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The essay views radical Islamic terrorist organisations as anti-fragile systems to understand better the resilience of these organisations and the requirements of a successful counter-terrorism containment strategy. Despite the 20-year Global War on Terrorism, the scourge of terrorism has not bee...

In this essay, the author highlights that the development and deployment of Autonomous Weapon Systems (AWS) in modern warfare raises pressing ethical questions. He examines the ethical problems posed by the use of AWS and critically assesses the arguments presented by various writers. The author ...

Abstract: The increasing professionalisation of the armed forces is a challenge to a nation’s defence strategies and the armed forces is forced to adapt to socio-political changes, resulting in increasing inter-penetrability of civilian and military spheres and cultures. As such, the military has...

Abstract: Military forces of the United States (US ) and other countries will require near simultaneous preparations for both traditional missions and Security/Stability/Reconstruction/Transition Operations (SSRTO ). This essay discusses efforts by the US to address SSRTO s, which will likely be ...