Unraveling the violence in Kazakhstan

There were several high-profile violent incidents in 2011 in Kazakhstan, including several bombings, shootings that targeted police, and a protest turned clash that resulted in a number of deaths. Some of the perpetrators reportedly had links with radical religious groups. An overlooked aspect of the violence is how it is reported in Kazakhstan. There are active, competent media in Kazakhstan, which are largely unknown in the West. An examination of these incidents using the media in Kazakhstan can provide a unique insight into what took place. While Western sources quickly blamed radical religious groups with international connections, media in Kazakhstan have found that there are other reasons for the violence.     

Regular and irregular forces in conflict: nineteenth century insurgencies in South America

ABSTRACT

In the decades following independence from Spain, ‘civil wars’ ravaged the newly established polities in South America. Former vice-regal capitals inherited a larger portion of the colonial administration and had larger economic resources and a hegemonic project they were able to have permanent and professional armed forces, capable of leading the offensive and giving battle following the European rules of military art. The central hypothesis of this work is that there is a necessary relationship between the shape of these asymmetrical conflicts, their outcome and the political territorial configuration of each country in post-revolutionary Spanish America. When permanent armies took over from local militias, the capital kept the integrity of its territories and there was a tendency towards political centralization. When this did not happen and the militias managed to find a way to defeat their centralizing enemies, the local powers had an opportunity to renegotiate their participation in the political body, and sought to maintain their independence, which was manifest in federal agreements, otherwise a process of territorial fragmentation began. More than a difference between regular and irregular forces there was one between intermittent, and permanent mobilization.     

新型防空警戒雷达训练

在防空兵警戒雷达专业传统训练方法的基础上,结合新型警戒雷达技术体制特点,对新型警戒雷达训练进行的一系列探索,对于防空部队作战能力的提升起到了重要的推动作用。     

基于前景理论的CGF Agent决策建模研究

前景理论(Prospect Theory,PT)描述了个体在不确定条件下的决策规律,较好地刻画了决策者的风险偏好。分析表明,PT在作战决策建模中具有一定的适用性和可行性。提出了一种基于PT的计算机生成兵力(Computer Generated Forces,CGF)Agent决策建模方法,给出了CGF Agent的建模框架,对CGF Agent决策过程中方案选择的具体步骤和算法进行了详细阐述。实验表明,所提出的方法在一定程度上提高了CGF Agent决策行为的真实性,证明了所提出方法的有效性。     

恩格斯历史合力论核心观点解析

恩格斯历史合力论认为,各种因素相互作用的历史合力是社会发展的终极原因,在历史合力的诸因素中经济因素归根结底起决定作用,而在具体历史时期具体起主导作用的因素是可变的。     

消防部队财务规范化建设之我见

规范的财务管理是后勤保障工作的核心,为加强消防部队财务规范化建设,要紧紧围绕“决策科学、运行规范、管理创新、控制严格、监督到位”这一目标,创新管财理念,加强制度建设,健全工作机制,严格监督检查。     

被掩护地面固定目标不受空中打击分析

重点分析了被掩护地面固定目标不受空中打击的相关因素,并定量地分析了敌空袭兵器攻击地面被掩护目标时所需的数量,从而为地面防空建立最佳的防空部署提供依据。因为防空兵群对空袭兵器的射击次数与防空兵群的杀伤区面积成线性关系,所以在探讨如何部署防空兵力时,以防空兵群的杀伤区面积为准则来建立线性规划模型。     

Local defence forces and counterinsurgency in Afghanistan: learning from the CIA's Village Defense Program in South Vietnam

Some scholars would have us believe that the distinctions between military and policing roles, methods and objectives have become increasingly blurred by the security demands of a post-Cold War and post-11 September global and domestic order. This article explores the current state of the police–military divide through a conceptual and case study analysis. It concludes that, in this case, there is some conflation occurring at a macro-level as international and domestic affairs have become increasingly indistinct, but the article also demonstrates that the actual ethos and practice of these agencies still differs strongly. Most importantly, the article argues that this distinction is in fact a very useful one in planning for future peace support operations     

谈公安边防部队预算执行审计问题

深入研究、切实抓好预算执行审计工作对于保证预算的落实、达到收支平衡,具有十分重要的现实意义。预算执行审计应围绕“三个监督”开展工作,并处理好“三方面关系”。     

消防部队处置地震灾害的几点启示

消防部队处置地震灾害具有专业优势,也是地震抢险救援的主力军。通过总结汶川大地震应急救援成功经验,认为高效的组织指挥、周密的协同和有力的后勤保障是成功救援的前提和关键。从完善有关法规和救援机制、建立防灾救灾战略物资储备库、建设国家应急抢险救援队伍等几个方面提出了提高消防部队处置灾害能力的对策。