Terrorism in Nigeria

Using the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria as a point of departure, this paper examines the implications of the operations of terrorist groups on the security and stability of states in West Africa. It predominantly utilises secondary sources of data. Findings indicate that the membership and operations of this terrorist group are spreading across the sub-region. This spread is consequent upon Boko Haram's collaboration with other terrorist groups within West Africa and beyond. This constitutes threats to the security and stability of states in the sub-region. Thus, the paper recommends, among other things: a thorough understanding of the operational strategies of terrorist groups by states and those involved in security policymaking in the sub-region; and for agreements to be reached among Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member states and their governments for collaboration in various areas in order to curtail transnational crime and terrorism, and reduce socio-economic inequality that generates aggressive behaviours among the less privileged.     

2015 and the survival of the Nigerian State

Nigeria is currently faced with serious domestic challenges. While the state is not officially at war, it is standing on the precipice, especially with the eruption of violence occasioned by the emergence of the Boko Haram sect and the tenuous peace in the Niger Delta. With the 2015 general elections on the horizon, fears of further violence and disintegration are rife, more so because of the debate over who occupies the Presidential Villa at Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan, a southerner, seems poised for a comeback even amidst the vociferous challenge posed by the political elites of northern Nigeria. This article looks at the different scenarios that might play out in 2015. It analyses the challenges of the survival of the Nigerian state, and makes some policy recommendations that Nigeria and its people need to put into place in order to ensure its survival beyond 2015.     

火炮水弹试射内弹道学分析计算

根据水弹试射原理及水弹试射实践经验,应用火炮内弹道学理论,建立火炮水弹试射内弹道学模型,分析水弹试射的影响因素,并以某炮水弹试射为例进行仿真计算和膛压测试,计算结果与试验结果基本相符,为新型火炮水弹试射的参数获取提供理论依据.     

New results on a stochastic duel game with each force consisting of heterogeneous units

Two forces engage in a duel, with each force initially consisting of several heterogeneous units. Each unit can be assigned to fire at any opposing unit, but the kill rate depends on the assignment. As the duel proceeds, each force—knowing which units are still alive in real time—decides dynamically how to assign its fire, in order to maximize the probability of wiping out the opposing force before getting wiped out. It has been shown in the literature that an optimal pure strategy exists for this two‐person zero‐sum game, but computing the optimal strategy remained cumbersome because of the game's huge payoff matrix. This article gives an iterative algorithm to compute the optimal strategy without having to enumerate the entire payoff matrix, and offers some insights into the special case, where one force has only one unit. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics 61: 56–65, 2014     

指挥信息系统安全防护系统视图

作为指挥信息系统安全可控运行的重要保障,网络安全防护体系目前存在着整体轮廓不清、顶层设计力度不够等问题。研究网络安全防护体系结构,可以增强安全体系综合集成,提高组件间的互操作性,有效解决网络安全防护的顶层设计问题。通过分析军事信息系统体系结构框架中系统视图模型的内容和相互逻辑关系,描述了支持网络防御作战的系统、系统功能及其相互关系,建立了系统视图的几种典型模型,为体系化建设网络安全防护体系提供了理论依据。     

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.     

消防社会抢险救援体系的比较与分析

通过对世界主流消防社会抢险救援体系的比较 ,对社会抢险救援体系各个组成部分进行分述 ,分析指出了社会抢险救援体系的共性和差异 ,论述了消防社会抢险救援体系的构成要素和建立抢险救援体系的必要性和遵循的原则 ,并结合我国国情特点 ,提出构建我国消防社会抢险救援体系的设想     

论人的防御火灾意识的更新

通过分析人的素质、行为和能动作用 ,揭示人类防御火灾意识偏低的原因 ,指出人类要实现人与自然协调发展 ,减少火灾的侵袭 ,就必须提高人的素质 ,规范人的行为 ,发挥人的主观能动作用。     

讯问过程中火灾事故责任者心理分析及对策研究

火灾事故责任者往往为了逃避法律制裁,施用各种手法抗拒交代案件的真相。正确研究分析火灾责任者在讯问过程中的心理特点、表现及成因,并科学运用讯问方法、策略,可以为公安消防机构迅速准确认定火灾事故原因和火灾事故责任,提供重要的证据,从而实现火灾事故调查工作的突破。