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Palestinian terrorist organizations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
This paper acts as a source of information on Hamas and its relationships with the other terrorist groups.
Lyons, Alyson
core   +1 more source

Information Modeling for a Dynamic Representation of an Emergency Situation

open access: yes, 2008
In this paper we propose an approach to build a decision support system that can help emergency planners and responders to detect and manage emergency situations. The internal mechanism of the system is independent from the treated application. Therefore,
Kebair, Fahem, Serin, Frederic
core   +3 more sources

Antinomies of Alignment Redux: The United Arab Emirates and the United States

open access: yesMiddle East Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Over the past three decades, the United Arab Emirates has forged a sturdy bilateral security alignment with the United States. It has also pursued foreign policies that conflict with US interests in the Gulf and the broader Middle East. This contradiction is usually attributed to a hedging strategy.
Fred H. Lawson, Matteo Legrenzi
wiley   +1 more source

Empowering the Democratic Resistance in Syria [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
When the peaceful uprising in Syria started in spring 2011 turned into an armed resistance after a few months in the face of savage repression by the Assad regime. Since then, the activists who picked up arms became dependent on support in money and arms
Felix Legrand
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Auditing, the State and Democracy in a “New” Machine Age of Digitalization: The UK Supreme Audit Institution

open access: yesPublic Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many promises have been made about digitalization in the public sector, from its potential to revolutionize government to its emancipating properties as a new conduit for democracy. In this paper, the case of a leading Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), the UK National Audit Office, is examined. SAIs are essential to the ways in which government
Laurence Ferry   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hamas's October 7 Attack: Analysis of an “Antagonistic” Crisis

open access: yesPublic Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The aim of the article is to interpret the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023 in light of crisis management theories, seeking to draw from this event some general lessons about the nature of crises, their determinants, and how they are managed. More specifically, the article addresses three questions: (1) Why did Israel underestimate the warning ...
Federico Toth
wiley   +1 more source

Decision Support Systems - Technical Prerequisites and Military Requirements [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2010
Decision Support Systems in the sense of online alternative course of action (ACAO) development and analysis as well as tools for online Development of Doctrine and Tactics Techniques, and Procedures (DTTP) for support to operations make it possible to evaluate and forecast the command and control processes and the performance capabilities of the ...
arxiv  

Multi-Agent Routing and Scheduling Through Coalition Formation [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2021
In task allocation for real-time domains, such as disaster response, a limited number of agents is deployed across a large area to carry out numerous tasks, each with its prerequisites, profit, time window and workload. To maximize profits while minimizing time penalties, agents need to cooperate by forming, disbanding and reforming coalitions. In this
arxiv  

After the Arab Spring: power shift in the Middle East?: Libya: defining its future [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
The international community is approaching the anniversary of its intervention in Libya last year. What started as a protest for greater rights and democracy quickly transformed into a military uprising against a vicious dictator intent on suppressing a ...
Alaaldin, Ranj
core  

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