UK defence review presages global capability upgrade

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Transitional Period ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Civilian Workforce ◽  
Joint Task ◽  
Defence Spending ◽  
Joint Task Force ◽  
State Group

Significance SDSR 2015 revealed significant defence commitment decisions. Many of these correct choices made in the preceding SDSR 2010, and constitute an implicit recognition that the government's previous emphasis on cuts and savings may have been an error. Impacts The SDSR will boost Cameron's effort to win parliamentary backing for UK air strikes against Islamic State group (ISG) in Syria. UK-French cooperation will grow, including joint development of a combat drone, and a 10,000-strong Combined Joint Task Force due in 2016. Equipment decisions will boost firms including Lockeed Martin and Boeing (US), Dassault (France) and BAE, Rolls Royce and Babcock (UK). Higher defence spending, especially on replacing all four Trident nuclear submarines, will heighten political arguments over defence issues. A planned 30% cut to the Ministry of Defence's civilian workforce will have a negative impact, at least for a transitional period.

Arrival of the Caliphate’s Soldiers in West Africa

2018 ◽  
pp. 411-414
Author(s):  
Wilāyat Gharb Ifriqiyā
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Public Image ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
Joint Task ◽  
Joint Task Force

(2 JUNE 2015) [Trans.: Abdulbasit Kassim] Available at: http://jihadology.net/2015/06/02/new-video-message-from-the-islamic-state-arrivals-of-the-soldiers-of-the-caliphate-in-west-africa-wilayat-gharb-ifriqiyyah/ A mark of the post-allegiance to ISIS period for Boko Haram is the lowered profile of Shekau, who ceases to be the major focus of its public image. In this video, the two speakers alluded to the escalation of the conflict between Boko Haram and the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) comprising soldiers from Nigeria, Chad, Niger, and Benin. While mentioning the tensions and the context of distrust between Nigeria and her neighbors, the first speaker referred to the comment of the Chadian president, when he said that the fight against Boko Haram is being hampered by poor co-ordination between Chad and Nigeria. He also gave further information of the activities within the caliphate as well as detailed information concerning the soldiers killed in various clashes. This video should be understood within the context of Boko Haram’s display of resilience against the operations of the MNJTF...

scholarly journals Militia Counterinsurgency: Perspective on the Motivations of Civilian Joint Task Force Militia Participation in Northern Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-134
Author(s):  
Modu Lawan Gana
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Lake Chad ◽  
The People ◽  
Joint Task ◽  
Joint Task Force ◽  
The Government

Since the year 2013, Nigeria’s northeastern region epicenter of the Boko Haram Islamist insurgency waging war for the establishment of an Islamic State has witnessed mass participation of people in a civil militia group. The militia group colloquially describing itself Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) was formed to combat the Boko Haram rebellion. Perhaps, the participation of the CJTF in the combating activities was reportedly influential in reducing the Boko Haram hostilities in most communities. Prior to the CJTF, the counterinsurgency approaches of the Nigerian governments’ Special Joint Task Force and the Multinational Joint Task Force of the Member States of Lake Chad Basin Commission was faced with lackadaisical performances. Whereas the CJTF was reportedly successful, however, the interrupted participation of the people despite the attendant human and material cost has risen suspicion among the population and the critical literature about the groups’ true motivation. This article, therefore, investigated the motivations of the CJTF in northeastern Nigeria. The study was conducted through a qualitative approach designed in a case study. The data was collected from thirteen informants from three groups - CJTF, Community Leaders and State/Local Government authorities. The technique of data collection is in-depth interviews and non-participant observation. The finding revealed personal incentive factors of monetary/material gains, and the futuristic interest of employability drives peoples’ participation. To address the economic interests of the CJTF and as a panacea to prevent the manifestation of the security threats associated with the CJTF group, the study recommends for the establishment of charity centers to receive contributions from well to do citizens to ameliorate the economic needs of the participants. The government should also propound strong legal mechanisms to regulate the activities of the CJTF militia.

scholarly journals Standardization of spirometry: what’s new in 2019 update. Part 1

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
L. D. Kiryukhina ◽  
P. V. Struchkov
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Task Force ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Functional Tests ◽  
Functional Diagnostics ◽  
European Respiratory Society ◽  
Technical Standards ◽  
Joint Task ◽  
Joint Task Force

Spirometry is the basic method for pulmonary function evaluating but it is very dependent on the quality of performance. Currently, specialists in lung function diagnostics rely on the 2005 technical standards of spirometry, jointly developed by the American thoracic Society (ATS) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS), adapted for our country by the Russian Respiratory Society in 2013. New technical capabilities and research studies have shown the need to improve approaches to ensuring the measurements quality. A joint task force with experience in conducting and analyzing pulmonary functional tests assigned by the ATS and ERS has significantly updated international standards to ensure quality laboratory practice. The article discusses the standards update by the 2019 consensus, as well as the new added factors that were not previously mentioned. New standards are needed for manufacturers, clinicians, functional diagnostics specialists and researchers in order to increase the accuracy of spirometric measurements and reduce the negative impact on the patient.

Radicalisation exposure varies among Sahel states

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Support ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Local Populations ◽  
Joint Task ◽  
Joint Task Force ◽  
Border Areas ◽  
New Challenges

Significance The visit follows Buhari's earlier trips to Chad and Niger. Over June and July, Nigeria's neighbours have experienced a rise in Boko Haram attacks. The uptick comes in reaction to the progress made by the regional military coalition between Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Benin and Cameroon against Boko Haram during the first four months of this year. However, the escalation poses new challenges for the governments in N'Djamena, Yaounde and Niamey. Impacts The 8,700-strong Multi-National Joint Task Force should be consolidated shortly, although dates on a renewed surge have not been announced. Contributor countries are seeking more international material and financial support for the campaign. Heavy-handed tactics by the armies in their own border areas may alienate some local populations.

Boko Haram violence in northern Cameroon will persist

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Lake Chad ◽  
Far North ◽  
The Past ◽  
Joint Task ◽  
Lake Chad Basin ◽  
Joint Task Force ◽  
Northern Cameroon

Significance The attack comes amid growing insecurity in the Far North region over the past year. Residents in Cameroon's north are increasingly the most vulnerable in the Lake Chad Basin to attacks by Boko Haram’s factions, suggesting that some of these are increasingly dependent on their cross-border activities for resources and recruits. Impacts Washington will pressure Yaounde further over its poor human rights record amid rising bipartisan congressional criticism. The Multinational Joint Task Force remains unwilling or unable to degrade Boko Haram in the Far North, undermining touted regional progress. Cameroon’s land border closures appear to have had little or no effect on the illicit movement of goods and people.

The Joint Task Force

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence W. McLaughlin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Joint Task ◽  
Joint Task Force
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