Friedensicherung durch die Vereinten Nationen hat in Mali keine Zukunft. Für die seit 2013 bestehende Mission MINUSMA sind die politischen Rahmenbedingungen schlechter als je zuvor. Sie hat nicht die uneingeschränkte Unterstützung des VN-Sicherheitsrats und noch weniger die der malischen...

This paper reviews the sluggishness of manufacturing sector growth in India in comparative and historical perspective and argues that without accelerated growth in this sector India’s industrial transition will be incomplete. We argue that, India faces multi-faceted threats to its security,...

This paper introduces the Portfolio Project Matrix Model P2M2™ for managing capability acquisition and innovation in military applications. We present an overview of related theories and models and provide references. An annex is included, featuring a visualization tool used to analyse...

What makes individuals likely to support a military rule for governing their country? While this kind of political system is popular in some countries, we know little about the factors that lead people to support a military government for their country. We argue that citizens who feel their...

This paper documents several new facts about the relationship between discrimination and political exclusion and the motivation to fight in wartime. The Pearl Harbor attack triggered a sharp increase in volunteer enlistment rates of American men, the magnitude of the increase was smaller for...

The primary purpose of this paper is to compare the Georgian and Finnish legislation regulating employment security issues during military and non-military service of the employee working for the private or public sector. The present paper discloses similarities and differences between the...

Background: Military logistics has been present from the moment a soldier was created, and its evolution has been influenced by the technology used. Indeed, it has been observed over time that every military revolution was intrinsically caused by a military logistics revolution, directly...