This raises the question: why do governments cultivate self-defense militias when doing so risks that these militias will undermine their territorial control? Using a game theoretic model, we argue that states take this risk in order to prevent rebels from co-opting local populations, which in ...
The NRA/M was a hybrid civilian and military regime or 'civilianised' military regime, in which serving army officers are appointed to political and public service offices without having to resign from the army. Political violence in Uganda: the role of vigilantes and militias Jonathon Whaley,...
and uncertainty, which is less foreseeable and more difficult to handle. The research investigates how the unpredictability of violence against civilians impacts FDI in African nations. It uses data from the University of Sussex's Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project to study violence ...
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In his speech, Nasrallah said his militia is not deterred by U.S. warnings, saying: "Your fleets in the Mediterranean ... will not scare us." A war with Hezbollah would be devastating for both Israel and Lebanon. Hezbollah is much stronger than Hamas, with an arsenal of some 150,000...
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Embattled Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced plans Monday to expand the number of civilians involved in armed militias as tensions in the crisis-wracked South American nation continued to rise. Maduro said he hopes to expand the number of civilians involved in...
The election blues Uy said personnel of the Civilian Armed Forces Geogrphical Unit and Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team were patrolling Barangay Sungkayut in Ungkaya Pukan town when they encountered Kahun's group.There was no reported casualty among militiamen. Abu Sayyaf leader's henchman shot...
particular the heavy civilian casualties. daccess-ods.un.org 2009 年 1 月 8 日,安全理事会通过第 1860(2009)号决议,其中表示严重关 切暴力的升级和局势的恶化,特别是 重 大 平 民伤亡。 daccess-ods.un.org In 1997, clashes between the two major Congolese political parties led to fighting in...
militia groups. In 2021, crowdfunding site People’s Project tweeted pictures of EVO II drones in Ukraine, noting that some models mounted with thermal imaging cameras were in use with special operations forces. TheAutel RoboticsEVO II Pro drone was designed for civilian and law enforcement use,...
FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2018 file photo, a child injured in a deadly Saudi-led coalition airstrike rests in a hospital in Saada, Yemen. Airstrikes by Saudi Arabia and its allies in Yemen are on a pace to kill more civilians in 2018 than last year despite US claims that the coalitio...