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Ammunition Stockpile Management: A Global Challenge Requiring Global Responses, Nora Allgaier, Samuel Paunila

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Ageing, unstable, and excess conventional ammunition stockpiles pose the dual risk of accidental explosion at munition sites and diversion to illicit markets, thereby constituting a significant danger to public safety and security. More than half of the world’s countries have experienced an ammunition storage area explosion over the past decades, resulting in severe humanitarian and socioeconomic consequences.¹ Thousands of people have been killed, injured, and displaced, and the livelihoods of entire communities have been disrupted. The humanitarian impact of unintended explosions is amplified when they occur in urban areas, as illustrated by ammunition depot explosions in a crowded area …

Key Performance Indicators And Hma: Time To Standardize?, Roly Evans, David Hewitson

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Measuring performance is the norm across a range of human activities. But is it a norm in humanitarian mine action (HMA)? Some might suggest that it is. However, if we measure our performance, it is unclear whether we do so in a standardized way so that meaningful comparisons can be made. HMA lacks standardized indicators, whether it is for items of explosive ordnance (EO) found and destroyed, m² of land released, or more general outcomes such as internally displaced persons returning to an area once cleared. Indicators can of course be ignored, misused, misreported, or misunderstood and some fear …

The Impact Of Landmines And Explosive Remnants Of War On Food Security: The Lebanese Case, Henrique Garbino

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The year 2017 was the third in a row of an exceptionally high number of mine victims. According to the Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor, in 2017 alone, 7,239 people became casualties of landmines or explosive remnants of war (ERW), of which at least 2,793 were killed.^1,2 Apart from their direct physical effects, landmines and ERW also restrict access to basic resources such as food and water, limit the use of key infrastructure, and both force and restrict migration.² This article focuses on the impact of landmines and ERW on food security, with an emphasis in food …

The Journal Of Conventional Weapons Destruction Issue 23.2 (2019), Cisr Journal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

The Middle East: An Editorial by Jordan's HRH Prince Mired R.Z. Al-Hussein | IEDs: 'Complex' vs. Simple Clearance in Fallujah and Mosul | Iraq: A Photo Essay by Sean Sutton | Lebanon: Impact of Landmines and ERW on food Security

Practical Notes On The Application Of Thermite Systems In Mine Action, Robert Syfret, Chris Cooper

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

There are numerous documents available online relating to the use of thermite systems for explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). However, most of the documents are either scientifically focused or address specific technical questions. This article provides broader practical information for mine action operators at the field and program levels. Although previously employed on a relatively small scale over the last five years, use of thermite as opposed to explosives for the destruction of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) has increased. This has been driven by greater engagement across the sector in countries with unstable security situations, and places with …

More Bang For Their Buck: Enhancing The Sustainability Of Surplus Ammunition Destruction Programs, Joe Farha, Matthias Krotz, Einas Osman Abdalla Mohammed

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Dealing with stockpiles of surplus ammunition remains a key challenge for many African countries. In the last 10 years, at least 38 ammunition sites across Africa reportedly experienced unplanned explosions, causing injury and loss of life as well as significant damage to infrastructure and the environment. Numerous reasons such as overstocking, inadequate storage facilities due to insufficient resources, inadequate capabilities of storage sites, or simply unstable ammunition may be the cause of these unplanned detonations. These factors are often exacerbated by personnel having a limited knowledge and awareness, or insufficient training on relevant subjects such as explosive compatibility groups or …

Endnotes, Cisr Journal

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

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Ied Threat Consistency And Predictability In Fallujah: A 'Simple' Model For Clearance, Mark Wilkinson Ph.D.

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

When in control of the area of Iraq north of Baghdad, including the city of Fallujah, ISIS prepared to defend its position from inevitable government counterattack through the widespread use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) laid as defensive obstacles in patterns similar to conventional minefields.¹ The subsequent destruction of bridges over the Tigris River further strengthened the ability of ISIS to defend the city and prevent the civilians trapped within from escaping.

Iraq: A Photo Essay, Sean Sutton

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

MAG, Mines Advisory Group, has worked in Iraq since 1992 to make land safe for populations affected by decades of conflict. Landmines, cluster munitions, other unexploded bombs, as well as new contamination from the recent conflict with ISIS, have left a deadly legacy that prevents communities from using their land, and displaced populations from returning home safely.

Beyond Resettlement: The Role Of Ethiopian Refugee Diaspora In Homeland Peacebuilding, Etsegent Endale

Doctor of International Conflict Management Dissertations

The number of people forced to flee their homeland across the world is increasing at an alarming rate. As a consequence, refugees have become a growing concern among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. Although much attention has been afforded to refugee studies, the contributions of conflict-induced migrants towards homeland peacebuilding remain underrepresented within the peacebuilding discourse. This study explores the perceptions and understandings of peace and specific peacebuilding activities from the perspective of conflictinduced forced migrants, namely, former refugees from Ethiopia who have resettled in the United States. The objective of the study is to expand the scholarly discussion on …

Factors In Refugee Resilience Building During Humanitarian Response, Rachel Starner

Capstone Collection

If countries hosting refugees want to build resiliency and reduce dependency on foreign relief, humanitarian response and local development need to be addressed simultaneously, and collaboration at all levels of stakeholders needs to take place in planning and decision making. Additionally, innovation and strong leadership are strong factors in creating and leading new ideas as funding and world leadership dynamics change, especially with traditional leaders such as the US and the UN losing influence. Observations made at the Mahama Refugee Camp in Rwanda as well as existing document analysis reflect these traits by active efforts of camp administrators and humanitarian …

Suicide Squad: Boko Haram's Use Of The Female Suicide Bomber, Vesna Markovic

Justice, Law, and Public Safety Studies Department Faculty Articles

Boko Haram first began using the tactic of suicide bombings in 2011 and in 2014 started using female suicide bombers. This research focuses on gender differences in the use of suicide bombers. The data were collected using open sources from June 16, 2011 to June 15, 2018. Using this longitudinal data, trends are described over that 7-year period, focusing on the use of females. A majority of the suicide bombings target civilians in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. More than half of the bombers were women and girls, some as young as 7 years old, whereas there were more than …

Analisis Ancaman Terhadap Penerapan Framework Manajemen Insiden Di Indonesia, Rizky Hendra Kurniawan, Abdul Rivai Ras

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

The incident management framework is a tools that can be used as an early warning system to overcome problems in the implementation of information technology. This Framework also used for measuring the maturity level of incident management that has been carried out by institutions in Indonesia. We can used it as an open intelligence of information source. Within national scope, this framework used for knowing Indonesia’s ability to deal with cyber incidents. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a threat analysis on the implementation of incident management framework. Author used mix-methode research, which is the combination between qualitative and quantitative …

Analisis Gaya Kepemimpinan Perempuan Di Lembaga Legislatif Dalam Perspektif Ketahanan Politik Di Daerah (Studi Kasus: Kepemimpinan Rospita Sitorus Sebagai Wakil Ketua Dprd Kabupaten Simalungun), Tio Masa Elnitin Sianipar, Margaretha Hanita

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

Women's leadership became public issues are always discussed, and has provoked polemics and debate between the pros and cons of women leaders in the country. The issue of women's leadership also always interesting to demand, even today more and more scientists or researchers focused more on the assessment of women's leadership in particular. As in this study examine further how permpuan instituted legislative leadership style. The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the role of leadership and political participation Rospita Sitorus at the legislative, as well as to analyze the leadership of women in Parliament Simalungun before …

Indonesia Sebagai Negara Kepulauan, Thomas Sunaryo

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

Indonesia's persistent struggle through the Juanda declaration has succeeded in obtaining juridical recognition regarding the boundary of Indonesia as an intact archipelago in the UN III Convention on the International Sea Law (UNCLOS) 1982, although the United States as a superpower country does not admit it. Nevertheless, in International forum, The Unitary State The Republic of Indonesia (NKRI) has had territorial sovereignty and additional zones, Exclusive Economic Zone (ZEE) in a national sphere with all its natural wealth content belonging to the nation in the dimension of Nusantara. This paper intends to show that the Republic of Indonesia ia an …

Pelibatan Organisasi Masyarakat Dalam Intelijen Keamanan Nasional, Yudha Fernando

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

The problem examined in this study is the role of civil society in intelligence activities for national security,

while the purpose is to determine the role and form of civil society can play in intelligence activities. Theories

that researchers use include theories of intelligence, national security, institutions and sociology. The research

approach used in this study is a qualitative approach and the type of descriptive qualitative research using a case

study model. Researchers used interview techniques, document studies and observations. Then the data is

analyzed with an interactive analysis model and validated. There are two roles that can be bound …

Evaluasi Fungsi Kontra Intelijen Indonesia Dalam Menghadapi Spionase Intelijen Asing, Yosa Bayu Kuswara

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

Espionage is an information gathering methode conducted by intelligence services both in intelligence acivities or closed/clandestine operations using open or closed tactics With its huge valuable resources, Indonesia becomes attractive for great powers intervention. Such a condition creates a threat to Indonesia national resiliency, especially threats from espionage activities. These threats should be seriously handled by the Indonesian government. Empirical cases of strategic surprises have suggested the role of foreign intelligence in Indonesia. Despite the fact that Indonesia has several intelligence agencies and some of them have conducted counter intelligence activities, Indonesia has yet had specific agency that deals with …

Rivalitas Amerika Serikat-Tiongkok Di Laut China Selatan Dan Pengaruhnya Terhadap Indonesia, Adrianus Revi Dwiguna, Muhammad Syaroni Rofii

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

Dispute in the South China Sea (SCS) is one of the important issues in the last five years. The unilateral claim made by China caused a strong reaction from ASEAN countries, including Indonesia. The rejection of ASEAN countries against China's claim is based on the UNCLOS international law of the sea. Amid efforts to resolve territorial disputes in the SCS, recently the United States has emerged as a third party trying to reduce tensions in the SCS. However, the US move received a cold response from China. The US presence has actually made China show its military presence in the …

Strategi Badan Siber Dan Sandi Negara (Bssn) Dalam Menghadapi Ancaman Siber Di Indonesia, Damar Apri Sudarmadi, Arthur Josias Simon Runturambi

Jurnal Kajian Stratejik Ketahanan Nasional

Cybersecurity governance in Indonesia is still partial and sectoral, resulting in the handling of cybersecurity problems not yet integrated. This makes cyber threats even more real, especially when linked to threats to cybersecurity for government and private institutions. Therefore, cybersecurity management must be carried out in an integrated manner to prevent cyber threats in all aspects of national and state life. In 2017, the National Cyber and Crypto Agency (BSSN) was formed based on the Presidential Regulation on BSSN which states that BSSN is tasked with implementing cyber security effectively and efficiently by utilizing, developing and consolidating all parties related …

Coalition For Prisoners' Rights Newsletter, Vol 44-A, No. 7, Coalition For Prisoners' Rights

Coalition for Prisoners' Rights Newsletters

The Story, Past and Present, is About Money and Torture

Comunidades de Inmigrantes se Preparan para Redadas del ICE

Freedom to Learn Campaign

Guess What Organization of a Little More Than 500 Employees has:

Some State Legislative Changes

Origin of the Term "Concentration Camp":