Reforming the bras tendus? The Congolese National Police reforms, 2003–2016

The security sector reform (SSR) programme in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has failed, according to a former high-level member of the United Nations (UN) mission in the DRC, as a large section of the country remains outside government control, and the security institutions of the state continue to constitute one of the predominant sources of insecurity for the local population in a number of ways. Based on several field studies, this article critically scrutinises the SSR of the Congolese National Police (Police nationale congolaise; PNC) and the efforts to reform it between 2004 and 2016. It further attempts to explain why so little progress was made in the SSR of the PNC, despite extensive involvement from donors. The article shows that the instrumental and traditional approach to SSR is partly to blame, because in this case it failed to address the root problems and initiate the needed fundamental reform and reconstruction of the police force. It also shows that reforming local security institutions becomes even more difficult when the local authorities do not support the effort.     

The subversion of the Bulgarian defence system – the Russian way

Russia has long been pursuing an intended and calculated policy of keeping enough influence in Bulgaria in order to have control over national decisions. Together with the economic, energy, political and information tools used by Russia in its hybrid war against Bulgaria and in its bid to achieve an enduring “state capture,” defence is also a distinct target of Russian subversion now. A list of noticeable subversive actions with tangible effects can be summarised, ranging from fuelling division and manipulating public opinion, preventing the strengthening of the NATO position in the Black Sea, sabotaging defence reform to various options of subverting the modernisation of the Bulgarian Armed Forces and seeking new ways to keep legacy Soviet military equipment in operation as long as possible. This issue must be urgently addressed both nationally and in NATO.     

世界武器装备发展趋势

科学技术的飞速发展及其在军事领域的广泛应用,物化出全新的武器装备。文章分析世界各军事强国在感知装备、主战平台、精确制导武器、信息对抗装备、太空及新概念武器等方面加大研发力度,呈现出的全新发展态势。它推动军事领域深层次变革,对现代战争产生广泛而深刻的影响。     

一个具有相互独立、不同分布服务时间序列的排队模型

讨论的排队模型 ,放宽了GI/G/1系统中“服务时间独立同分布”的限制 ,只要求各服务时间相互独立 ,因而较GI/G/1排队模型能更合理地拟合实际问题 .在此较宽的条件下 ,利用补充变量的方法 ,求得了该排队系统队长的瞬时分布     

稳像火控系统误差分析

通过对坦克稳像火控系统预测模型和目标运动状态测量的误差分析,提出提高测量精度和射击命中率的措施。     

一种组合预测模型及预测值的模糊分级

基于多元线性回归模型及ＧＭ（１,ｎ）模型,给出了一种组合预测模型,进行了组合预测的精度分析及预测值的等级分类,并讨论了其在实际问题中的应用．     

试论弹道导弹制导技术的发展途径

论述了国外弹道导弹制导技术的发展演变过程和未来发展趋势,对国外目前提高制导精度的途径和一些新的发展情况进行了简要分析,最后对我国制导技术的发展提出了几点建议。     

基于马尔可夫分析的人才拥有量研究

基于马尔可夫分析理论,给出了人才拥有量预测的马尔可夫模型,并且讨论了模型中转移概率的确定及模型的预测质量等问题.     

When to commit in a serial supply chain with forecast updating

Negotiations between an end product manufacturer and a parts supplier often revolve around two main issues: the supplier's price and the length of time the manufacturer is contractually held to its order quantity, commonly termed the “commitment time frame.” Because actual demand is unknown, the specification of the commitment time frame determines how the demand risk is shared among the members of the supply chain. Casual observation indicates that most manufacturers prefer to delay commitments as long as possible while suppliers prefer early commitments. In this paper, we investigate whether these goals are always in the firm's best interest. In particular, we find that the manufacturer may sometimes be better off with a contract that requires an early commitment to its order quantity, before the supplier commits resources and the supplier may sometimes be better off with a delayed commitment. We also find that the preferred commitment time frame depends upon which member of the supply chain has the power to set their exchange price. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2003