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HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT EDUCATION - FROM OPERATIONAL CONCEPTUALIZATION TO THE MILITARY SYSTEM’S TRANSFORMATION

Author(s): Teodor Frunzeti / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2010

Keywords: symmetrical and asymmetrical war; threats; non-state actors; military education and training; new concepts development

The strategic environment underwent significant alterations having to do with the nature and typology of risks, both globally and regionally. Therefore, military policies and strategies have altered significantly, that is, passing from risk-based defense planning to capability-based defense planning. This calls for the development of a robust modeling and simulation architecture of the military systems for educational and training purposes in order to achieve short-, medium-, and long-term capabilities. The accomplishment of an education and training architecture at a joint and inter-agency level permits the analysis and confirmation of solutions for functional fields.

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FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF THE CROSSING (PASSING) CAPACITY FOR WHEEL SPECIAL MILITARY VEHICLES

Author(s): Andreea Aramă,Cornel Aramă / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2010

Keywords: mobility; stability; crossing capacity; precessional transmission; wheeling characteristic

In mountain corps, the combat surprise of the enemy is made, first of all, by mobility. For this, when the horses are not used, the access of vehicles in difficult access areas is sometimes vital because it is a surprise for the enemy, the attacks of special troops of mountaineers can be surprising or the mountain artillery companies can supply their troops better. This is the reason why my doctoral research has focused on the influences of ground features on the capacity of crossing, especially in the cold period of the year, because most of the time mountain rangers’ corps take action in this kind of conditions. The tests were made in real conditions, during the missions and the field exercises, in tough climatic and atmospheric conditions, exclusively in mountains in winter.

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ROMANIAN DEFENSE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT UNDER CRISIS CONDITIONS

Author(s): Iulian N. Bujoreanu / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2010

Keywords: defense resources management; risk analysis; decision making process

Defense resources management is a harder field to deal with in economic and social crisis conditions. It is not under war but peace conditions and one has to understand it as if it were under war conditions. The paper introduces the reader to the possible type of approach and factors to be considered when developing strategies and implementing directives in time of peace with a consideration of resources as if it war in time of war. Risk analysis is of outmost importance in dealing with resource allocation in time of crisis, and directions to it are proposed here. Also, a different view of the chain of command in the hierarchy and its role in crisis time, responsibilities and attributes one should fulfill in the decision-making process for the reason of efficiency and effectiveness in the military field. Finally, a round-up conclusion brings us to the question if anything can be done without the political factor involved and which type of involvement it should be.

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THE PLANNING, PROGRAMING, BUDGETING SYSTEM AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN THE SERBIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

Author(s): Sasa RADUSKI / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2010

Keywords: planning; programming; major programs; program managers; budgeting; evaluation

The main purpose of introducing the PPBES to the Serbian Ministry of Defense and the Serbian Armed Forces is to provide a rational management of resources and to maintain and build capacity of the Ministry and the Serbian Armed Forces in order to achieve their goals, objectives and missions. Expected results of implementation of the PPBES are reflected in increasing the efficiency and rationalization of the defense planning to a higher level, ensuring compatibility with defense planning and budgeting system of the state and developing a foundation for the effective management of defense resources.

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NET PRESENT VALUE SIMULATING WITH A SPREADSHEET

Author(s): Maria Constantinescu / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2010

Keywords: decision making; simulation; net present value

Decision making has always been a difficult process, based on various combinations if objectivity (when scientific tools were used) and subjectivity (considering that decisions are finally made by people, with their strengths and weaknesses). The IT revolution has also reached the areas of management and decision making, helping managers make better and more informed decisions by providing them with a variety of tools, from the personal computers to the specialized software. Most simulations are performed in a spreadsheet, because the number of calculations required soon overwhelms human capability.

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AN OVERVIEW OF SEARCHING AND DISCOVERING WEB BASED INFORMATION RESOURCES

Author(s): Cezar Vasilescu / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2010

Keywords: information resources; search engines; spiders; web pages; information system

The Internet becomes for most of us a daily used instrument, for professional or personal reasons. We even do not remember the times when a computer and a broadband connection were luxury items. More and more people are relying on the complicated web network to find the needed information This paper presents an overview of Internet search related issues, upon search engines and describes the parties and the basic mechanism that is embedded in a search for web based information resources. Also presents ways to increase the efficiency of web searches, through a better understanding of what search engines ignore at websites content.

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THE DEFENSE PLANNING SYSTEMS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS

Author(s): László Sticz / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2010

Keywords: NATO; defense planning; PDPS; defense resources management

Defense planning in the Alliance is a fundamental element of the arrangements which enable its member countries to enjoy the crucial political, military and resource advantages of collective defense and other common military efforts to enhance security and stability. In this respect, the aim of this paper is to outline the role of the Armed Forces and the specific processes aiming to achieve the ultimate goal of a nation regarding national security, with focus on defense planning and the PDPS.

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THE COMMUNICATIVE DIMENSION OF THE ROMANIAN SOLDIER’S ETHNIC PROFILE

Author(s): Adrian Lesenciuc,Daniela Nagy / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2010

Keywords: ethnic profile; communicative dimension; national identity; axiological categories

The Romanian soldier’s ethnic profile modifies in relation with the general profile, due to the fact that representations and perceptions are conditioned by specific patterns and life experiences. Starting from the general characterological delimitation of the Romanian “individual” and relating to a study on the military students’ ethnic profile, accomplished on a sample of 1,020 students, we observe a relation to the national identity influenced by the tendencies of “community” annihilation. The Romanian soldier is confronted with problems originating in the classical logic of integration/differentiation, which sometimes implies compulsions of the double compulsion. The communicative dimension of the Romanian soldier’s ethnic profile is strongly emphasized by the polychronic and permissive structure and by a predisposition toward receptivity. But even this relational component involves the paradoxical approach by appealing to natural openness, doubled by the necessary precaution for protecting the Romanian identity, in the sense of subordinating to the paradoxical sign of “closing for openness”.

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NEUTROSOPHIC SET – A GENERALIZATION OF THE INTUITIONISTIC FUZZY SET

Author(s): Florentin Smarandache / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2010

Keywords: Intuitionistic Fuzzy Set; Paraconsistent Set; Intuitionistic Set; Neutrosophic Set; Non-standard Analysis; Philosophy

In this paper one generalizes the intuitionistic fuzzy set (IFS), paraconsistent set, and intuitionistic set to the neutrosophic set (NS). Many examples are presented. Distinctions between NS and IFS are underlined.

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REVIEW OF MODELS AND ANALYTIC INSTRUMENTS IN OPERATIONAL MILITARY DECISION MAKING PROCESS

Author(s): Ionică Cîrciu,Mircea Boscoianu,Alexandru Găluşcă / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2010

Keywords: MDMP (military decision making process); DSS (decision support systems); CoA (course of action); modeling and simulation (M&S); the inspiration from economics

In the era of IT, the high level military decision making process (MDMP) made a lot of progress. The focus is on building a framework capable to offer an effective tool for decisions in the field of force planning and operations planning. The complexity is influenced by the fact that high-level decision making occurs in uncertain environment that affects an extended set of factors (political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure). The response based on different type of instruments (diplomatic, information, military, economic) should be supported by a new framework, capable to offer the power of selection is given by the limitation of resources. The use of modeling and simulation offer a better understanding of the concepts and solutions for commander’s decision making. The effective way to adopt a flexible, adaptive, and robust solution is totally different from the classic planning and is better focused on the exploitation of the strengths elements of the human creativity and knowledge. New analytical framework will offer also effective instruments in real time, capable to support the optimal decision making.

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MONITORING AND CONTROLLING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS USING SMARTPHONES / PDA

Author(s): Daniel Sora / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2010

Keywords: Smartphone; PDA; automation; monitoring; wireless; LabView; security

Many people will be able to leave their laptop at the office and handle essentially all of their mobile computing and communications tasks with a pocket-sized device. Now, the smartphone might not be one’s first choice for spreadsheets and documents, but let’s face it, everybody has one (in business, anyway, all over the world), and those that have one will buy a new one sometime in the next two years as cellular contracts expire and products and wireless technologies continue their rapid evolution. Smartphones have been as powerful as PCs for just a few years, with significantly better software, user interfaces, and flexibility. The level of capability in contemporary smartphones is remarkable and continues to grow.

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Around the Bloc: Thousands Protest Navalny Verdict, Bulgaria Power Companies Go Broke

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Around the Bloc: Thousands Protest Navalny Verdict, Bulgaria Power Companies Go Broke

Author(s): Vladimir Matan ,S. Adam Cardais,Molly Jane Zuckerman / Language(s): English / Issue: 07/23/2013

Keywords: Aleksei Navalny; Russia; Romania; art; Serbia; Armenia; corruption; Bulgaria; energy; activists; court; Vladimir Putin; bankruptcy; CEZ; Kosovo; Vardan Ghukasian; Surik Khachatrian; Yervand Bozoian; Olga Dogaru;

Plus, Serbian suspects are acquitted in a five-year anti-Muslim trial, and Armenia vows to rein in wayward local officials. Around the Bloc is TOL's daily digest of the important, the trivial, the tragic, the weird, and the sober from its coverage region.

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Around the Bloc: Navalny Heads to Prison, Czech Bribery Probe Ends

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Around the Bloc: Navalny Heads to Prison, Czech Bribery Probe Ends

Author(s): S. Adam Cardais,Ioana Caloianu,Molly Jane Zuckerman / Language(s): English / Issue: 07/23/2013

Keywords: Aleksei Navalny; Russia; Ukraine; Czech; Moldova; Romania; corruption; Albanians; Macedonia; opposition; Vladimir Putin; trial; Petr Necas; political crisis; Jana Nagyova; Milos Zeman; Ivo Istvan; Vradiyevka; human rights; Iryna Bondar; 1913 war; EU;

Plus, Ukrainians march on the capital to protest police abuse and Macedonia's Albanians build a memorial to their war dead. Around the Bloc is TOL's daily digest of the important, the trivial, the tragic, the weird, and the sober from its coverage region.

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Around the Bloc: Russia Wants Georgian Lab Shut, Polish Plotter to be Tried as Terrorist

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Around the Bloc: Russia Wants Georgian Lab Shut, Polish Plotter to be Tried as Terrorist

Author(s): Vladimir Matan ,Barbara Frye,Ioana Caloianu,Molly Jane Zuckerman / Language(s): English / Issue: 07/23/2013

Keywords: Georgia; Russia; Serbia; Kosovo; Poland; Hungary; Slovenia; corruption; terrorism; trade; agriculture; jobbik; Gennady Onishchenko; Ivica Dacic; Janez Jansa; Jobbik party; Gabor Vona; EU; Viktor Orban;

Plus, Belgrade distances itself from a protest in northern Kosovo and another former Slovenian official is convicted of corruption. Around the Bloc is TOL's daily digest of the important, the trivial, the tragic, the weird, and the sober from its coverage region.

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Around the Bloc: New Trial for Sarajevo Embassy Shooter, New Deal for Slovenian Banks

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Around the Bloc: New Trial for Sarajevo Embassy Shooter, New Deal for Slovenian Banks

Author(s): Ky Krauthamer ,Vladimir Matan ,Ioana Caloianu / Language(s): English / Issue: 07/23/2013

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Plus, Poland and Ukraine mark painful wartime anniversaries and an update on the slow-moving probe into a Russian activist’s murder. Around the Bloc is TOL's daily digest of the important, the trivial, the tragic, the weird, and the sober from its coverage region.

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Media: Web of Mystery

Author(s): Dmitri Romanovski / Language(s): English / Issue: 07/23/2013

Keywords: Transdniester; Yevgeny Shevchuk; Internet; censorship; Igor Smirnov; Andrey Sipchenko; Interdnestrcom; Gennady Kuzmichev; KGB; media;

Officialdom and opposition groups in Transdniester disagree over who ordered the blocking of independent Internet sites, and why.

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The New EU: Why Aren’t Hungarians Protesting

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The New EU: Why Aren’t Hungarians Protesting

Author(s): Balint Szlanko / Language(s): English / Issue: 07/23/2013

Keywords: Hungary; politics; protests; Viktor Orban; Fidesz; democracy;

Perhaps they simply don’t want democracy.

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Conflict & Diplomacy: Russia-Georgia Fence-Mending Hits a Snag

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Conflict & Diplomacy: Russia-Georgia Fence-Mending Hits a Snag

Author(s): Giga Chikhladze / Language(s): English / Issue: 07/23/2013

Keywords: Georgia; Russia; South Ossetia; government; Anders Fogh Rasmussen; Akhalubani; Khviti; Jana Kobzova; Grigory Karasin; Kakha Gogolashvili;

Barbed-wire barriers going up along the South Ossetian ‘border’ complicate an expected reset in Tbilisi’s relations with Moscow.

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Representation as Social Relation. In Praise of Georg Simmel on the Centenary of his Essay The Stranger

Author(s): Andrzej Waśkiewicz / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2010

Keywords: representation; audience; usurpation; social expectations; public spheres

This article is inspired by Georg Simmel's formal sociology and written in his characteristic essay style. The article is about the representation relation viewed as a form of social interaction. Contrary to approaches which are dominant in the literature, the author argues that representation is a trilateral relation: the representative always represents the representee before an audience, even if this audience is not always easy to define. The same, paradoxically, can be said about the representee. In its pure forms, the object of representation may be the very presence of the representee, the representee's will or his/her interest and mutual expectations among the three parties will vary depending on what is being represented. Many representation relations only become such relations ex post; they are initiated not in the act of authorization but in the act of usurpation which is legalized and institutionalized not only by the representee but also by the audience. For this reason, the difference between representation and usurpation is often fluid and fuzzy. The representation relation, as it is understood in this article, is one of the main forms of social interaction because thanks to this relation people who cannot appear personally in the public sphere for various reasons can nevertheless make an appearance.

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Foucault Reads Freud: The Dialogue with Unreason and Enlightenment

Author(s): Szymon Wróbel / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2010

Keywords: dialogue; enlightenment; freedom; history; sexuality; psychoanalysis

The title of the essay refers to the famous statement in Foucaults introduction to his History of Madness where he writes that "we have to do justice to Freud". The problem, however, is that Foucault's philosophy does not seem to do justice to Freud. Foucault's use of Freud is ambiguous: sometimes he uses him for purely instrumental purposes (when reconstructing the history of madness and sexuality), but sometimes-for anthropological purposes signaling Freud's role in redefining our common humanity and particularly our relation to language, life and work. The author confronts Foucault's ambiguous reading of Freud with the equally ambiguous reading of Foucault by Derrida. Derrida discusses Foucault twice. Once in the essay Cogito and The History of Madness in which Derrida takes on Foucault's understanding of Descartes and his role in the exclusion of madness from the realm of reason. The second time-in his essay To Do Justice to Freud. Here Derrida disagrees with Foucault whether Freud managed to reestablish the body's communication with reason which Descartes destroyed.

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