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114156
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2012.
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Why, in spite of past failures, do liberal democracies continue to intervene militarily and fight counterinsurgency wars? The answer is grounded in learning. Liberal democracies acknowledge past failures, tracing them to the interaction between the events on the battlefield and society at home. Specifically, they identify the educated middle class and its mix of expedient and altruistic motivations as preventing effective military campaigns and victory. Hence, the main effort of liberal democracies is that they aim to fight wars that are divorced from society. At their disposal are advanced military technology, the professional all-volunteer force, proxies and alliance partners, and private military companies. The desocialising effects of these are complemented by control of the media and thereby the flow of information from the battlefield to society. Liberal democracies have found a way to continue to play the violent game of world politics, but they do so less democratically as they fight asocial wars.
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133352
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2014.
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Ground troops have been spoiled for communications choices in Afghanistan and elsewhere, but communication in the jungle remain as much an art as they are a science and need regular practice. Rupert Pengelley investigates.
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132797
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2014.
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An attack helicopter (AH) is a military helicopter specifically designed and built to carry weapons for attacking targets on the ground, such as enemy infantry, armoured vehicles and structures. Weapons used on AHs can include automatic cannons, machine-guns, rockets, and guided missiles. Many AHs are also capable of carrying air-to-air missiles, though mostly for purposes of self-defence. AHs are best employed to provide direct elevated fire support for ground troops, and, in the anti-tank role, to destroy enemy armour concentrations. With its unique ability to hover, take-off and land rapidly, the AH has extended the efficacy of air power by bringing it 'down-to-earth'. With the proposed induction of new generation AHs and raising of a Mountain Corps,' there is a need to critically evaluate the concept of employment, to effectively exploit the full potential of this potent force multiplier platform.
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