A nation-in-the-making,in arms: control of force,strategy and the Ukrainian Volunteer Battalions

At the core of waging war and strategy is the creation, control and use of force. This article investigates the volunteer battalions that mobilized in Ukraine during the spring of 2014. It contextualizes the volunteer phenomenon and focuses on the state strategies to establish control over these militias. As ambiguous entities arising from a situation characterized by rapid social change – revolution and war – the volunteer battalions threatened existing hierarchies and questioned state authority. The situation was exacerbated by the war, which deviated from the expectations of Ukrainian combatants and Western military observers alike. The state nevertheless enjoyed a modicum of success in reining in the militias through four strategies of undermining, co-option, incorporation and coercion. While predominantly integrated into a more rigid category of paramilitary forces, the volunteers continue to play a role in both the Ukrainian society and security sector to the unforeseeable future.     

Command Coordination and Tactical Effectiveness in Counter-insurgency Operations: Lessons from the South Korean Campaign

This article analyzes the causes of combat effectiveness of the South Korean security forces through the course of its various counter-insurgency (COIN) operations from 1948 to 1953. We argue that improvements in two interrelated aspects ultimately resulted in higher operational and tactical level performance: unified operational command structure and the subsequent improvements in tactical efficiency under the guidance of the US advisory mission. Through an in-depth case study on how a nascent army improved its capacity in combating homegrown insurgencies, we demonstrate how the actual conduct of operations itself remains just as significant in the assessment of overall COIN outcomes.     

Governing risks in international security

Risks are omnipresent in contemporary international security. Despite a long tradition in security studies going at least back to Von Clausewitz, we consider that the topic of risk remains under-examined. This forum seeks to advance the research agenda on risk in security studies by showcasing work of scholars using advanced concepts of risk, based on insights from sociology, biology, psychology, and safety studies, to better understand the role of risk in international security. As a way of introduction, this short article sets out the main debates.     

Cinema,drone warfare and the framing of counter-terrorism

The study of the cinematic representation is extremely useful in framing of counter-terrorism policies, whether in the US or elsewhere. This paper examines cinema’s interest in drone warfare as well as the lives and personalities of drone pilots. It argues that drone warfare suffers a considerable image problem that has been brought out in several recent features and it is unlikely that any major cinematic myth of drone warfare will easily develop, certainly in comparison to myths concerning special forces and special operations.     

警卫射击训练改革之我见

警卫射击训练要求和警卫战术结合,改革射击动作,调整射击距离,缩短射击时间,在运动中消灭运动目标,进行接近实战的模拟射击训练,红蓝对抗射击训练。     

高校舆情研究探析

及时了解和掌握学校各方面舆情动态、探索舆情的产生和变化规律,对于高校科学决策和处理舆情危机具有重要价值。本文阐述了新形势下高校舆情的含义、特点及舆情研究的内容,分析了高校舆情研究现状和存在的问题,提出了高校舆情研究的政策性建议,以便为高校制定发展战略,推动高校持续、健康、快速发展提供参考。     

公安现役院校教学质量监控体系的建立与实践

教学质量是高等学校的生命线,是影响人才培养质量的最直接因素。依据本院在教学质量监控方面的探索与实践,提出建立一套适合公安现役院校特点的教学质量监控体系,用来指导和评价教学工作,加强教学管理,不断提高教学质量。     

谈消防部队会计监督职能的发挥

全国消防部队先后在各级建立了财务集中核算中心,按照统一的财务规章制度对本级及其所属单位一切经费进行集中核算、集中监管。但是,现行核算中心会计监督职能的发挥仍存在一些不足,文章对此进行了分析。并提出强化消防部队会计监督职能的建议。     

公安现役部队执法能力培养与法学教学

公安现役部队是列入武警序列由公安部门管理的部队。对其执法能力的要求具有特殊性。公安现役院校担负着为公安现役部队培养人才的任务,教学过程中应对公安现役部队执法能力的涵义、执法能力的内容和因执法能力不足而产生的问题以及解决问题的途径作了探讨。提出创新法学教学模式是提高公安现役部队执法能力的有效方法。     

加强公安现役部队财务监督工作的思考

如何加强财务监督工作,这不仅涉及到部队财务监督工作的未来走向,更是事关营造健康、规范的财经新秩序的关键因素。财务监督所面临的问题是一个涉及方方面面的综合体,因此,强化财务监督不能局限于财务部门的单方面工作,而应当站在加强监督职能、健全监督体系、拓展监督范围的整体高度,稳步推进监督管理的法制化、规范化和科学化进程。