May 25, 2012
- Feb 7, 2012
By Mark DietzenSnipers along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line-of-Contact are threatening a compromise solution between Armenians and Azerbaijanis over the contested Karabakh region.
Since Armenia, Azerbaijan, and the de-facto Nagorno-Karabakh Republic signed a Ceasefire Agreement in 1994, sharpshooters have claimed about 30 victims annually on both the Armenian and Azerbaijani sides. But as tensions mount over Nagorno-Karabakh, sniping’s tit-for-tat bloodletting is slowly claiming another victim- compromise.
- Sep 20, 2011
By Peter Kiss
The Global War on Terror unfolding after 9/11 initiated a new era of warfare. The past decade has been characterized by prolonged, low-intensity, asymmetrical conflicts where conventional solutions have not always been entirely successful. In the military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq the need for a highly specialized force (re)emerged. A This force needs to be capable of being rapidly deployed to a conflict zone, able to cooperate with local governmental and non-governmental actors, have versatile skills and be trained to conduct surgical tactical missions with possible strategic impact. They are the Special Operations Forces (SOF) and their unprecedented deployment in recent conflicts illustrates the new nature of warfare.
