Democracy index for Africa, 2010

ABSTRACT

Natural resource-based conflicts continue to occur in different parts of Nigeria with negative implications. This study investigated the phenomena of natural resource conflicts vis-à-vis their propensities to impact political economy and national security negatively. Data for the study were sourced from theoretical and empirical evidence. Empirical data were sourced from existing studies selected on the basis on their relevance to the study and analysed based on their content. The limitation to this approach is the obsolete and subjective nature of some the literature. This limitation was, however, addressed among others through the author’s knowledge of the issues under study. The study found that Nigeria is enmeshed in conflict over ownership, distribution, access to or competition over natural resources such as petroleum resources and agricultural land and these conflicts have undermined democracy, human rights, the economy and the nation’s security. The paper identified poor resource governance, environmental factors and poor political leadership as the causes and drivers of these conflicts. It recommends natural resource governance among others, as a way out of the problem.     

STRATEGY FOR A NEW NUCLEAR AGE

Current U.S. nuclear weapons strategy, force structure, and doctrine contribute to the threat of nuclear terrorism in several ways. First, the U.S. nuclear stockpile presents opportunities for nuclear terrorists to seize the materials they need. Second, U.S. nuclear forces remain a key justification for Russia's maintenance of similar nuclear forces that are less well protected. Third, America's continued embrace of nuclear weapons encourages and legitimizes other states to seek nuclear weapons that they will have difficulty securing from terrorists. The national security interests of the United States would be better served by a strategy to shrink the global footprint of nuclear weapons and provide the highest possible levels of security for the most minimal possible deterrent forces. Given the inability to secure nuclear weapons and materials perfectly or to eliminate terrorism in the foreseeable future, reducing the global inventory of nuclear weapons and materials is the most reliable way to reduce the chances of nuclear terrorism.     

POLITICAL SURVIVAL AND NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION

Nuclear Logics: Contrasting Paths in East Asia and the Middle East, by Etel Solingen. Princeton University Press, 2007. 404 pages, $26.95.     

NUCLEAR BOMB SQUAD

Defusing Armageddon: Inside NEST, America's Secret Nuclear Bomb Squad, by Jeffrey T. Richelson. W.W. Norton & Company, 2009. 318 pages, $27.95.     

舰艇近区安全防卫系统分析

针对我国舰艇近区安全存在的问题,参照国外舰艇近区自卫装备发展情况,提出了发展具有综合利用观瞄设备和声纳,并集合各种致命和非致命武器特点的舰艇近区安全防卫系统的构想。系统配备的观瞄设备用于探测地面、水上及低空近临目标,而声纳用于探测水下目标,如蛙人,无人水下航行器等。在打击方面,系统配备了可以歼灭目标的致命武器以及用于驱逐目标的非致命武器。并对系统的关键技术进行了初步探讨。 关键词：舰艇近区安全,近区安全防卫系统,非致命武器     

浅谈云计算在公安警卫信息化工作中的应用与发展前景

随着公安警卫部队信息化建设的全面高速发展,云计算技术将更多地应用于警卫信息化建设。展望云计算在警卫信息化建设中的应用前景,分析当前警卫信息化建设中运用云计算技术所面临的问题及对策。     

一种云计算中的身份认证协议

针对当前在云计算中身份认证机制个人信息容易泄漏的问题,提出了一种云计算中的身份认证协议。协议的安全性是基于离散对数的难解问题。协议模型由用户、云服务提供者和注册实体等三个实体组成;通过先属性注册协议、后身份认证协议两个步骤完成整个认证过程;从用户伪装身份和云服务提供者盗取身份信息两个角度,对协议的安全性进行了分析;通过与云计算中基于公钥生成器的协议进行对比以及实验仿真,证明了该协议在对承诺的注册和认证时间上的优越性。     

以色列警卫工作特点探析

以专业视野总结了以色列警卫工作的特点,从以色列警卫力量的职责地位、警卫措施、情报信息、选拔训练、后勤保障等方面进行了多角度的剖析,为进一步研究我国警卫理论提供借鉴。     

加强和改进警卫部队思想政治工作的几点思考

思想政治工作是政治建设中最核心的内容。在新的历史条件下,对警卫部队思想政治工作提出了新的更高的要求,思想政治工作必须不断改革创新,准确把握内在的特点规律,增强时代感、针对性、实效性和主动性。     

一种新型无后端数据库的RFID安全认证协议

对某无后端数据库RFID安全认证协议的安全性进行了分析,并针对其安全漏洞,给出了一种新型的无后端数据库的RFID安全认证协议。对新协议的安全性分析表明:该协议能够满足双向认证、匿名性、抗追踪攻击、抗克隆攻击、抗物理攻击、抗窃听、抗拒绝服务攻击以及失同步攻击等要求。最后,给出了新协议的BAN逻辑证明。