CHAPTER NINE. The Military in Twenty- First- Century America: Leaning Forward

2016 ◽  
pp. 266-276
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
The Military

scholarly journals Twenty first century development in the Hungarian Defence Forces : The KC-390 tactical military transport aircraft

Haditechnika ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
András Füleky
Keyword(s):  
Development Program ◽  
First Century ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Transport Aircraft ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Military Development ◽  
The Military ◽  
Century Development ◽  
Insight Into

The paper gives a short historical overview of the types of aircraft representing airlift capabilities in certain periods of the life of the Hungarian Defence Forces and pays tribute to air and ground operations personnel. Describing the military transport aircraft capabilities to be developed within the framework of the Zrínyi Defence and Military Development Program, the reader will gain insight into the ever evolving he reader will gain insight into the ever evolving nature of complex airlift capabilities and the tasks resulting from participation in Alliance, international and domestic missions. The article provides a detailed description of the new, soon to be acquired military transport aircraft Embraer KC-390 Millennium.

Epilogue

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christy Pichichero
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
First Century ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Drone Warfare ◽  
The Military ◽  
De Gaulle

A brief epilogue examines further continuities in the legacy of the Military Enlightenment from broader global and chronological standpoints. From Clausewitz to De Gaulle to Chomsky and from nineteenth-century colonial conquest to twenty-first century drone warfare, it traces forward the themes of the book and illustrates that the paradoxes of the Military Enlightenment are as significant today as they were in the eighteenth century. The book closes by insisting upon the necessity of both humanitarian law and the empathetic behavior of individuals, combatants and civilians alike, for success in setting limits on the devastations of war.

Twenty-First-Century Torture

2021 ◽  
pp. 125-158
Author(s):  
William L. d'Ambruoso
Keyword(s):  
Bush Administration ◽  
September 11 ◽  
First Century ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Al Qaeda ◽  
Legal Counsel ◽  
Geneva Conventions ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Enhanced Interrogation ◽  
The Military

Immediately following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, members of the George W. Bush administration signaled that current rules regarding intelligence, detention, and interrogation were too confining. With approval from the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), the president declared that the Geneva Conventions’ detention and interrogation guidelines would not apply to Al Qaeda and Taliban detainees. The problem with Geneva, administration lawyers argued, was that it would tie interrogators’ hands. The CIA and the military wanted an explicit legal blessing for their interrogation programs. They got it in the form of a series of memos by the OLC and military lawyers, who defined torture in exceedingly narrow terms. The result was “enhanced interrogation,” which the administration claimed did not amount to torture but was still a sufficiently “tough” program to break hardened terrorists.

Liberation Theology

2020 ◽  
pp. 155-174
Author(s):  
Phillip Berryman
Keyword(s):  
Central America ◽  
Liberation Theology ◽  
Latin American ◽  
First Century ◽  
Pope Francis ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
Christ Church ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The Military

In the 1960s, young Latin American theologians proposed that the circumstances of their continent—overwhelmingly poor and Catholic—raised questions that required their own theology. These questions arose from a pastoral context, but had political implications. They have pursued these questions through different contexts, especially the military dictatorships and the conflicts in Central America. In the 1980s, dozens of theologians worked together to develop major themes in theology (God, Christ, church) from a liberation standpoint. In the changed context of the twenty-first century, some theologians have continued their work, and have been pleased with the direction of the papacy under Pope Francis.

6. Decapitation and targeted killing

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antulio J. Echevarria
Keyword(s):  
First Century ◽  
Targeted Killing ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
The Military

The military strategies of decapitation and targeted killing derive from dislocation and attrition, respectively. Decapitation is the attempt to paralyze or destroy a group by removing its leadership, and targeted killing is the systematic elimination of an organization’s members, whether these individuals are in key positions of leadership or in the rank and file. Both strategies have been widely used to combat terrorists and insurgents. ‘Decapitation and targeted killing’ shows that the use of these strategies has increased markedly since the twenty-first century began, particularly with the widespread production of remotely piloted vehicles, but they remain highly controversial as strategic techniques. They may not destroy an organization permanently, but they can temporarily degrade its effectiveness.

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