的取舍标准。文章着重澄清以下几个问题:是士气的影响因素还是士气本身;士气能否被科学地测量;士气是否具有跨情境的稳定性;士气能否对战斗力构成影响。     

莫言诺奖演讲词“故事化”策略浅析

莫言诺奖演讲词《讲故事的人》最显著的特色之一是从自身的生命感悟、创作经历和审美体验出发,慧眼独具地选取了“故事化”策略。这分别在结构、情感、象征及语言等维度上得以成功体现,从而使该演讲构思巧妙,情深意浓,蕴含深湛,耐人寻味,极具诗意风格,给人以莫大的心灵震撼与深层共鸣。该演讲是了解莫言最直接最鲜活之源。研究它,不仅可透见莫言的演讲特色,还可清楚把握其对自己创作的精彩总结与精神世界的自我剖析,尤其是从“故事化”策略的成功运用中挖掘到其心灵世界、创作历程与精神个性的方方面面。     

幼教专业学生幼儿性教育知识结构现状与建议——基于福建省一所学校的调查

幼儿性教育是成年后性心理教育的基础。采用问卷调查法对幼高专幼教专业学生幼儿性教育本体性知识和实践性知识进行了现状调查,调查显示幼高专幼教专业学生所掌握的与幼儿性教育有关的本体性知识不全面、实践知识也不合理;同时,学生本体性知识的缺乏又使得幼儿性教育难于实施。在此基础上,本文提出发展学生幼儿性教育知识结构的途径:幼儿性教育课程化;重视以学生为主体的性教育教学实践,引导学生主动建构幼儿性教育知识结构。     

解析“翻转课堂”中的教师角色

翻转课堂颠覆了传统的教学模式,实现了学生的个性化学习,学生的学习主体性得到了彰显。不过,教师的作用不仅没有弱化,反而变得更加重要,教师在翻转课堂中具有多重角色,是翻转课堂成功实施的关键。本文简要分析和研究教师在翻转课堂中的重要角色。     

武警部队后勤战备物资储备节点选址模型的构建

部队后勤战备物资储备节点是后勤战备物资储备的核心。着眼于武警部队后勤战备物资保障实际,结合物流节点选址的基本理论,构建了武警部队后勤战备物资储备节点的一元和多元选址模型,讨论了选址模型的应用思路。既是拓展武警部队后勤保障理论的有益探索,也能为武警部队后勤战备物资储备管理提供很好的决策依据。     

加强武警初级指挥院校心理健康教育的几点思考

随着时代的发展和部队形势任务的变化,心理健康教育已经成为军校教育工作的一个重要方面。从建立健全心理健康教育的组织机构、科学构建心理健康教育的目标内容、积极拓展心理健康教育的有效途径等方面,探索当前武警初级指挥院校加强心理健康教育应采取的主要对策。     

延安时期中国共产党农村文化建设的历史意义

在延安时期,中国共产党领导下的陕甘宁边区及各根据地,在农村文化建设方面进行了卓有成效的努力。这一时期的中共农村文化建设,具有以下深远的历史意义：实现了对广大农民的近代启蒙;为抗日战争的胜利奠定了广泛的群众基础;对建国后的农村文化建设产生了深远的影响;有力地促进了中共对农村基层政权的顺利承接;为西北尤其是陕北民俗文化走向全国乃至世界,提供了重要契机。