Concerns about the growing influence of al-Qaeda in North Africa have been heightened following the deployment of French troops to tackle militant groups linked to the network in Mali and the hostage crisis at an Algerian gas plant, in which at least 48 foreign hostages died after a four-day siege.
Official records say this involved a series of exercises for dealing with terrorist and other "sudden incidents" (ie, riots), heightened surveillance of monasteries and the deployment of thousands of paramilitary troops along the railway line.
Argentina's complaints – including to the United Nations – of "militarisation" by the UK will be heightened by the deployment on Wednesday of the Royal Navy's most advanced warship for its maiden operation.
And studies have shown that recurrent deployments heighten the likelihood of combat trauma, which, in turn, increases the risk of domestic violence.
Enticed by the promise of lucrative ransoms from shipping companies, pirates have kept up their attacks on ships off the Horn of Africa, venturing hundreds of miles into the Indian Ocean in search of their quarry, despite an international deployment of warships and heightened security aboard cargo vessels.
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Planners should examine which units are most likely to be needed by their home states — places like New York, which faces a heightened risk of terrorist attacks, or Louisiana, where another hurricane could wreak havoc — and remove them from overseas deployment lists.
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