Mirror,mirror on the wall,who is the most offensive of them all? – Explaining the offensive bias in military tactical thinking

This article explores why the offensive predominates military tactical thinking. With survey results showing an offensive bias among 60 per cent of senior Swedish officers and as many as 80 per cent in the case of the army, it is clear that this is not just a problem of the past but is equally relevant today. The article asks why there is a tendency to perceive and understand offensive tactics as the preferred choice and the way to conduct battle that should be encouraged and preferred. Drawing on existing research and the findings of a pilot study, ten propositions for why the offensive bias exists are tested using a mixed-method approach. Based on the findings, the article develops a model to understand why the offensive dominates military tactical thinking. It is found that the two key constitutive factors behind the offensive bias are military culture and education. These factors most directly and profoundly influence an officer’s identity, perceptions, and thinking. Military culture and education, in turn, work as a prism for four other factors: military history, the theory and principles of war, doctrine and TTPs, and psychological factors.     

Moving the techno-science gap in Security Force Assistance

This paper looks at the impact of military technology diffusion on military assistance operations (MAO), in the United States known as Security Force Assistance or SFA. The discussion looks conceptually at the role of technological change and how it interacts with martial cultures in military assistant operations. I argue that growing trends in science and technology suggest potential conflicts between culture and technology. Relying on a culture-technology model drawn from anthropology, the paper contends that new technologies will present increasing challenges for the emerging MAO landscape. The paper will illustrate that the techno-science gap will continue to grow as innovations such as robotics, sensors, and networks continue to develop. Finally, the paper will look at ways to overcome this conflict between culture and technology.     

重塑军队作战力量体系的几点思考

作战力量体系是一个国家军事力量体系的核心组成部分。近些年通过深化国防和军队改革,我军军事力量体系宏观上发生了脱胎换骨的变化,接下来到了对作战力量体系进行重塑的攻坚阶段,本文结合当前作战力量体系发展的一些特点和建设存在的短板,提出了重塑我军作战力量体系的决策建议。      

Path optimization for the resource‐constrained searcher

We formulate and solve a discrete‐time path‐optimization problem where a single searcher, operating in a discretized three‐dimensional airspace, looks for a moving target in a finite set of cells. The searcher is constrained by maximum limits on the consumption of one or more resources such as time, fuel, and risk along any path. We develop a specialized branch‐and‐bound algorithm for this problem that uses several network reduction procedures as well as a new bounding technique based on Lagrangian relaxation and network expansion. The resulting algorithm outperforms a state‐of‐the‐art algorithm for solving time‐constrained problems and also is the first algorithm to solve multi‐constrained problems. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2010     

论边防行政复议存在的问题及对策

边防行政复议是规范边防行政执法和对边防行政执法相对人权益进行救济的重要途径。当前边防行政复议主要存在立法不完善、复议机构设置不完善、复议工作人员法律素质偏低、复议案件审查程序不严谨等方面的问题。加强和完善边防行政复议,主要应从立法、机构设置、转变观念等方面入手。     

浅析唐朝军事行政法的借鉴价值

唐朝进行了大规模的军事立法活动,形成了较为完备的军事法律制度,其中军事行政法律制度在整个军事法律体系中占有相当重要的位置。虽然它没有现代军事行政法律制度完善,但作为当时世界上国力强大的王朝,在军事行政法制上仍然有值得借鉴的地方。     

军队院校人才培养质量保证体系运行研究

基于ISO9000族质量标准的军队院校人才培养质量保证体系,是提高军队院校人才培养质量的重要保证。军队院校人才培养质量保证体系的运行准备、运行机制、运行评价是军队院校人才培养质量保证体系高效运行的关键环节,也是军队院校人才培养质量保证体系发挥作用的重要依托。     

完善我国行政许可听证制度的思考

《行政许可法》中对听证制度的规定,使听证制度得到进一步发展。在分析该法规定的基础上,结合听证程序理论,评析了我国行政许可听证的立法现状,并有针对性地提出了相应的完善建议。     

火灾事故调查认定结论的可诉性研究

火灾事故调查是公安消防机构为了确定火灾事故的原因和性质,依法对事故责任者提出处理意见,同时为研究火灾规律、预防和扑救火灾提供实际依据的一种行为。火灾事故调查认定结论中的火灾原因认定和火灾损失统计在法理上不能提起行政诉讼,在司法实践中法院也不应受理,应在立法上和火灾调查工作中予以明确。     

提高依法处置突发事件能力研究

应对处置突发事件不仅依靠经验,更重要的应当依靠法制。《中华人民共和国人民武装警察法》（以下简称《人民武装警察法》）规定：人民武装警察部队应当根据执行任务的需要,加强对所属人民武装警察的教育和训练,提高依法执行任务的能力。处在执勤、处突第一线的武警官兵应增强法律意识,开展法律运用训练,编制处突法律预案,在部队基层形成处置突发事件的法律文化,从而提高依法处置突发事件的能力。