Abstract: This article presents a concept of establishing a network of energy self-sufficient nodes in Slovenia and the EU, within the Defence RESilience Hub Network in Europe project initiated by the Ministry of Defence of Slovenia (MORS). The goal is to reduce the energy dependence of military facilities on external suppliers. A mathematical model of a military site’s micro-grid incorporates multiple energy vectors and their conversion and storage, with a focus on hydrogen technologies. A case study of a military site in Belgium shows that an energy system with solar and wind power can provide sufficient hydrogen for transportation needs and operate the site autonomously for up to 30 days. Additionally, the carbon footprint of the military base as an energy system was calculated, indicating potential reductions in environmental impacts.
Keywords: military sites, self-sufficient operation, renewable energy sources, hydrogen technologies, carbon footprint
Published: 05.01.2024; Views: 356; Downloads: 2
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Abstract: One of the longest-running terrorist groups on the African continent is the Lord’s Resistance Army, originating from Uganda. Using the Christianity combined with local animism and Islam as the basis of their ideology and focusing at first on the protection of the Acholi people, this group evolved from fighting their enemies to oppressing their own people. Initially an internal conflict, the activities of the Lord’s Resistance Army spread throughout the region through a proxy war between neighbouring countries, until eventually international intervention was called for. Based on the Conflict Assessment Framework, combined with other methods, this armed conflict is analysed, showing the progress of the conflict through the time.
Keywords: analysis of the conflict, Lord’s Resistance Army, counterinsurgency, terrorism, insurgency
Published: 05.01.2024; Views: 317; Downloads: 4
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Abstract: Since the Second World War, proxy war has become one of the most widespread forms of war. One recent example, the war of Ukraine and its supporters against Russia, is being fought close to Europe. Although the theoretical features of proxy war in general have been researched in recent decades, the character of proxy war has changed since that time, which makes it necessary to study these features again. This article examines the concept of proxy war, and the ethical and particularly the justice-related implications of that concept, with the help of military philosophical and military ethical enquiry, and finds that the new style proxy relationship contains the satisfaction of the interests of the supporter and the supported at the same time, which, however, can hamper the consolidation of the conflict and reaching a lasting peace.
Keywords: proxy wars, just war theory, state interest
Published: 04.01.2024; Views: 315; Downloads: 6
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Abstract: Vanjska politika Ruske Federacije prema Ukrajini za vrijeme Putinova mandata ključno je obilježena odnosima NATO-a i Rusije te NATO-a i Ukrajine. Poslije se u te odnose uključio i EU. Prekretnica u vanjskoj politici Rusije prema Ukrajini nastupa na početku ukrajinske krize 2014. godine. Tada se Rusija okreće agresivnijoj vanjskoj politici prema Ukrajini, što je konačno eskaliralo ratnim sukobom na početku 2022. godine. Ključni cilj ruske vanjske politike, i prema Ukrajini i prema drugim bivšim sovjetskim republikama, njihovo je zadržavanje u ruskoj sferi interesa. U skladu s tim, dolazak NATO-a blizu ruskih granica RF je percipirao kao sigurnosnu ugrozu i prijetnju nacionalnim interesima. Svoje interese Rusija je nastojala ostvariti u najvećoj mjeri kroz meku moć, prijetnje i pritisak različitih oblika sve do 2014. godine, kada je uporabila i tvrdu moć. Ovakvim pristupom ona je izazvala poduzimanje odgovarajućih sankcija EU-a i drugih država usmjerenih prema ponajprije gospodarskom slabljenju Rusije. Međutim, nekako ispod radara i s mnogo manje osude svjetskih čelnika prošlo je preuzimanje kontrole nad ukrajinskim teritorijalnim cjelinama Doneckom i Luhanskom, koje su izvršili proruski separatisti uz veliku rusku pomoć 2014. godine. Te aktivnosti dogodile su se neposredno nakon provedenog referenduma o pripojenju poluotoka Krima državi Rusiji. Strateška važnost ovog poluotoka za Rusiju i Ukrajinu daleko nadilazi vojni kontekst te ima izravne posljedice na gospodarstvo i geopolitiku diljem svijeta. Stoga je sveobuhvatna analiza tih događaja prijeko potrebna za dalje razumijevanje budućih političkih scenarija. Predmetni diplomski rad ima korisnu vrijednost u razumijevanju ukrajinsko-ruskih odnosa kroz povijest pa sve do danas, ali i njihovih budućih odnosa. Na tom primjeru i iskustvima Ukrajine, pružaju se mogućnosti realnijeg sagledavanja načina na koji RF ostvaruje i štiti nacionalne strateške interese. Također se analiziraju složeni odnosi s tom državom, koja je svojim aktivnostima potaknula procese redefiniranja dosadašnjih globalnih geostrateških odnosa, kao i aktualne sigurnosne arhitekture. Iskustva pojedinačnih država (posebno velikih sila), ali i cjelokupne međunarodne zajednice, stečena na ovom primjeru, mogu biti važni u planiranju i realizaciji različitih političkih inicijativa u budućnosti. Odnosi Rusije i Ukrajine na početku 2022. godine dotaknuli su novo dno. Usprkos višemjesečnim tvrdnjama upućenima više puta cijelom svijetu o tome kako Rusija neće napasti Ukrajinu, ruska vojna invazija na ovu zemlju započela je 24. veljače 2022. godine.
Published: 22.11.2023; Views: 437; Downloads: 47
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Abstract: Ethics is an important element of military professionalism, and a factor in military work and behaviour, especially during operations. Studies and surveys show that ethical military leaders are crucial in promoting ethical conduct within the armed forces. This article presents the work of the Science and Technology Organization’s research team on Factors Affecting Ethical Leadership, which focuses on the study of military ethics, ethical education and training, national practices of teaching ethics in the armed forces, the documentation of relevant ethical cases, and surveying the opinions of military personnel with regard to ethical military leadership.
Keywords: military leadership, ethical leaders, military ethics, ethical dilemma, Science and Technology Organization
Published: 28.09.2023; Views: 578; Downloads: 7
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