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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"defence forces"”.
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Community insights to the Namibian Defence Forces: An investigative study of the Khomas region
… the community‟s insight of the Namibian Defence Force under the title “Community Insights of the Namibian Defence Force: An Investigative Study of the Khomas Region”. The research carried out a theoretical study in the concerned area and the study used the qualitative research methodology …
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‘Child Soldiers: a threat to Irish Peace Support Operations?’
The Irish Defence Forces have been continuously involved in United Nations Peace Support Operations since 1958. When the 90th Infantry Battalion deployed to the United Nations Mission In Liberia (UNMIL) in November 2003, it represented the first time that Defence Forces personnel had been placed in …
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Can Climate Change be Successfully Incorporated into Security Policy? : Framing Climate Security and Defence in Finnish Comprehensive Security Policy through the 21st Century
… by the Government of Finland and the Finnish Defence Forces, and how well comprehensive security policy includes climate issues on an overarching policy level. Frame analysis is utilised to identify different framings of climate security in policy by dividing definitions of security into four …
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Analysis and simulation of welded plates subjected to blast loading
… anti-terrorism measures are a high priority for defence forces and humanit.ar:ia:n organisations. Armoured vehicle used in mine protection and navy ship hulls utilise welding during their fabrication. A weld is defined by British Standards [1], as: “…a union between pieces of metal at faces …
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Facing new challenges: adapting the NZDF and ADF to the post-Cold War security environment
… development of the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces during the post-Cold War period. It has been motivated partly by a desire to clear up the confusion that has sometimes developed over recent force structure changes in both countries, as well as a desire to make recommendations for …
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Equal but Different: Gender Discourses in the Social Relations of Irish Peacekeepers & Possibilities for Transformation
… the gendering processes within the Irish Defence Forces that position women and men in particular roles informally and which act to support or inhibit women’s access to peacekeeping missions. Through discourse analysis this study reveals ‘equal but different’ as the dominant discourse on …
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The 1998 SADC intervention in Lesotho: international law perspectives
… the 22 September 1998 the South African National Defence Forces entered the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho after the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Pakalitha Mosisili, filed a request for military assistance to the Southern African Development Community. Since the Second World War there have been …
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The Women's Royal Australian Naval Service : a study in discrimination 1939-1960
… a willingness to participate actively in the defence of their country, home, and beliefs, and gave lie to the assertion that they were intrinsically less able than men when it came to achieving the ends through violent means. As Western civilization progressed however, women became restricted …
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The Army School of Music 1922 - 1940
… bands which make their contribution to the Defence Forces and the state much in the manner of bands in other European countries. Notwithstanding this, the institution, which encompasses the majority of musical agencies in the army, retains the original title although the school referred to …
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Challenges of geospatial technology on national security in the 21st century: The case of the Namibia Defence Force
… of geospatial technology in the Namibian Defence Force is one of the greatest means of fighting threats to state security in this contemporary world. The study assessed the Challenges of Geospatial Technology on National Security in the 21st Century, with reference to the Namibian Defence …
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The Analysis of the Preschool Curricular in Tanzania: implications for a National Curriculum
… Zanzibar, the Aga Khan, the Tanzania People's Defence Forces, Parents Committees, Religious groups and various individuals. There were basically two types of curricular - the professional and non professional developed curricular. The professional curricular included those developed by the …
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Irish Shipping Limited 1939-45 and its Influence on Irish Neutrality
… adopted for two reasons, firstly as the Irish defence forces were ill equipped to partake in a modern war with no airforce or anti-aircraft guns with which to defend the country, and secondly it was affirmation to a global audience o f Irelands sovereignty and the fact that Britain no longer …
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Irish Neutrality What are the Costs and Benefits of Ireland’s Policy of Neutrality?
… to UN membership, deploys its aimed forces on more robust UN missions, becomes a more established member of the EU and participates more effectively in PfP structures. While neutrality is referred to extensively by Irish politicians, it is not enshrined in the Irish Constitution and …
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Much a coup about nothing? Was Zimbabwe's 2017 ‘military-assisted change of government' an ‘unconstitutional change of government' as defined by applicable international law? Did the relevant international bodies respond to it in accordance with their own rules?
… that nudge came. Armed members of the Zimbabwean Defence Forces (‘ZDF') took to the streets of Harare in armoured personnel carriers and quickly asserted control over key locations. The ZDF quickly moved to assure civilians that this was ‘not a coup' and that the military was merely purging …
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Baltarusijos užsienio saugumo politikos dinamika 2010 - 2016 metais /
… had a stand against the creation of rapid defence forces which would be made for CSTO purposes. But shortly after Belarus agreed to the creation of these forces and started encouraging member states to unify more against potential threats. After the events in Ukraine and annexation of …