What is Military Security?

Introduction Military security implies the capability of a nation-state to defend itself, and/or deter military aggression. Outline Alternatively, military security implies the capability of a nation-state to enforce its policy choices by use of military force. The term “military security” is often considered synonymous with “security” in military contexts. One of the definitions of security… Read More

What is the Defence Industrial Base?

Introduction In political science, the defence industrial base (or DIB), or defence industrial and technological base is a government’s industrial assets that are of direct or indirect importance for the production of equipment for a country’s armed forces. It is loosely associated with realism, which views the state as the preponderant guarantor of security, and… Read More

What is the National Defence Industrial Association (NDIA)?

Introduction The National Defence Industrial Association (NDIA) is a trade association for the United States government and defence industrial base. It is an 501(c)3 educational organisation. Its headquarters are in Arlington, Virginia. NDIA was established in 1919 as a result of the inability of the defence industry to scale up the war effort during World… Read More

What is a Razakar (Pakistan)?

Introduction Razakar Urdu: رضا کار, literally “volunteer”; Bengali: রাজাকার) was an East Pakistani paramilitary force organised by General Tikka Khan in then East Pakistan, now called Bangladesh, during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The force is accused of committing war crimes during the war including massacring civilians, loot and rape. Refer to Chinilpa and… Read More

An Overview of Abrazos, No Balazos

Introduction “Abrazos, no balazos” is a Spanish-language anti-war slogan, commonly translated as “Hugs, not bullets” (though “balazo” is more literally “gunshot”), and often compared to the English “Make love, not war”. The slogan was initially associated with the Chicano counterculture of the 1960s, and figured prominently in the Mexican-American anti-war movement, as a slogan in… Read More