Strong militias, weak states and armed violence: towards a theory of ‘state-parallel’ paramilitaries [PDF]
, 2016 This article challenges the well-established presentation within conflict studies of paramilitary organizations as state-manipulated death squads or self-defence groups, and argues that some present-day militias extend their functions well beyond the ...
Aliyev, Huseyn
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Drivers of Chaos in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Warfare
Journal of Central and Eastern European African Studies, 2023 Eastern DRC is seriously affected by a protracted warfare involving illicit exploitation of natural resources, corruption, humanitarian crisis and terrorism carried out by armed groups including the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) and the Movement of 23 ...
Roger Kibasomba Man-Byemba
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The Territorial Defence Force in Disaster Response in Poland: Civil-Military Collaboration during a State of Emergency [PDF]
Sustainability, 2019 The functioning of the “territorial army” of Poland is described in military history alongside that of the regular active combat troops. The main aim in creating “territorial troops” was to strengthen the state’s defence system. In countries with relatively long traditions concerning such troops, they now constitute an important link in the state’s ...
Krzysztof Goniewicz +2 more
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Air defence in a specific environment of the Suwalki isthmus
Safety & Defense, 2017 In the presented article the author desires to study requirements for the air defence subunits in the forest-lake environment of the Suwalki isthmus. For that purpose the author underlined the importance of a presented region , Identified specifics of ...
Szymanowski Karol
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Sukob JNA i Teritorijalne odbrane Slovenije na Severnoj Primorskoj 1991. [PDF]
Istorija 20. Veka, 2018 The article provides a detailed description of armed conflict in the Primorska region during War in Yugoslavia or Slovenian Independence War, from June 26 to July 7, 1991.
Blaž Torkar, Bojan B. Dimitrijević
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A global battlefield?: Drones and the geographical scope of armed conflict [PDF]
, 2013 The ever-increasing use of drones in the pursuit of the 'war on terror' has given rise to concerns over the emergence of a global battlefield whereby the entire planet is subject to the application of the laws of armed conflict.
Derejko, N, Lubell, N
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Activities of the Armed Forces of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia: Experience for Ukraine
Bulletin of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, 2019 The current state of activity of the Armed Forces of the Baltic States such as Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia has been studied. The experience of the Armed Forces of these countries in ensuring collective defense, security and peace in accordance with ...
V. V. Chumak
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Nastajanje slovenskih oboroženih sil
Dileme, 2021 Based on an analysis of archival sources and literature, the author considers the formation of the Slovene independent and democratic country, especially from the point of view of the formation of the Slovene armed forces, which had to be reshaped by the
Tomaž Kladnik
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THREE INTELLIGENCE METHODOLOGIES FOR BORDER DEFENCE AND BORDER SECURITY
Scientia Militaria, 2011 The main security problem that any state faces today is protecting itscitizens in countering organised crime and terrorism. Wars between states are lessfrequent than in previous eras.
Glen Segell
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Reflections on the establishment of the Chinese Air Identification Zone [PDF]
, 2014 In this paper Yinan Bao presents a very timely legal investigation into aspects of the current territorial dispute in the East China Sea. The author focuses on the Chinese Air Identification Zone and considers the issues regarding the legitimacy of the ...
Bao, Yinan
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