The enhancement of dismissed military barracks is a big problem in Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The changed geo-politic conditions caused the abandonment of the numerous structures and the transfer of their property from State to Region and then to local municipalities. The regional government has not defined guidelines for their re-use and the work for the Patussi barracks, done to produce a ...

Child soldiers–two simple words that describe a world of atrocities committed against children. These children remain hidden from the public attention about their rights and rehabilitation in the mainstream society. Governments have failed to prevent the use of children by proxy forces. On the contrary, some governments continue to recruit under-18 year olds in to national armies exposing them ...

This is a new, revised and enlarged edition of Major Caldwell's well-known book on Military Hygiene. It gives a good account of those principles of sanitation which most nearly affect the soldier in his eveiy-day life, whether at home, abroad or in the field. Though primarily written for medical officers of his own Corps it is also hoped that it will be useful to officers of other branches of t...

Abstract Latin America has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting its governments to take action. In this context, countries within have used their armed forces for an array of tasks serve citizens. But how militarized is response in America? This paper proposes a typology provided as COVID-19. The descriptive findings allow us map these tasks, attributing scores fourteen Am...

The paper analyzes the process of creation Russian state authorities in Chechen Republic during active phase Counter-Terrorism operation (autumn 1999 - spring 2000). At time, emergency military governments existed Chechnya alongside civilian governments, taking form commandant’s offices. Sharp discussions were held on issue political future Chechnya. Despite proposals to introduce direct rule a...

The Letter of Isis to Horus is a brief (and precious) piece Greco-Egyptian alchemy. Beyond the technical interest processes it describes, its prologue noteworthy for intricate and surprising mixture Greek, Hebrew, Egyptian elements. In it, alchemy presented as secret knowledge divine origin, which goddess received from an angel who fell in love with her. This preface is, therefore, key element ...

Military-run business activities can turn into an unrestrained form of parasitic capitalism, preying on national economies. The militaries Thailand and Myanmar have evolved as predatory “khaki capitalist” institutions. Thailand’s military, deriving its legitimacy guardian the monarchy, has used that role to justify accumulation economic resources. Myanmar’s in power for most decades since indep...

OBJECTIVE The tobacco industry contends that parenting practices, not marketing practices, are critical to youth smoking. Our objective was to examine whether tobacco-industry marketing practices undermine the protective effect of recommended authoritative parenting against adolescent smoking. DESIGN AND SETTING Receptivity to tobacco advertising and promotions was assessed in 1996 from a rep...