Paramilitary

John Conroy’s Belfast Diary: War as a Way of Life is an example of how an outsider can provide reliable analysis regarding how communal violence has consumed Northern Ireland. Through his detailed descriptions of paramilitary organizations and the “law and order” of Belfast, Conroy provides a unique journalistic viewpoint of an area often plagued by inaccurate examinations. Therefore, I disagree with the statement that outsiders are always ill-equipped to provide an explanation for communal…

The ‘800 years’ of English rule began when a group of British soldiers invaded Ireland in 1169. Ever since then, the Irish have been fighting for their independence, finally gaining it in 1922. However, now it’s technically under home rule, British rule, and Irish rule, due to the “Good Friday” agreement in 1998. Bloody Sunday, a violent clash between British and Northern Irish soldiers in 1972, was a flashpoint in the conflicts of the two governments. Troops opened fire upon the crowd of…

Wilda Schoeppler Pickett Columbia College RETHINKING THE ‘WAR’ ON DRUGS 2 Abstract This paper will explore the possibility that the war on drugs will be a losing battle as long as it’s viewed as having a paramilitary solution, instead of being a public health crisis. How the lack of education, regarding drugs and their effects, has lead to an ever increasing problem for the United States. RETHINKING THE ‘WAR’ ON DRUGS…

The cultural influence of the September 11 attacks has been profound and long-lasting. The impact of 9/11 has extended beyond geopolitics into society and culture in general. Immediate responses to 9/11 included greater focus on home life and time spent with family, higher church attendance, and increased expressions of patriotism such as the flying of American flags.[1] The radio industry responded by removing certain songs from playlists, and the attacks have subsequently been used as…

As World War II concludes, another war begins for America. Unusually, this war will be fought with no direct military campaigns between its primary adversaries, the United States and the Soviet Union. America fears that the Soviets push to globalize communism is a direct attack on America and democracy; therefore, the U.S. utilizes their Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to coordinate covert operations in an effort contain the threat of world domination. Consequently, the conflict becomes known…

Does Covert Action Belong in the Intelligence Community? Since I have been attending the National Intelligence University here at Defense Intelligence Agency, my definition of what intelligence is has changed several times in the course of 6 weeks. I came in thinking and believing that everything and anything that had intelligence involved in it was secretive stuff. In fact, that the entire intelligence community was on big community of James Bonds 007. After a couple of weeks passed, I…

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effects on the battlefield. Defeating a hybrid threat requires adaptiveness, and the ability to react quickly. Hybrid threats are highly adaptive adversaries and are two or more of the following key components: military force; nation-state paramilitary force; insurgent groups; guerilla units; criminal organizations. Hybrid threats are generally categorized as either nation-state actors or non-state actors.…

Before coming of age all of the nation’s youth will be part of the Young Red Guard. This is one of several paramilitary groups in the nation. The Young Red Guard is young men and women that are not yet 18 years of age that are being groomed for military life by participating in military drill, where they will learn to march and will learn the nations patriotic songs. There are many other paramilitary groups in the country, and this forms the bulk of their army. These groups involve the countries…

The concept of old war evolved alongside the creation of the state system, originated from the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Even though the development of modern state grew slowly at first, Westphalia has been a turning point in laying the foundation for a Europe of territorial states. The delineation of boundaries helped the dichotomy of internal/external, being the root of classical definition of old war. 1.1 Clausewitz theory Carl von Clausewitz , influenced by the campaigns of Frederick…