scholarly journals Guilt by association: Restricting humanitarian assistance in the name of counterterrorism

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Alejandro Pozo Marín ◽  
Rabia Ben Ali
Keyword(s):  
Recent Literature ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Geographical Proximity ◽  
Military Forces ◽  
Guilt By Association

Abstract In certain contexts associated with counterterrorism, some governments and military forces have stigmatized civilians, not because of the acts they perform but rather from loose associations with groups perceived as “terrorists”, based on geographical proximity or common social, ethnic and religious backgrounds. Access to humanitarian assistance has been affected by this stigmatization, and in specific geographical areas it has been blocked, restricted, made conditional or undermined. This article draws on recent literature and examples to argue that certain counterterrorism frameworks and practices have inhibited the impartial delivery of aid to all affected populations.

Military Involvement in Disaster Preparedness, Organisation, and Disaster Relief — Civilian Military Co-Operation (CIMIC)

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S25
Author(s):  
Rannveig Bremer Fjær ◽  
Knut Ole Sundnes
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Relief ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Humanitarian Emergencies ◽  
Military Involvement ◽  
Military Forces

In frequent humanitarian emergencies during the last decades, military forces increasingly have been engaged through provision of equipment and humanitarian assistance, and through peace-support operations. The objective of this study was to evaluate how military resources could be used in disaster preparedness as well as in disaster management and relief.

scholarly journals Physical proximity and innovation collaboration of the Polish small and medium knowledge-intensive enterprisese

2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-14
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Runiewicz-Wardyn
Keyword(s):  
Recent Literature ◽  
Spatial Distance ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Geographical Proximity ◽  
Physical Proximity ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Collaboration Process

Globalisation, with its rising global value chains and the complexity of innovationprocesses change the role of spatial distance in innovation activities. In the classicalcluster theories geographical proximity is seen as a necessary condition to share knowledgeand to enhance innovation collaboration. The recent literature, however, challenge this approachby claiming that the role played by spatial distance diminishes. The aim of this paperis to provide better understanding of the role physical and geographical proximities inthe innovation collaboration process. The paper presents the up-to date results on the roleof physical proximity in innovation collaboration process of the Polish knowledge intensiveSMEs. The study findings support the idea that physical proximity matters for the innovationinteractions, yet the geographical proximity is not a prerequisite for such collaboration.Moreover, the innovative interlinkages of the surveyed companies have more individualcharacter, and are equally determined by the companies technological profiles andsocial-individual connections.

Dilemmas and controversies within civilian and military organizations in the execution of humanitarian aid in Iraq: A review

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 385-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda J. Morton, MD, MPH ◽  
Gilbert M. Burnham, MD, PhD
Keyword(s):  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Military Organizations ◽  
Cultural Perspectives ◽  
Humanitarian Operations ◽  
Military Forces ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Military ◽  
Collaborative Efforts

Civilian humanitarian assistance organizations and military forces are working in a similar direction in many humanitarian operations around the world. However, tensions exist over the role of the military in such operations. The purpose of this article is to review cultural perspectives of civilian and military actors and to discuss recent developments in civil-military humanitarian collaboration in the provision of health services in Iraq for guiding such collaborative efforts in postconflict and other settings in future. Optimal collaborative efforts are most likely to be achieved through the following tenets: defining appropriate roles for military forces at the beginning of humanitarian operations (optimally the provision of transportation, logistical coordination, and security), promoting development of ongoing relationships between civilian and military agencies, establishment of humanitarian aid training programs for Department of Defense personnel, and the need for the military to develop and use quantitative aid impact indicators for assuring quality and effectiveness of humanitarian aid.

Military Assistance in Complex Emergencies: What Have We Learned Since the Kurdish Relief Effort?

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trueman W. Sharp ◽  
John M. Wightman ◽  
Michael J. Davis ◽  
Sterling S. Sherman ◽  
Frederick M. Burkle
Keyword(s):  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Humanitarian Relief ◽  
Northern Iraq ◽  
Complex Emergencies ◽  
Military Involvement ◽  
Military Forces ◽  
Peace Enforcement

AbstractAfter the success of relief efforts to the displaced Kurdish population in northern Iraq following the Gulf War, many in the US military and the international relief community saw military forces as critical partners in the response to future complex emergencies (CEs). However, successes in subsequent military involvement in Somalia, Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia, and other CEs proved more elusive and raised many difficult issues. A review of these operations reinforces some basic lessons that must be heeded if the use of military forces in humanitarian relief is to be successful. Each CE is unique, thus, each military mission must be clearly defined and articulated. Armed forces struggle to provide both security and humanitarian relief, particularly when aggressive peace enforcement is required. Significant political and public support is necessary for military involvement and success. Military forces cannot execute humanitarian assistance missions on an ad hoc basis, but must continue to develop doctrine, policy and procedures in this area and adequately train, supply, and equip the units that will be involved in humanitarian relief. Militaries not only must cooperate and coordinate extensively with each other, but also with the governmental and non-governmental humanitarian relief organizations that will be engaged for the long term.

Materials for Electron Beam Information Storage

1969 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 152-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. E. Speliotis
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Electron Beams ◽  
Information Storage ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Magnetic Field

The interaction of electron beams with a large variety of materials for information storage has been the subject of numerous proposals and studies in the recent literature. The materials range from photographic to thermoplastic and magnetic, and the interactions with the electron beam for writing and reading the information utilize the energy, or the current, or even the magnetic field associated with the electron beam.

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