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We investigate how nondemocratic regimes use the military and how this can lead to the emergence of military dictatorships. Nondemocratic regimes need the use of force in order to remain in power, but this creates a political moral hazard problem; a strong military may not simply work as an...
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Our results indicate that two-thirds of active-duty military personnel report experiencing offensive racial behaviors in the previous 12 months, while approximately one in ten report threatening racial incidents or career-related discrimination. Racial harassment significantly increases job...
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The encounter with insurgency violence in Iraq and Afghanistan has pressed the US Department of Defense to improve the US military's ability to conduct counterinsurgency. It has been argued that this shift may constitute a turning point in the history of the US military, which until now has...
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This report provides a rapid mapping analysis of the existing documentation concerning civil and military approaches in international operations. Its main purpose is to extract and review key lessons learned and dilemmas from recent experiences in Afghanistan, Iraq and other international...
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Auf eine Anfrage der Wiener „Neue Freie Presse“ antwortete Walther Rathenau mit einem Beitrag über „Unser Nachwuchs“, der am 25. Dezember 1909 abgedruckt wurde. Im Unterschied zu anderen Führungsschichten erklärte der bekannte Industrielle und Unternehmer, dass die wirtschaftlichen...
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In recent years, private military companies (PMCs) and private security companies (PSCs)have been increasingly employed by large and active military nations for tasks both at home and abroad: generally as a cost-cutting measure, but also to eke out overstretched state resources. A wide range of...
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The European Union (EU) recognises the need to address the threat of terrorism, and further develop cooperation within both its neighbourhood and external regions to prevent or counter violent extremism (P/CVE). The EU’s Counter-Terrorism (CT) Strategy comprises four pillars – Prevent,...
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Most nations spend a considerable part of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defense. However, no previous study has addressed the productivity and efficiency of the core area of the armed forces, operational units, using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Introducing a model for the production...
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Die Inlandsnachfrage der Bundeswehr leistete 1988 nur im Luft- und Raumfahrzeugbau (34,4%) und im Schiffbau (10,4%) einen hohen Beitrag zum Gesamtumsatz. Der größte Teil der Nachfrage geht mit 45% nach Bayern. Die Abhängigkeit der einzelnen Bundesländer von der Wehrgüternachfrage ist in...
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Der Bedeutungsverlust von Militärtechnologien sowie Clintons Forderung nach einem größeren staatlichen Engagement bei der Förderung wirtschaftlichen Wachstums hat in dne USA zu einer Belebung der Diskussion über Industriepolitik geführt. Der Gesandte für Wirtschaft an der US-Botschaft in...
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