Demining In Urban Centers Is A Race Against Time,
2019
GICHD
Demining In Urban Centers Is A Race Against Time, Pascal Rapillard, Jeremy Repond
Global CWD Repository
Identifying and clearing explosive ordnances in formerly embattled areas in Iraq is a matter of priority as refugees and internally displaced persons are returning to their homes. It is a race against time.
Achievements And New Challenges In Mine Action,
2019
GICHD
Achievements And New Challenges In Mine Action, Stefano Toscano
Global CWD Repository
In the past two decades, the sector has achieved significant results: 31 of the formerly contaminated countries have declared themselves mine free; more than 52 million stockpiled mines have been destroyed; the new use of antipersonnel mines by States, even those not yet party to the Convention, is rare; the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) play a key role in ensuring safe, efficient and effective demining activities. The sector has also made strong efforts to reinforce its role as an enabler of broader agendas: while pursuing its own objectives, mine action also represents a prerequisite for additional transformative agendas such …
A Guide To Non-Technical Survey,
2019
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
A Guide To Non-Technical Survey, Gichd
Global CWD Repository
The aim of this guide is to provide an introduction to Non-Technical Survey (NTS) for mine action personnel who wish to learn more about the subject, but who may lack practical experience. This guide collects the lessons learnt from the development and standardisation of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) Non-Technical Survey Training Course and will form part of the pre-course reading material. It aims to provide course participants with a better understanding of the theory and practice of NTS operations. The importance of the practical training cannot be overstated, and this guide is not meant to replace …
Demining In Urban Centres Is A Race Against Time,
2019
GICHD
Demining In Urban Centres Is A Race Against Time, Pascal Rapillard, Jeremy Repond
Global CWD Repository
Pascal Rapillard, GICHD Head of External Relations, Policy and Cooperation programme and Jérémy Repond, GICHD External Relations Officer, expand on how demining in urban centres is a race against time.
Air Force Space Programs: Comparing Estimates To Final Development Budgets,
2019
USAF
Air Force Space Programs: Comparing Estimates To Final Development Budgets, Christopher Elworth, Edward D. White, Jonathan D. Ritschel, Gregory E. Brown
Faculty Publications
This article analyzes how development budget estimates, as reported in the Selected Acquisition Reports, change over time for primarily Air Force space programs. Government acquisition policy emphasizes the importance of developing an accurate point estimate for programs to ensure program budget efficiency; however, statistics imply space programs tend to underspend at the beginning of the program and to overspend at the end of Initial Operational Capability. This suggests new phasing methods that reflect the unique needs of space and perhaps other developmental-type programs by allocating more of the budget in later years rather than at the beginning of the program, …
Recent U.S. And International Assessment Of Baltic Security Developments,
2019
Purdue University
Recent U.S. And International Assessment Of Baltic Security Developments, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this paper is to analyse Baltic security developments from U.S. government and military resources, scholarly journal articles, and multinational public policy research institute assessments. METHODS: The aim is to analyse the content and rhetoric within these resources to learn how those producing these materials view Baltic security developments and their viewpoints on how the U.S. and its allies should respond to these developments focusing on increasing Russian regional assertiveness. RESULTS: The author provides interpretations of Baltic security developments, Russian Baltic policy, and U.S. and NATO responses to these developments in materials produced by U.S. civilian and …
Transhumanism (Dot) Mil: A Bibliometric Analysis Of Technoprogressive Terms In Military Publications,
2019
Texas Woman's University
Transhumanism (Dot) Mil: A Bibliometric Analysis Of Technoprogressive Terms In Military Publications, K. Durwood Evans
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
Has transhumanism influenced military thinking? Previous work found that transhumanist terms did not appear widely in military publications. The present work analyzes and improves on previous content analysis of transhumanist terms in military literature using the tools of library and information studies.
The Ninth Meeting Of States Parties To The Convention On Cluster Munitions (2019),
2019
Convention on Cluster Munitions
The Ninth Meeting Of States Parties To The Convention On Cluster Munitions (2019), Ccm
Global CWD Repository
The Ninth Meeting of States Parties of the Convention on Cluster Munitions will take place from 2 to 4 September 2019 in Geneva at the Palais des Nations.
The Netherlands' Lessons,
2019
US Army War College
The Netherlands' Lessons, Martijn Kitzen
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
France's Lessons,
2019
US Army War College
France's Lessons, Christophe Lafaye
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Learning Lessons From Afghanistan: Two Imperatives,
2019
US Army War College
Learning Lessons From Afghanistan: Two Imperatives, Hew Strachan
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Book Reviews,
2019
US Army War College
Book Reviews, Usawc Press
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Canada's Lessons,
2019
US Army War College
Canada's Lessons, Howard G. Coombs
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Current Trends In Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Implications For U.S. Special Operations Forces,
2019
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Current Trends In Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Implications For U.S. Special Operations Forces, J. Philip Craiger, Diane Maye Zorri
Publications
This paper assesses current trends in small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) technology and its applications to the Special Operations Forces (SOF) community. Of critical concern to SOF is that commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) sUAS technologies are relatively inexpensive, improving at a dramatic rate, and widely available throughout the world. Insurgents, terrorists, violent extremist organizations (VEOs) and other nefarious actors have used COTS sUAS to conduct offensive attacks as well as to develop battlefield situation awareness; these technological improvements combined with their widespread availability will require enhanced and rapidly adaptive counter-sUAS measures in the future. To understand the most current trends in the …
From The Editor,
2019
SSI
From The Editor, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Nato's Lessons,
2019
US Army War College
Nato's Lessons, Seth A. Johnston
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
"Slap Heard Around The World": George Patton And Shell Shock,
2019
US Army War College
"Slap Heard Around The World": George Patton And Shell Shock, Alexander G. Lovelace
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Matthew Ridgway And The Battle Of The Bulge,
2019
US Army War College
Matthew Ridgway And The Battle Of The Bulge, Conrad C. Crane
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Human Intervention In Maritime Safety Accidents,
2019
World Maritime University
Human Intervention In Maritime Safety Accidents, Qinyan Sun
World Maritime University Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Baltics And Ukraine: Geopolitical Hotspots,
2019
Purdue University
The Baltics And Ukraine: Geopolitical Hotspots, Bert Chapman
Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research
Provides detailed historical overview and contemporary analysis on why the Baltics and Ukraine are historical and remain contemporary geopolitical hotspots. Provides analysis of cultural economic, environmental, and security factors influencing long-standing contentiousness over these regions. Places emphasis on how Russian behavior and policies influence this contentiousness. Concludes by noting that differences between the U.S. and its allies and conflicts within the U.S. Government may limit the ability of the U.S. to effectively respond to events in these disputed regions.
