The PLA's expeditionary potential in the context of Chinese Military strategy in the New Era

2021 ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Maxim Nikulin
Keyword(s):  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Air Power ◽  
New Era ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Military

The sustained economic development of China with integration into the world economy and the implementation of macro-regional initiatives that go beyond the traditional localization of Chinese national interests have revealed the need to expand the capabilities of the People's Liberation Army of China. Along with the creation of a strong army, China is actively building up its expeditionary potential. Such kind of military potential allows to project power into strategically important zones. The proposed article is devoted to identifying indicators of increasing the ability of the Chinese armed forces to operate outside China's borders in the «New era». The hypothesis of the study is that China is currently entering an era of development of forces capable of operating around the world, providing military protection to China's expanding global economic and political interests. In the article, the authors rely on a systematic approach that allows us to identify and analyze the main structural characteristics of the PLA’s expeditionary potential at three levels: strategic, operational and tactical. The article analyzes military doctrines, concepts of the use of the PLA and the command structure. Special attention is also paid to the peculiarities of Chinese foreign operations and the logistical capabilities of the PLA to project its power in geographical spaces far away from the Chinese territory. The authors conclude that the PLA's expeditionary potential is becoming an increasingly popular means to achieve broad political and economic goals on a global scale. The increase in naval and air power projection facilities with an emphasis on the creation of competent ground units in this plane increases the mobility of the PLA to perform specific tasks. The military-civilian integration makes it possible to fill the lack of delivery vehicles and team sites.

scholarly journals THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING OF UKRAINE

2021 ◽  
pp. 74-78
Author(s):  
R. Sossa
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Information ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Geospatial Data ◽  
Topographic Maps ◽  
Topographic Mapping ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Ussr Council ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Military

The basic principles and current state of topographic mapping of the territory of Ukraine are considered. Prior to the proclamation of Ukraine's independence, its territory was covered by topographic maps in the scale of 1:10 000 to 1: 1 000 000, created by the Main Department of Geodesy and Cartography under the USSR Council of Ministers and the Military Topographic Service of the USSR Armed Forces. The interaction of these departments in topographic mapping is highlighted. The topographic study of Ukrainian territory as of 1991 is analyzed in detail. Today the content of most topographic maps of scales from 1:10 000 to 1: 200 000 is characterized by "aging" of information and does not correspond to the current state of the area. The unsatisfactory state of topographic study of the territory led to the unclaimed topographic maps with much outdated information for consumers, and for the military it very difficult to perform combat tasks. The needs of current topographic information users require a significant improvement in topographic maps content. Since the mid-1990s, the creation of national geospatial data infrastructures has become crucial for providing spatial information to the state and society. The basic principles and general requirements for the creation and updating of state topographic maps are now defined by the "Procedure for national topographic and thematic mapping" (2013). The adoption of the Law of Ukraine "On the National Infrastructure of Geospatial Data", giving a powerful impetus to topographic mapping, poses a responsible task of organizational and regulatory and technical support of this process. The issue of obtaining topographic maps from the topographic database requires scientific and technical elaboration, development of appropriate normative and technical documents (guides, principles, instructions, symbols, etc.).

scholarly journals Addressing the Livelihood of Non-Resettlers in Dam-Induced “Detached” Areas: The Case of the Shichikashuku Dam

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Mikiyasu Nakayama ◽  
Ryo Fujikura
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Dam Construction ◽  
Project Area ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Downstream Area

Most dam construction projects inevitably lead to the creation of involuntary resettlers due to inundation of their lands and houses by reservoirs. How resettlers should be dealt with or “compensated” has long been discussed. The report published by the World Dam Commission was one of the major milestones on this issue. However, attention should also be given to the fact that non-resettlers who are obliged to stay in the project area after completion of a dam also suffer from dam construction. Even though their assets are not submerged, if their land is “detached” from the downstream area by a reservoir, they tend to become worse off socially and even financially. Improvement of infrastructure, in particular having roads to the downstream area, is essential to minimize the impacts on those who are “detached.” Compensating for the lost assets of the resettlers alone may not be sufficient to prevent the people in the project area of a dam construction from becoming worse off.

THE RELEVANCE OF FORMING THE IMAGE OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE

2019 ◽  
pp. 46-49
Author(s):  
S. Motyka
Keyword(s):  
Internal State ◽  
National Level ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
The State ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Actual State ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Positive Image ◽  
Patriotic Education ◽  
The Military

The image of the Armed Forces of Ukraine is a complex and multifaceted socio-psychological and political phenomenon. A professionallycreated image functions as the most adequate informational object, creating public affection and recognition assuring the adequate perception of the Armed Forces as the power institution of the state. Thus, there's a relevant national challenge to form the positive image of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the numerous and versatile definitions of the term "image", the existence of a great number of approaches aimed at interpreting this definition, prove the multilateral aspects, the multidimensional categories and the significant scientific interest to this particular challenge.The Armed Forces of Ukraine is one of the most important elements of the political system of both state and society. In accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On the Armed Forces of Ukraine", the purpose of their existence is the protection of national interests, territorial integrity and inviolability of state borders. Considering the current state of development of the Ukrainian society, the state and its Armed Forces which is determined by the permanent increase of importance of the spiritual component, the issues of patriotic education and forming the image of the Armed Forces, are becoming the top state priority.The realities of modern life determine the objective necessity to develop a clear concept and the generic PR-strategy of the informativecommunication policy of the Armed Forces at a national level, with the aim to establish their positive image, based on the scientific approach and prominent world experience, yet taking into account the modern Ukrainian realities.The international experience has a variety of examples when the implementation of image technologies happens to play a significant role in solving a number of internal state developing tasks, namely: harmonizing the military-civil relations; increasing the level of the military-patriotic education and the general awareness of society in terms of task and activity of the Armed Forces, establishing firmness and sustainability of the moral-psychological state of the subordinated personnel, reinforcing military discipline etc.The information on the Armed Forces of Ukraine is to reflect the actual state of affairs. It is the irrelavance and the disproportion of theinformational material about the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the realities of life that has promoted the lack of trust in the course of the years of Independence, not only to the military command in particular, but to the state authorities as a whole.The article presents an analysis of the relevance of forming the image of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

scholarly journals Myanmar: Surveillance and the Turn from Authoritarianism?

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 496-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Dean
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Military Regimes ◽  
Popular Government ◽  
The World ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
Aung San Suu Kyi ◽  
National League ◽  
Scaling Down ◽  
The Military

In Myanmar, one of the longest ruling military regimes in the world (1962—2011) exerting unrestrained coercion and relying on a pervasive security apparatus, has accepted a constitution and competitive elections. The military directed concatenation of developments but especially the Constitution that legalizes a unique power-sharing arrangement between the military and the elected government, contribute to the exceptionalism but also continuing coercion of Myanmar’s military, even under the democratically elected popular government of former democracy icons Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy. Holding that a key step in a democratic transition must involve the scaling down of state coercive apparatus, the article demonstrates how this has not been the case in Myanmar. The size, expenditure and revenues of the armed forces have been maintained, the surveillance for political and social control continues, while the spread of mobile communication devices, and particularly social media, has opened up more extensive and easier opportunities for monitoring. Subjugating the practices of surveillance to laws is not prioritized in the complex political context of multiple pressing issues.

Book Reviews

2010 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 781-786
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
London School ◽  
New Era ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
London School Of Economics ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Research Institute

Gary Yohe of Wesleyan University reviews “The Global Deal: Climate Change and the Creation of a New Era of Progress and Prosperity” by Nicholas Stern,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Considers how to create a global deal to take action to reduce the impact and damage of climate change in the world. Discusses why there is a problem and how we can deal with it; the dangers; how emissions can be reduced, and at what cost; adapting to climate change; ethics, discounting, and the case for action; policies to reduce emissions; individuals, firms, communities--the power of example; the structure of a global deal; building and sustaining action; and a planet in peril. Stern is IG Patel Chair in Economics and Government and Chair of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change at the London School of Economics. Bibliography; index.”

Ike and the People-to-People Program: Assessing the Effect of Presidential Leadership in Foreign Policymaking

2009 ◽  
Vol 42 (01) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Samuel Taupin
Keyword(s):  
International Cooperation ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
Presidential Leadership ◽  
Eisenhower Administration ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Good Will ◽  
The Military

The international cooperation initiative established by the Eisenhower administration (1956–1961), the People to People program, aimed to support American community leaders from different fields—such as the arts, education, sports, religion, health, and the military—in international exchanges to enhance understanding and good will on the part of citizens around the world.

scholarly journals SOCIAL PROBLEM AND ENVIRONMENT

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (9SE) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Ramveer Singh
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Human Intervention ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Environmental Testing ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

The social environment is changing in the sub-continent as a result of which the fundamental qualities of environmental components are changing. Environmental testing is essential for a healthy life, the need to conserve scarce and priceless resources for the use of new and untapped resources for the conduct of development has made environmental management infinitely important. 1It is also very important to make the environment aware, sensitive and aware, it is necessary to explain to the people how our environment or ecological system ensures our protection from natural disasters and protection and enhancement of the environment and human intervention on a global scale. Due to the continuous damage to the environment balance and ecology due to this, not only will the weather, climate and other types of geographical conditions have seen unprecedented changes but also the rate of natural disasters and damage to the environment are mutually mutually beneficial. All the countries of the world should try to compensate for this by establishing mutual coordination among themselves. Development is important for us, but conservation and promotion of environment is more important than that. सामाजिक पर्यावरण ;ठपव ैवबपंस म्दअपतवदउमदजद्धमें परिवर्तित हो रहा है फलस्वरूप पर्यावरण संघटों के मौलिक गुणों में परिर्वतन हो रहा है। स्वस्थ जीवन के लिए पर्यावरणीय परीक्षण आवश्यक है, विकास के संचालन के लिए नत्य व अनत्य संसाधनों को उपयोग दुर्लभ एवं अमूल्य संसाधनों के संरक्षण की आवश्यकता ने पर्यावरण प्रबन्धन को अव्यन्त महत्वपूर्ण बना दिया है। 1पर्यावरण के प्रति सचेत संवदेनशील तथा जागरूक बनाया जाना भी बेहद जरूरी है, लोगो को यह समझाया जाना आवश्यक है कि आखिर हमारा पर्यावरण या परिस्थितिक तंत्र कैसे प्राकृतिक आपदाओं से हमारी सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करता है तथा पर्यावरण का संरक्षण व सवर्द्धन तथा उसको वैश्विक स्तर पर मानवीय हस्तक्षेप के कारण जिस प्रकार पर्यावरण संतुलन तथा पारिस्थितिक को लगातार क्षति पहुचायी गयी है, उससे न सिर्फ मौसम, जलवायु तथा अन्य प्रकार की भौगोलिक परिस्थितियों में अप्रत्यशित परिवर्तन देखने को मिले बल्कि प्राकृतिक आपदाओं की दर तथा पर्यावरण को हुई क्षति के लिए परस्पर एक-दूसरे पर दोषारोपण करने के वजाय विश्व के सभी देशों को आपस में परस्पर समन्वय सम्बन्ध स्थापित करके इसकी भरपाई के लिए प्रयास करने चाहिए। हमार लिए विकास जरूरी है मगर पर्यावरण का संरक्षण तथा संवर्द्धन उससे कही अधिक जरूरी है।

scholarly journals Analisis Kebijakan Pemberlakuan Jam Malam Dalam Penanganan COVID-19 di Kota Banda Aceh

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-95
Author(s):  
Aminah Aminah ◽  
Muliawati Muliawati
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Scientific Journals ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Banda Aceh ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

Dunia dihebohkan dengan adanya COVID-19, berbagai negara telah menetapkan berbagai peraturan untuk menekan dan mengurangi penyebaran virus tersebut. Tidak terkecuali Indonesia, bahkan Aceh, dalam hal ini Walikota Banda Aceh telah menetapkan aturan untuk membatasi gerak masyarakat dengan pemberlakuan jam malam. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerapan kebijakan pemberlakuan jam malam dalam penanganan COVID-19 di Kota Banda Aceh. Adapun metode penelitian yang digunakan yaitu deskriptif kualitatif. Sumber data yang digunakan yaitu berasal dari informan penelitian, situs web resmi, dan jurnal ilmiah. Hasil penelitian menjelaskan bahwa kebijakan penerapan jam malam dalam penanggulangan wabah COVID-19 di Kota Banda Aceh sudah berjalan efektif. Keterlibatan pihak Aparatur Gampong sangat membantu program pemerintah dalam menanggulangi COVID-19, dikarenakan pihak Aparatur Gampong lebih memahami situasi dan kondisi masyarakat di lingkungannya. Selain itu, keterlibatan TNI/ Polri dan Satpol PP dan juga WH sangat membantu demi terciptanya ketertiban serta keamanan selama penerapan kebijakan pemberlakuan jam malam berlangsung. Pembatasan jam malam ini bertujuan untuk menekan angka positif COVID-19 di Kota Banda Aceh. The world is shocked by the presence of COVID-19, various countries have set various regulations to suppress and reduce the spread of the virus. Indonesia is no exception, even Aceh, in this case, the Mayor of Banda Aceh has set rules to limit the movement of people by imposing a curfew. This study aims to determine the implementation of a curfew policy in handling COVID-19 in Banda Aceh City. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. The data sources used are research informants, official websites, and scientific journals. The results of the study explain that the policy of implementing a curfew in dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak in Banda Aceh City has been effective. The involvement of the Gampong Apparatus is very helpful for government programs in tackling COVID-19 because the Gampong Apparatus understands the situation and conditions of the people in their environment better. In addition, the involvement of the TNI/Polri and the Satpol PP as well as the WH are very helpful for the creation of order and security during the implementation of the curfew policy. The curfew restrictions are aimed at suppressing the positive number of COVID-19 in Banda Aceh City.

scholarly journals The Dacians, The Wolf Warriors

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 367-373
Author(s):  
Mădălina Strechie
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Ancient World ◽  
Roman Army ◽  
Art Of War ◽  
The World ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Military ◽  
The Art Of War

Abstract The Dacians, a very important Indo-European people of the ancient world, were, like all Indo-European peoples, highly trained in the art of war. The legends of the ancient world placed the worship of Ares/Mars, the god of war, in the world of the Thracians, the Dacians being the most important of the Thracians, by the creation of a state and by their remarkable civilization, where war generated rank. The Dacian leaders, military aristocrats, Tarabostes are similar to the Bharathi of the Aryans, therefore the accounts of Herodotus, the father of history, who called the Thracians (including the Dacians, the northern Thracians), “the most important of the Indo-Europeans, after the race of the Indians” (i.e. the Persians and the Aryans, their relatives), also have a military meaning. The totemic symbol of the wolf was much present in Europe, especially with Indo-European peoples, like the Spartans, the aristocrats of war, but mostly with the Romans, the gendarmes of the ancient world. But the Dacians honoured this majestic animal above all, not only as a symbol of the state, but also, apparently, as their eponym. As warriors, the Dacians lay under the sign of the wolf, their battle flag, and acted like real wolves against their enemies, whether they were Celts, during the reign of Burebista, or Romans, during the reign of Decebalus. The Dacians made history in the military art, being perfectly integrated, after the Roman conquest, in the largest and best trained army of the ancient world, the Roman army. Moreover, the wolf warriors, mastering the equestrian art, were a success in the special, though auxiliary troops of the famous equites singulares in the Roman army. If the Romans were the eagles of war, the Dacians were its wolves, these two symbols best illustrating the military art of all times.

scholarly journals The key directions of German-Dutch and German-French cooperation in defence strengthening

2020 ◽  
pp. 203-225
Author(s):  
Philipp Trunov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Event Analysis ◽  
Federal Republic Of Germany ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
Reaction Forces ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Deep Integration ◽  
The Military

Since the former Cold War, the Federal Republic of Germany has had the closest, the most full-scale and different in the spectrum of tracks relations in the sphere of common strengthening of the defence capabilities with the continental Western European countries. First, these ones are France and the Netherlands. The article tries to explore German relations with these two countries in the military sphere during the modern period. The key research methods are event-analysis and comparative analysis. The paper covers the experience of the creation of the first bilateral and multilateral military groups of NATO member states` armed forces which consist of staffs and military forces of the mixed troop system. The article notes that first military groups of this kind were created on the territory of the united Germany and examines the reasons of this tendency. Special attention is paid to the development of German-Dutch Corpspotential. This one, the 1 st tank division and the division of rapid reaction forces (each of those divisions has one Dutch brigade) of the Bundeswehr are explored as military mechanisms of deep integration between the two countries. The article also identifies the features of military-technical German-Dutch cooperation, including their common efforts in the frames of Permanent Structured Cooperation platform. The article compares the scales and quality of German-Dutch and German-French cooperation. In this regard the paper rises the question about real military importance of German-French brigade and cooperation between two countries in military-technical field, including the creation of robotized technics. The paper shows the limits of German-French cooperation potential until the early 2020's.

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