Center for International Stabilization and Recovery
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Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
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Volume 27, Issue 3 (Fall 2023)
March 27, 2024: SEE OUR FALL 2023 ISSUE
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A Message from the Director
October 16, 2023: We greatly appreciate the information shared by our most recent contributors in this issue of The Journal.
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An Accessible Seeded Field for Humanitarian Mine Action Research
October 16, 2023: The detection of explosive remnants of war (ERW) is a critical task in the land release process; however, a new project to create a long-term study site will accelerate detection techniques for humanitarian mine action.
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Empowering Host Nation Counter-IED and Counter-Insurgency Efforts: Innovative Application of Ordnance Recycling
October 16, 2023: In the Philippines, the overlap between urban areas and conflict zones increases, and with violent groups’ use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) against government forces, the danger to civilians escalates.
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Integrated Cooperation in Implementing Firearm Deactivation Capabilities: Bosnia and Herzegovina
October 16, 2023: New guidelines regarding deactivation standards and techniques will help ensuring that deactivated firearms are rendered irreversibly inoperable and cannot be reactivated.
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Ammunition Identification Guide for Ukraine: A Collaborative Project Amidst War
October 16, 2023: In Ukraine, an informal group of experienced, international EOD technicians, including former military personnel, help create an open-source ordnance identification guide through manufacturer websites and publications.
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Mine Action in Lebanon: Innovation, Learning, and Finishing the Job
October 16, 2023: Although many legacies of war remain today, intertwined with the complex geopolitics of the region, Lebanon is also a country that exemplifies excellence in mine action—from strategic to operational levels.
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MAG Emergency Response: Digital Explosive Ordnance Risk Education in Somalia
October 16, 2023: In response to the tragic accident involving UXO that claimed twenty-seven lives in Somalia in June 2023, Mines Adivsory Group mobilized a rapid response digital explosive ordnance risk education campaign.
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Department of State’s Quick Reaction Force: Twenty-three Years of Service
October 16, 2023: For the past twenty-three years, the United States has provided rapid responses to landmine and munitions/explosives related emergencies in some of the most vulnerable populations around the world.
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Reviving Old Mosul: 3D Modeling Aids Safe Clearance in Iraq
October 16, 2023: Under the 2014–2017 ISIS occupation, the Old City of Mosul, Iraq, served as a headquarters, where ISIS produced, stored, and transited money, modern munitions, weapons, and IEDs through Mosul, Iraq.
