论火灾与可持续发展观的内在联系

可持续发展是人类迫切解决的问题,火灾对可持续发展构成巨大威胁.针对火灾的危害,从防灾角度研究可持续发展观,揭示火灾与可持续发展的内在联系,为人类有效控制火灾提供正确的认识论和科学的方法论.     

确定导弹武器系统保障性指标的思考

描述了导弹武器系统保障性参数及其指标的涵义,探讨了确定纳入导弹武器系统研制任务书中的保障性指标应注意的几个问题.     

积极探索,推进兵团城镇化发展步伐——石河子总场小城镇建设的调查报告

“小城镇 ,大战略”。发展小城镇是促进团场经济社会发展的重要战略措施。 1 999年 1 2月北泉镇正式成立 ,成为兵团第一个建制、自治区第一个全国小城镇综合改革试点单位。石总场城镇建设的经验 ,对加快兵团小城镇建设步伐具有重要意义     

美军MPS的发展现状和关键技术

经过几十年的探索、研究和发展,美军MPS技术已经取得长足进步,研制出了种类繁多的MPS,这些系统已经在最近发生的几场局部战争中被成功应用。主要介绍了美军MPS的基本概念、主要用途、发展概况及其关键技术。     

突出学科创新促进综合院校发展

综合院校应把学科建设摆在统揽院校各方面工作的位置上,并通过学科创新,以需求为牵引,以科研为先导,以改革为动力,以学科带头人为领率,系统配套,整体推进,形成综合院校的办学优势,促进综合院校发展.     

装备保障体制研究的现状与发展

论述了装备保障体制研究的目的、意义 ,以及装备保障体制研究的概况 ,总结了装备保障体制研究的主要成果 ,指出了装备保障体制研究中存在的主要问题及今后研究的方向。     

Economic Espionage

We explore the efficacy of counterespionage measures in the realm of Economic Espionage. Although it is possible that increasing counterespionage measures has the desired effect of increasing domestic research and development (R&D) and reducing espionage by foreign entities, it is also possible that these increased measures actually do just the opposite: domestic R&D suffers and foreign stealing increases. We identify the appropriate settings for increased counterespionage measures and provide some policy advice.     

Pirates – The Young and the Jobless: The Effect of Youth Bulges and Youth Labor Market Integration on Maritime Piracy

This article examines the impact of youth bulges and the lack of perspective of this cohort associated with the insufficient absorption of the labor market on the emergence of piracy acts. For a large panel data-set on maritime piracy and armed robbery against ships for the period 1990–2015 negative binomial regression results indicate that a large fraction of young people in a country increases the likelihood of piracy attacks originating from that country. Further, the piracy-driving effect is conditional on constrains in the labor market. It increases when the young population is insufficiently integrated into the labor market and becomes insignificant for high levels of labor force participation. The dearth of prospects seems to lower the inhibition to make a living from criminal activity.     

What explains the failure of U.S. army reconstruction in Afghanistan?

ABSTRACT

This author wrote his doctorate thesis on post-conflict army reconstruction, submitting it in 2011. Continued research on the subject in the intervening seven years indicates that his theoretical propositions can be refined and improved. This article examines refinements to the model, and then applies those refinements in detail to the Afghan case. In so doing, it shifts the focus from potentially altruistic state-building to a case that was driven by pure national-strategic interests. Issues surrounding the liberal peace ideology dominate recent army reconstruction in conflict-affected states. The liberal peace underpinning is of supreme importance, so much so that in many discussions, it is internalised and accepted virtually without thought. This paper will advance the body of knowledge by establishing, for the first time, a theoretical basis for the widespread failure of army reconstruction in Afghanistan. The empirical basis builds on extensive previous research by other scholars. The resulting model can also be applied to better explain outcomes in other similar cases.     

Feeding the Lion: China and defence development in African states

ABSTRACT

In analysing trends in Chinese defence engagement and their impact on defence development in African states, it is important to consider both China's changing policy priorities and its capabilities for the provision of defence support. China's international ambitions and its economic development contribute to its emergence as a key supporter of defence capability development in Africa, occupying a crucial niche as a provider of support, particularly arms transfers, appropriate to evolving local requirements. The economic and politico-military imperatives driving China's engagement of Africa, which stem from its economic reforms and re-emergence as a great power, are facilitating defence modernisation by accelerating the introduction of modern arms in substantial quantities. The commercial importance of arms exports and the growing importance of strategic ties strongly situate China to help sustain processes of defence capability development in African states over the long term.