Sentences with phrase «in military affairs»

LAWS are rightly being described as the next revolution in military affairs which are going to pose numerous new challenges.

The strategy has come to be known as the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA).

The sandstone head, which dates from the 2nd or 3rd century AD, has been likened to the Celtic deity Antenociticus, thought to have been worshipped as a source of inspiration and intercession in military affairs.

«He brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge in military affairs and in his new role will continue his commitment to strengthening the readiness of our military.»

Most realists believe Russia enjoys escalation dominance in Ukraine, at least in military affairs.

She is interested in the impact of military technology on warfare and the so - called «Revolution in Military Affairs».

I would argue, however, that it is also very useful to study their role in military affairs, an area where sovereignty is still critically important.

The end result is this book: the first comparative analysis of the political dynamics of international organisations in military affairs.

Roberts shows that while Churchill had great experience in military affairs, at times he displayed very poor judgement.

Not exact matches

Quelling terrorism requires a lot more than military action, says Meghan O'Sullivan, Harvard University professor of international affairs, providing insight into the growing crisis in Syria and U.S. options in the region.

Petraeus resigned last week to pre-empt revelations of an affair with his married biographer Paula Broadwell, bringing to an end a glittering military career that included a spell commanding NATO forces fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan.

When I was a senior in college I attended an inspiring conference at West Point called the Student Conference on U.S. Affairs, which paired political science majors with cadets in the hopes of building future civilian - military relationships.

While «opting in» requires making a choice that will put more of the responsibility for long - term savings on the members» shoulders, «it starts to cause them to learn how to contribute to their future, their own retirement,» said John Bird, senior vice president of military affairs at USAA, a financial services firm that works with about 12 million current and former members of the U.S. military and their families.

«In this dire state of affairs, miscalculations and misunderstandings could well lead to an inadvertent military clash,» it said.

He joined The Post in 2000 and has served as an editor on the Metro desk and as a reporter covering military affairs.

The Office of Military and Veterans Affairs (MVA), started in 2011, has hired more than 12,000 veterans and facilitated more than 400,000 veteran hires through the Veteran Jobs Mission coalition; awarded more than 900 mortgage - free homes to military families in need; helped 7,700 veterans and military spouses complete 10,500 career certifications through Veterans Career Transition Program at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, which was co-founded and is supported by JPMorgan Chase and Syracuse UniMilitary and Veterans Affairs (MVA), started in 2011, has hired more than 12,000 veterans and facilitated more than 400,000 veteran hires through the Veteran Jobs Mission coalition; awarded more than 900 mortgage - free homes to military families in need; helped 7,700 veterans and military spouses complete 10,500 career certifications through Veterans Career Transition Program at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, which was co-founded and is supported by JPMorgan Chase and Syracuse Unimilitary families in need; helped 7,700 veterans and military spouses complete 10,500 career certifications through Veterans Career Transition Program at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, which was co-founded and is supported by JPMorgan Chase and Syracuse Unimilitary spouses complete 10,500 career certifications through Veterans Career Transition Program at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, which was co-founded and is supported by JPMorgan Chase and Syracuse UniMilitary Families, which was co-founded and is supported by JPMorgan Chase and Syracuse University.

If you or your spouse serves in the military, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers a loan program that can provide up to 100 % of financing for your home.

Military politics The Edmonton Journal «s Graham Thomson recaps Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson's whirlwind tour of Afghanistan, noting his comments on the security situation, corruption and other issues mirrored the trip itself: «low - key, cautious and short,» not to mention, in contrast with his predecessor, «gaffe - free.»

The Department of Veterans Affairs backs a 100 % mortgage for members of the military and most veterans; the U.S. Department of Agriculture backs a no - money - down mortgage which is available in most suburban and rural neighborhoods; and, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac offer a 97 % LTV loan for anyone who qualifies.

FHA loans worked so well that the Department of Veterans Affairs sponsored a similar program for military personnel returning from war in 1944.

The father of a military veteran with PTSD who was shot by a guard at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Oregon says he feels betrayed by the VA and county officials.

«Current - affairs news» is a broad term in China and encompasses all news and commentary related to politics, economics, military, foreign affairs and social issues, according to the draft version of China's online information law.

The Anabaptist rejection of oaths was not merely an interpretative quarrel, but was understood more deeply as a part of the Anabaptist rejection of Christian involvement in political and military affairs.

In all areas of social, political, and military affairs, Arendt is so ignorant» at least according to Wasserstein» that the great wonder is that anyone, past or present, has paid attention to her.

My oldest brother committed suicide while still an evangelical... I'm persona non-grata from my conservative Catholic / Evangelical family (despite my 10 years in the military and love affair with Rush Limbaugh... LOL!)

There is a history of direct and indirect U.S. military involvement in its internal affairs.

Yet as America increasingly found itself in the forefront of world military and economic affairs, some of the traditional zeal continued to be voiced.

Any student of the Græco - Roman world at the beginning of our era who tries to penetrate beneath the surface of the political, economic and military history of the period and discern what was going on in the minds of men, becomes aware of a widespread expectation of a turn for the better in human affairs, even the dawn of a golden age, after the violent convulsions which had disturbed society for a century or more.

In the area of foreign policy we are thrust into wars and involved in dozens of interventions, military and otherwise, into the affairs of foreign nations without the consent of either Congress or the publiIn the area of foreign policy we are thrust into wars and involved in dozens of interventions, military and otherwise, into the affairs of foreign nations without the consent of either Congress or the publiin dozens of interventions, military and otherwise, into the affairs of foreign nations without the consent of either Congress or the public.

From controlling the foreign Affairs of Afghanistan after the 1st Anglo - Afghan war to drawing the Durand line between the Pashtuns after the 2nd Anglo - Afghan war, Why should the Afghans trust the British when the forefathers of Afghans fought against the Empire and today you send your royal family member on military expeditions in Afghanistan, why good have you done for any other country you have entered into militarily - what good can you do for Afghanistan when you have never been sincere with Afghans, Afghan never bought the story of Britain entering the war to eliminate poppy fields, the world is aware poppy production increase where British are present and Afghans know very well the British empire introduced poppy growing over 200 years ago to Afghanistan for transport through silk road and on to Hong Kong.

In a way, he's lucky his infidelity was discovered now and not when he was still in the military, where his affair might have led to a court - martial, even though infidelity seems to be fairly common among our military service memberIn a way, he's lucky his infidelity was discovered now and not when he was still in the military, where his affair might have led to a court - martial, even though infidelity seems to be fairly common among our military service memberin the military, where his affair might have led to a court - martial, even though infidelity seems to be fairly common among our military service members.

She came to the Post as an assistant foreign editor for Asia in 1997 after working for Reuters as national security editor and a military / foreign affairs reporter.

International law is a set of general principles, often internally inconsistent, that guide the diplomatic and military affairs of sovereign states, as I explain in the first part of my answer here.

AFRICOM has a fledgling office for security cooperation in the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli, and the State Department's Bureau of Political - Military Affairs maintains a fund for Conventional Weapons Reduction (CWD); though no funds have been allocated for Libya for this fiscal year, or the next.

Elements of her research have been published in the Journal of Military Ethics, Global Governance, UBC Journal of International Affairs and others, as well as chapters in edited volumes.

Initially, the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) was an exclusively military affair; only in recent times have civilian drone developers started to appear on the scene.

By contrast, in the United States (US), the government only pays for health care for three groups: the old (Medicare); the poor (Medicaid); and military veterans (Veteran Affairs).

I have a lot of experience, not only, in the Marine Corps, as a sergeant leading Marines but, also, as Deputy Director of the Erie County Veterans Agency, and as Coordinator of Veterans Military Affairs at Medaille College.

Rodriguez, a 32 - year old Marine veteran, quit his job as coordinator of Veterans and Military Affairs at Medaille College to launch what some consider a quixotic run for mayor in November because Democratic voters outnumber Republicans in the city by more than seven to one.

Kim's heir apparent is his youngest son Kim Jung - un, who is perhaps too young in his twenties and too inexperienced in political and military affairs to receive natural respect from his fellow Koreans, particularly in the context of a socialist Confucian culture.

In 1997, Meier served as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.

Kinderhook, NY — May 18, 2016... In an effort to ensure that military veterans receive the necessary care, treatment and job placement services upon returning home from service at home and abroad, Congressional candidate John Faso (R - Kinderhook) today announced his plan for ensuring no member of our armed services falls through the bureaucratic cracks of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Apart from shutting Al Jazeera and its affiliates, other conditions given to Qatar are: halting the development of a Turkish military base in the country, reducing diplomatic ties with Iran, cutting ties to terrorist organisations, stop interfering in the four countries» affairs and stopping the practice of giving Qatari nationality to citizens of the four countries.

Colonel Aggrey - Quarshie, the Director of the Public Affairs of the Armed Forces, told Citi News the military will intervene in maintaining law and order at trouble spots when they are invited by the Police...

The Minority on Thursday blocked the laying before Parliament, the report of the Joint Committee on Defence and Interior and Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs, on the agreement seeking to ratify the hosting of US military troops in Ghana.

With nuclear capabilities, America is handing a fundamentalist regime the tools of Armageddon,» said Long Island State Senator Thomas Croci, a former commander in the U.S. Navy and chairman of the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs.

Rodriguez, a 32 - year old Marine veteran quit his job as coordinator of Veterans and Military Affairs at Medaille College to launch what some consider a Quixotic run for mayor in November because Democratic voters outnumber Republicans in the city by a more than seven to one.

He brings firsthand experience to foreign affairs and defense issues from his service as an Army colonel — experience that allows him to speak frankly about the limits of military power and possible cuts to defense without fears of being labeled «soft on terror» or other such nonsense, which, in our increasingly veteran - light Congress, others try to insulate themselves against.

The senator referred the bill to the Senate Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs Committee in January, but in promoting his bill he made mention of a recent report by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority was many years behind and over-budget in its capital security program to protect the subways, buses, trains and bridges.

Foreign affairs committee member and former soldier John Baron MP has been ubiquitous in the media voicing his opposition to military intervention.