The Intergovernmental Authority on Development's Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development's (IGAD) Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism (CEWARN) 2012–2019 Strategy Framework has proposed that the CEWARN mechanism expand its conflict typologies and geographic coverage. The argument advanced in this paper is that the proposed CEWARN expansion should be welcomed. Since its establishment in 2003, CEWARN had restricted itself to dealing with cross-border pastoral conflicts among the member states. However, conceptually and legally, CEWARN was not precluded from dealing with other types of conflict. Firstly, in the past, any conflict, other than cross-border pastoral ones, had been considered by the member states as firmly within their national jurisdiction that mechanisms like CEWARN are precluded from handling. Secondly, CEWARN, which has hitherto been dependent on external donations, just does not have the requisite financial resources to expand its coverage. Thirdly, and most importantly, governments often know the imminence of some, if not all, of the conflicts because they cause them. Thus, they are not interested in reacting to them. In the end, the paper concludes that the proposal to expand CEWARN's conflict portfolio and geographic spread may just remain that – a proposal.     

垂直发射低空超低空防空导弹杀伤区近界研究

以低空超低空防空导弹为研究对象,分析了影响其杀伤区近界的主要因素,并针对其采取垂直冷发射的特殊发射方式,应用快速姿态调转的方法,保证了导弹由姿态调转段到制导段的动态误差小。提出了有效的控制方式,进行了大量的典型弹道的数学仿真,从结果来看,这种设计可以将低空超低空防空导弹的杀伤区近界压至接近最小。     

Multinational rapid response mechanisms: Past promises and future prospects

Military rapid response mechanisms are generally understood as troops that are on standby, ready to be deployed to a crisis within a short time frame. Yet, the overall track record of the existing multinational rapid response mechanisms within the European Union, the African Union, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization remains disappointing, and the United Nations does not even have a rapidly deployable capacity anymore. Meanwhile, despite that calls for the further development of these mechanisms are still being voiced politically, scholarly literature remains fragmented. This is problematic as many of the obstacles faced by these organizations are similar. This forum uniquely compares experiences from the four aforementioned organizations. Drawing on these insights, this introductory article identifies some key factors that hamper or enable the development and deployment of multinational rapid response mechanisms.     

防空导弹行进间发射技术初探

行进间发射技术是防空导弹技术的重要发展趋势之一,它能为机械化部队提供不间断的伴随防空,大幅增强武器系统的快速反应能力,提高了系统的生存能力,在综述各国行进间发射防空导弹型号基础上,对该技术的使用意义、装备特点和关键技术进行了总结。