Essays on National Security

            Sun Tsu composed what is the historic treatise, The Art of War, some two millennia ago, and in a world vastly different than what is known to military commanders in the present day.  His prescriptions on the purpose and conduct of war, however, continue to have application even as the very framework of modern…

Officer Smith did have reasonable suspicion to make the initial vehicle stop. The taillight appeared to have been broken and there was colored tape so there was probable cause to pull the driver over. Police Officers may pull a vehicle over for many reasons like traffic violations, equipment violations and even suspicious activity whenever they…

Victory and Defeat According to Clausewitz             In the aftermath of war there is usually one side that emerges victorious while the other raises the white flag of surrender. When the commander of the triumphant side can discern the fluttering piece of white cloth then it is time to meet the leader of the vanquished…

The Oxford Dictionary defines curfew as, “A signal or time after which people must remain indoors until the next day.” This, to us just means that a curfew is a way to keep us young people off the streets. Having teenagers wandering the suburbs at dark, young people are given a chance to act in…

Harshad S. Mehta vs Central Bureau Of Investigation Investments Private Ltd. and other unknown under Sections 11,12,13(2) and 13(l)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter called as ‘P. C. Act’) read with Section 120B Indian Penal Code. (2) That since the petitioner during the relevant time was in Byculla jail Bombay, therefore, C. B….

Get Better or Get Jailed             Crime rate is increasing, which also means that more and more apprehended offenders are crowding the already jam-packed correctional facilities. And while this problem stems from various factors, attention is turned on how this can be addressed. The increasing number of criminal offenders is alarming, and concerned authorities in…

Interviewing  &   interrogation – two  forms  of   probing  are  the  powerful  tools  that  are  used  to  delve  into  matters  of  immense  consideration.  However, there are fine distinctions between viability of the two. Interrogation  is  an  inquiry or  examination  that  is  meant  to  evoke,  debrief  or   elicit certain  unknown  or  hidden  facts  that  are  meant to …

Adolph Coors III was born on January 12, 1916 in New Hampshire. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy for High School, then fallowed in his father’s footsteps and attended Cornell University in upstate New York, where his brother Joseph would attend only a few years later. During his time at Cornell, Coors became the president of…

Iran-Contra: Crossing That Line”I think everyone knew we were walking a very thin line.”(Owen) Not many Americans know the truth that lies behind the Iran-Contra scandals. Most would be surprised to know about the deception of our leaders. Still today, some truth of Iran-Contra lies hidden in the conscience of the people who organized it,…

Thredbo landslide 1997 Introduction The Thredbo landslide shook the small community of Thredbo, both physically in the shaking of the ground during the landslide, and emotionally in the death of 18 skiers. This analysis will give outline of the event that occurred followed by the potential for injury or further disaster. The actual rescue efforts…