word | | Military - note |
| disposal | Sao Tome and Principe | ... Sao Tome and Principe's army is a tiny force with almost no resources at its disposal and would be wholly ineffective operating unilaterally; infantry equipment is considered simple to operate and ... |
| disproportionately | Lesotho | ... the LDF's cohesion; the restructuring has considerably improved capabilities and professionalism, but the LDF is disproportionately large for a small, poor country; the government has outlined a reduction to a planned ... |
| dispute | Turkey | ... Turkey's secular state; primary domestic threats are listed as fundamentalism (with the definition in some dispute with the civilian government), separatism (the Kurdish problem), and the extreme left wing; Ankara strongly ... |
| domestic | Turkey | ... to play a role in politics and considers itself guardian of Turkey's secular state; primary domestic threats are listed as fundamentalism (with the definition in some dispute with the civilian government ... |
| duties | Holy See (Vatican City) | defense is the responsibility of Italy; ceremonial and limited security duties performed by Pontifical Swiss Guard |
| effective | European Union | ... of three battle groups in 2005; Norway, Sweden, Estonia, and Finland established the Nordic Battle Group effective 1 January 2008; nine other groups are to be formed; a rapid-reaction naval EU ... |
| element | Barbados | ... a land-based Troop Command and a small Coast Guard; the primary role of the land element is to defend the island against external aggression; the Command consists of a single, part ... |
| emergencies | Laos | ... state machinery, and as such is expected to suppress political and civil unrest and similar national emergencies, but the LPA also has upgraded skills to respond to avian influenza outbreaks; there is ... |
| ENDARA | Panama | on 10 February 1990, the government of then President ENDARA abolished Panama's military and reformed the security apparatus by creating the Panamanian Public Forces; in October 1994, Panama's Legislative Assembly ... |
| ensure | Maldives | ... size and with little serviceable equipment, is inadequate to prevent external aggression and is primarily tasked to reinforce the Maldives Police Service (MPS) and ensure security in the exclusive economic zone (2008 |
| Episkopi | Akrotiri | Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit |
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