Jihad Against Palestinians? The Herostratos Syndrome and the Paradox of Targeting European Jews

Abstract

This paper addresses the waves of mass killings recently perpetrated by individuals with a weak or nonexistent ideological motivation, whose acts either appear to contradict their purported political cause or are admittedly driven by a quest for notoriety. Examples range from killers who have been waging jihad against European Jews to unattached mass killers such as the Germanwings pilot to the perpetrators of mass school shootings in America and worldwide. We argue that these phenomena can be understood as instances of the Herostratos syndrome, which has been known for thousands of years as characterizing the behavior of people who seek to survive in the collective memory by excelling in their infamous acts. We provide a model of hybrid killers which accommodates the Herostratic motive alongside a political motive and characterize a well-behaved Nash equilibrium where Herostratic killers are competing with one another with a view to make a name for themselves in infamy. The policy implications point towards reducing the publicity the killers enjoy, thus frustrating their quest for notoriety.     

WHILE WAITING FOR THE PROTOCOL

The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) regime currently suffers from a lack of effective compliance procedures. Because a legally binding compliance protocol to the BWC is not available, other measures are needed to stabilize the regime against the risk of violations of its rules. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the experiences of UN inspection teams show that among the necessary components of effective compliance mechanisms are an intermediary level between bilateral consultations of states parties and involvement of the UN Security Council as well as independent assessment capabilities. This article suggests that the UN Secretary General could assume such an intermediary function and, using the authority contained in Article 99 of the UN Charter, could investigate not only alleged use of biological weapons but also alleged breaches of the BWC. A standing expert unit in the Department for Disarmament Affairs could provide the independent expertise necessary for such investigations. Such a compliance mechanism could provisionally help stabilize the BWC regime until a permanent compliance system can be agreed.     

舰炮对海上集群小目标射击的毁伤概率

海上集群小目标是水面舰艇面临的主要威胁之一。以单管大口径舰炮对海上集群小目标射击作为研究对象,对集群目标进行了等效处理,分析了弹种、引信和装药的选择以及效力射中的表尺分配问题,提出多表尺效力射方法,利用该方法对海上集群小目标射击的毁伤概率进行了分析。结果表明,采用该方法并使用空炸榴弹或杀伤爆破弹,可有效破坏敌运输工具,杀伤其有生力量。     

莫言诺奖演讲词“故事化”策略浅析

莫言诺奖演讲词《讲故事的人》最显著的特色之一是从自身的生命感悟、创作经历和审美体验出发,慧眼独具地选取了“故事化”策略。这分别在结构、情感、象征及语言等维度上得以成功体现,从而使该演讲构思巧妙,情深意浓,蕴含深湛,耐人寻味,极具诗意风格,给人以莫大的心灵震撼与深层共鸣。该演讲是了解莫言最直接最鲜活之源。研究它,不仅可透见莫言的演讲特色,还可清楚把握其对自己创作的精彩总结与精神世界的自我剖析,尤其是从“故事化”策略的成功运用中挖掘到其心灵世界、创作历程与精神个性的方方面面。     

Strategic “defensivism” and post-reset blues: US–Russian nuclear arms reductions,missile defenses and minimum deterrence

US nuclear deterrence and arms control policy may be moving, by design and by inadvertence, toward a posture of strategic “defensivism”. Strategic “defensivism” emphasizes the overlapping and reinforcing impact of: (1) reductions in US, Russian and possibly other strategic nuclear forces, possibly down to the level of “minimum deterrence,” (2) deployment of improved strategic and/or theater antimissile defenses for the US, NATO allies and other partners; and (3) additional reliance on conventional military forces for some missions hitherto preferentially assigned to nuclear weapons. This article deals with the first two of these aspects only: the interaction between missile defenses and offensive force reductions in US–Russian strategy and policy. The findings are that stable deterrence as between the USA and Russia is possible at lower than New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty levels, but reductions below 1000 deployed long-range weapons for each state, toward a true minimum deterrent posture, will require multilateral as opposed to bilateral coordination of arms limitations. Missile defenses might provide some denial capability against light attacks by states with small arsenals, but they still fall short of meaningful damage limitation as between powers capable of massive nuclear strikes.     

基于AD与IRMA的装备体系设计方法

论文综合集成AD方法与IRMA方法,构建了一种从装备体系的任务需求出发确定初始装备体系组成方案的方法。基于该方法得到的装备体系组成方案便于扩展、改进和升级。     

群车加油装备效能评估指标体系研究

构建科学的评估指标体系,是对群车加油装备效能进行评估的基础.针对群车加油装备效能影响因素进行了系统分析,提出了构建评估指标体系的原则.通过广泛的调查研究和专家咨询,借鉴国外相关研究以及国内有关油料装备的研究成果,依据建立评估指标体系的原则构建了群车加油装备效能评估指标体系,并利用可拓层次分析法求得了群车加油装备效能评估...     

关于公安现役院校成人教育转型的几点思考

公安现役院校成人教育转型是指重心由学历教育向以岗位职责培训为主要形式的继续教育转变,这是构建大教育大培训体系的重要举措。教育转型首先要求转变教学内容、教学方法等教学模式,使之能够适应和满足能力培养的需求。同时要创新机制,建立和完善能够为教育转型提供可靠保障的机制体制。     

浅谈清军“粮台”体制对武警处突后勤的启示

武警部队承担着长期驻守执勤和处置大规模突发事件的重任,如何实现战时与地方维稳应急动员体系相衔接,成为亟待解决的问题。分析了清军“粮台”的特点,结合武警部队实际,研究其对加强军地后勤兼容,提高武警处突后勤保障能力具有重要地启示意义。     

基于TS201S的分段谱相关算法SSCA的实现

分段谱相关函数算法SSCA(Strip Spectral Correlation Algorithm)是一种实用的高效循环谱估计算法,对循环平稳信号的检测和参数估计的硬件实现具有重要意义。利用信号的循环平稳特性能很好的抑制平稳噪声和干扰,实现低信噪比条件下信号检测与参数估计。文章以SSCA的ADSP TS201S的实现为研究重点,分析了实时运算时各参数的选取依据,讨论了工程实现的难点和解决方案,并给出了程序的优化方案,为循环谱的工程应用打下坚实的基础。