Trial Justice. The International Criminal Court and the Lord's Resistance Army, Tim Allen

With his book ‘Trial Justice’ Tim Allen enters oneof the hottest realms of recent debate in the field of transitionaljustice. His book is the first extensive study on the controversialinvolvement of the International Criminal Court in the conflict,one of Africa's longest conflicts, pertaining to the Lord'sResistance Army in northern Uganda. The stark contrast Allen depicts between two realities,     

Redesigned British Army: smaller,with more reserves

Government decisions to reduce the defence budget and lower strategic ambitions have prompted the British Army to undertake its most radical reorganisation for 50 years. The long-term viability of the project relies on the successful withdrawal from combat operations in Afghanistan and a significant increase in the utility of the army's reserve forces.     

Xiaobing Li,A History of the Modern Chinese Army

Journal of Chinese Political Science -     

The Chinese People's Liberation Army and Space Warfare

Space warfare will be an integrated part of battle planning by the Chinese People's Liberation Army in any future conflict with the United States. The People's Liberation Army has carefully absorbed and is reacting to what the American armed forces have published on space warfare and counter-space operations. Chinese strategists and legal scholars are engaged in an internal debate on how traditional ideas of sovereignty and the laws of war apply in space. One authoritative volume explored the importance of ensuring that the People's Liberation Army sets out legal justifications for military actions in advance of any conflict. Chinese scholars believe that many of the concepts surrounding the conduct of war on the “common seas” apply in space. Also, there is disagreement between the United States and China on the American position on outer space. The United States treats “peaceful uses” to mean “non-aggressive,” whereas the Chinese interpretation is that to be peaceful uses, it must be “non-military.”     

US Blunders in Iraq: De-Baathification and Disbanding the Army

In May 2003 Paul Bremer issued CPA Orders to exclude from the new Iraq government members of the Baath Party (CPA Order 1) and to disband the Iraqi Army (CPA Order 2). These two orders severely undermined the capacity of the occupying forces to maintain security and continue the ordinary functioning of the Iraq government. The decisions reversed previous National Security Council judgments and were made over the objections of high ranking military and intelligence officers. The article concludes that the most likely decision maker was the Vice President.     

Dangerous Patriots: Washington's Hidden Army during the American Revolution

Despite current dire warnings, study of episodes in the history of industrial espionage and economic spying reveal that surreptitious collection of manufacturing and other business secrets has been a methodical, calculated and abundant practice. Widespread predation of commercial information in the sixteenth to twentieth centuries is illustrative of the insatiable appetite for proprietary information for both private and governmental interests, and cases as varied as those of pre‐industrial times to the sophisticated covers used by the Third Reich attest to the lengths gone to for obtaining a variety of industrial secrets. The patterns and tactics used in other eras are instructive for our own, and place contemporary commercial espionage activity in an historical context, asserting that current industrial spying is part of a larger legacy.     

论周恩来对新四军的卓越贡献

党史专家石仲泉先生说过,周恩来是新四军的"助产婆"。实际上,就新四军在八年抗战中所取得的斐然战绩而言,与周恩来是分不开的。周恩来力促各方巧组新四军,勇破难题发展新四军,呕心沥血智救新四军,殚精竭虑守护新四军。在缅怀新四军将士为抗战胜利立下的丰功伟绩时,我们不能忘却周恩来对新四军的卓越贡献。     

漫话古代的“以礼治军”

“以礼治军”,是中国古代建设和治理军队的重要思想之一.我们必须站在历史唯物主义的立场上,来探究这一思想的渊源和深刻内涵,洞察其本质,取其精华、去其糟粕,进行有效的借鉴和继承,才能于当今军队的“法治”和“德治”建设有所裨益.     

军队院校计算机教材改革初探

随着教育信息化的不断普及和发展,军队院校计算机教材越来越不能适应时代和教学的需要,滞后性和局限性问题越来越突出,如何进行军队院校的计算机教材的改革,已经成为一个亟待解决的问题。本文通过对军队院校的计算机教材的现状、计算机学科的特点和部队院校特殊性的分析,对计算机教材的改革进行了初步探讨。     

论军队政工干部信息化素养的培养提高

随着网络信息时代的发展,为了有效发挥政治工作的作战和服务功能,需要部队政工干部在具备基本素质的基础上,更要具备较高的信息化素养。对军队政工干部信息化素养的概念进行了阐述,分析了当前培养提高我军政工干部信息化素养的意义与存在问题,探讨了培养提高军队政工干部信息化素养的基本对策,对于推动部队政治工作的信息化建设有着重要的意义。