National Defence Studies Institute Journal

จริยธรรมในการตีพิมพ์บทความวิชาการ บทความวิจัย

2023-12-27T06:29:49+07:00

รายชื่อผู้จัดทำวารสารวิชาการป้องกันประเทศ

2023-12-27T06:06:50+07:00

ปกด้านหลังวารสาร

2023-12-27T06:31:15+07:00

The Development of Guidelines for Enhancing Thai Youths for Being Good Citizenship of The Nation

2023-11-02T16:23:39+07:00

The objectives of this study are to: 1) examine Thai youth attitudes towards being good citizens of the Nation; 2) identify the driving force that influence Thai youth attitudes towards being good citizens of the Nation; and 3) provide recommendations for improving Thai youth attitudes towards being good citizens of the Nation. The study methods consist of three steps as follows. Step 1: Conducted a survey of Thai youth attitudes using Google Form questionnaires with the heading “Thai youth attitudes towards being good citizens of the Nation.” The data was collected from 399 samples with ages ranging from 15 to 25. Step 2: Convened a workshop with 10 educational specialists to discuss the driving forces that influence Thai youth attitudes. Step 3: Tried out activities (Sandbox) on 30 youth in Chiang Mai as samples. The data was analyzed using frequencies percentages and content analysis.

The findings were as follows: 1) Thai youth attitudes towards being good citizens of the Nation in terms of individual aspect showed the highest degree of strongly agreed in all items. The element of Thai youth attitudes towards other people, society and the Nation, the item of the loyalty to the Nation, Religion, and the Monarchy, and the item of the participation in the democratic form of government with the king as head of state, showed the highest level of uncertainty agreed. 2) “Nationalism” is a major driving force that influence Thai youth attitudes towards being good citizens of the Nation. 3) A guideline for enhancing Thai youth to become good citizens of the nation included following four steps: 1) developing an understanding of the current social context, 2) fostering self-esteem and pride in one’s community and country, 3) establishing a shared expectation and 4) cooperating in urban development

The Development Guidelines of Military Training System for High-Competent Officers of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters Following Israel Defense Forces’ Model

2023-11-02T16:26:40+07:00

The elite Israel Defense Forces’ training program “Talpiot” was studied and analyzed as the best practice model by qualitative research methodology, integrated with primary data from interviewing of 10 experts in education and personnel development fields. The systematic frameworks were adapted from the Thai military education and training system, system theories, which consists of 4 main parts; 1) Screening and Selecting as an ‘Input’ 2) Training and Learning as a ‘Process’, 3) Evaluating and Sorting in Organization as an ‘Output’, and 4) Feedback. Later, the efficiency development guidelines for the high-competent officer training system of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters were synthesized by using content analysis.

The results provided the understanding of the theories, the training systems of Israel Defense Forces, and the development guidelines for the high-competent officers of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters in 7 aspects of: 1) Screening and Selecting 2) Course Syllabus 3) Training and Learning Method 4) Training Management 5) Evaluating 6) Sorting in Organization and 7) Related Connection & Network. The critics on obstacles hindering the development were also included by the experts i.e. Organizational culture, seniority, personnel management system, and limitation of specialized instructors. Moreover, the research found that the development of high-competent personnel at Rank of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt.Col.)/Commander (Cdr.)/Wing Commander (Wg.Cdr.) (03 level) would be the most cost-effectiveness for the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters at present. The key success is to develop a successor plan to identify the right personnel and to attain the right development course.

Current Situations, Impact Factors and Guidelines for Efficiently Use of Digital Technology in Royal Thai Air Force Affairs

2023-11-02T15:56:23+07:00

The research aimed to study 1) the influence of fundamental factors in digital technology use towards the current state and guidelines for the use of digital technology of the Royal Thai Air Force civil servants, 2) the influence of the current state towards the guidelines, and 3) develop appropriate guidelines for the use of digital technologies of Air Force civil servants for air force affairs. The sample group used in this research was 400 air force civil service officers in the central and provincial areas. The research tool was a questionnaire. The sample group answered the questionnaire 100%. The statistics used in the data analysis were 1) descriptive statistics (percentage, mean and standard deviation calculated statistics), and 2) hypothesis testing statistics are Multiple Linear Regression Analysis.

The hypothesis test yielded 15 influence equations. The current state influences 1) the guidelines regarding information technology infrastructure development. (R² = .523), 2) digital technology integration (R² = .567), 3) developing skills for understanding and using digital technology (R² = .539), and 4) promotion from superiors (R² = .516).

Application of Economic Principles to Improve Thailand’s Defense Management

2023-11-29T14:28:25+07:00

This research aimed to 1) review the economic principles that can be applied to improve Thailand’s defense management; 2) explore the current management practices, of the Defense Ministry and Armed Forces, which can be improved in accordance with the National Strategy; and 3) make recommendations on improvement. This is a qualitative and strategic research where secondary data were used and content analysis was applied.

This research found that 1) redundancy of administrative works and organizations exists among the Ministry and Armed Forces, namely, facility management, research and development, and information management; 2) defense acquisition is not centralized, causing too many equipment types but a small number of units purchased; and 3) organization of Army’s new-recruited basic-training units is not economies of scale while organization of officer education and training units is barely economies of scope.

This research recommended that 1) the Defense Ministry should conduct the defense management review to evaluate the current organization and managerial process, and separate all administrative works and non-military supports from the Armed Forces and manage them dislike military unit; 2) the Ministry should organize defense-acquisition branch and centralize acquisition process; 3) the Royal Thai Army should organize basic-training units specifically for new recruits; and 4) additional tasks of training direct-entry officers should be assigned to service officer-training academies.

The Self-creation in the Military Identity of Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy Cadets

2023-11-07T16:56:41+07:00

The military is an important profession in maintaining the peace and stability of Thailand from the past to the present. The person who graduated from the military academy will be unique characteristics that are different from the other professions. This research applied a mixed-method approach to 1) study the level of self-creation, 2) compare the self-creation in the military identity of the cadets classified by classes, and 3) suggest a guideline to improve self-creation in the military identity of Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy (CRMA) cadets. By purposive sampling, 17 cadets in command positions were chosen as key informants. Followed by stratified random sampling, 60 cadets from each year were chosen from the 1^st to 5^th years in the 2022 academic year, resulting in 300 participants. The research instruments included a brainstorming activity worksheet, the test of self-creation scale, with a reliability of .97. The data was analyzed by mean, standard deviation, one-way analysis of variance (One-way ANOVA), and analytic induction.

This research found that: 1) Overall of self-creation in the military identity of CRMA cadets is high. 2) The overall result of self-creation in the military identity of the cadets in different cadet year was statistically significant at level 0.01 (p<.01). 3) The guidelines for developing the self-creation in the military identity of the cadets by creating good military attitudes, the promotion of role model in military behavior/skills, and the provision of effective military literacy through various courses and CRMA activities. The research results will benefit military academies and personnel involved in promoting self-creation in the military identity according to the roles of being a cadet before graduating as a commissioned officer with the desirable characteristics of the Royal Thai Army.

The Influence of Psychological Well-being and Social Engagement on Subjective Well-being among Elderly Veterans in Bangkok

2023-11-02T16:19:04+07:00

This research aims to investigate: 1) to assess the levels of psychological well-being, social engagement, and subjective well-being among elderly veterans, and 2) to examine the predictive influence of individual factors, psychological well-being, and social engagement on the subjective well-being of elderly veterans. The study sample group consisted of 370 elderly veterans in Bangkok by convenient sampling method and data was collected through questionnaires administered. The statistical analysis used included as percentages, mean values, standard deviations, and multiple regression analysis, using the enter method.

The findings of this study revealed that elderly veterans have psychological well-being (M = 4.05), social engagement (M = 4.15) and subjective well-being (M = 3.75) is at a relatively high level. Results of multiple regression analysis that psychological well-being (𝛽 = 0.430, p < .001) and social engagement (𝛽 = 0.340, p < .001) significantly predicted subjective well-being, demonstrating statistical significance (R² = .485, p < .001). These results offer valuable insights for promoting subjective well-being among veterans within the War Veterans Organization of Thailand under Royal Patronage His majesty the King, related organizations, or other researchers interested in this area.

บทบรรณาธิการ

2023-12-27T06:08:48+07:00

“วันนวมินทรมหาราช” วันที่ระลึกถึงพระมหาราชรัชกาลที่ 9 ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่

2023-12-27T04:44:04+07:00

ธงชัยเฉลิมพล 5 เหล่าทัพ “ทหารบก ทหารเรือ ทหารอากาศ ตำรวจ และกองอาสารักษาดินแดน”

2023-12-27T04:47:32+07:00

งานนวัตกรรมการศึกษา และวิจัยของสถาบันวิชาการป้องกันประเทศ

2023-12-27T04:51:57+07:00

Chip War: The Microchip Competition Between the United States of America and China

2023-12-27T04:56:49+07:00

ปกหน้าวารสาร

2023-12-27T09:56:14+07:00

สารบัญ

2023-12-27T06:12:06+07:00

คำแนะนำในการเตรียมบทความ

2023-12-27T06:13:44+07:00

ภาพกิจกรรม

2023-12-27T06:15:13+07:00

The Cybersecurity, Cyber Threats, Cyberterrorism, and Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Information Infrastructure for the Ministry of Defence of Thailand

2023-11-02T16:12:21+07:00

The current cyber threats pose a unique danger that differs from traditional threats, highly sophisticated, rapidly evolving, and not limited to external sources but can also originate within a country or organization. The impact can be severe, leading to chaos and disrupting the lives of people within the nation. Preventing and countering cyber threats is challenging due to the difficulty in identifying their precise origins and the interconnected nature of cyber threats, ranging from cybercrime and terrorism to cyberwarfare. This significantly affects various agencies, particularly the Ministry of Defense, as a critical information infrastructure agency responsible for ensuring cybersecurity. It is imperative to implement cybersecurity measures in accordance with international standards, following established practices and frameworks mandated by law. Continuous development and improvement of these standards are necessary to keep up with the rapidly changing cyber landscape and effectively address future cyber threats.

Trends of Thailand’s Economics 4.0 in Digital Economic Era: From Geopolitics Risk to Geo-Economic Dilemma by Superpowers

2023-11-02T16:40:18+07:00

Geopolitical Risks can be categorized as a malevolent force that has been a driver of political, economic, military, and social systems amongst countries, and emerge from a nation's involvement in international affairs. Furthermore, the Geopolitical Risks can also be the risks that disruptive economic growth will be existed thereafter. It is empirical as in the late 20th century, the old powers (Ruling Power) conflicted with the new powers (Rising Power), the United States and China respectively. The old power which is the United States must take steps to thwart rival nations known as the New Power which is China, especially China's apparent desire to set up “a New World Order”. In the digital economy world 4.0 era (Fourth Industrial Revolution), such conflict has affected Thailand through the geopolitical conflict enacted by the superpowers. Since both are trading partners that are centered on the growth of the country regarding stability and economy, which Thailand is in the supply chain system (Supply Chain Effect). Therefore, it is necessary that the Balance of Power theory should be implemented, that is to say the maintaining of relation equality with all superpowers and for the disengaging from the supply chain. The Production Process and Product should be implemented for that of the product compliance enable to meet with the demand amongst consumers, ready to be marketed in which encompass innovation and modern technology. Thailand should launch the policy on induced investment from multinational corporation and the human resources should be ongoing developed for the highly qualified and modernized merchandises which will be the key mechanism for New Growth Engines of the country.

Canada’s National Security Administration

2023-11-27T10:53:27+07:00

This article proposes another idea on how the country administrates its national security. The concept paper is based on experience after graduating from the National Security Programme at the Canadian Forces College, Canada. The expected outcome is to enhance the development of Thailand's National Security Policy and its administration.

Canada’s national security administration can summarise a conceptual framework from the study. It begins with “National security environmental scanning” to identify “Security threats”, then contemplating “Security policy generation and situation management considerations”. Consequently, it reaches out to “Federal government’s guidelines for security policy generation and administration”, “Structural administration conceptual design for security threats circumstances respond”, and “National security policy”, respectively. Canada has gradually been developing its security data and policy concept and generation regarding the vision of “Securing an Openness Society” and “Related government agencies integration with resilience and balance operational structure”. The Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (PSC) is central to the National Security Policy Implementation.

Canadian federal government's national security administration process operates in “Committees”, which integrate related agencies in the “National Security Community Architecture at the Federal Level”. The Committees are involved across policy to operational levels to assign appropriate units to cope with “All internal and external National Security threats and Emergencies” impacting Canadian Citizens, Security, Sovereignty, public order, and territorial integrity under the “Emergency Preparedness Act”, and “Federal Emergency Response Act: FERP” and its operating procedure.

Lessons from the South Korean Defense Industry Development

2023-11-27T10:38:17+07:00

In the past 50 years, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) has developed and leaped forward in the defense industry. It has become a major manufacturer and exporter of advanced military equipment in the world. As of 2016-2022, South Korean is the 8^th largest defense exporter in the world due to the current war in Europe, having the users in Australasia, Middle East, South America, Europe and North Atlantic Treaty Organization: NATO members. The success of South Korea defense industry stemmed from three major factors: 1) large amounts of foreign military assistance, 2) development of a strong domestic heavy industry and infrastructure, and 3) the government has a clear policy of self-reliance, a strong development and promotional agency structure.

ปกหน้าด้านในวารสาร

2023-12-27T06:24:44+07:00

วัตถุประสงค์ ขอบเขต และเงื่อนไขการตีพิมพ์

2023-12-27T06:03:13+07:00