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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Blowback"”.
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The Theory of “Strategic Blowback”. US Strategy Towards Iran 1993-2010
Az Egyesült Államok és Irán közötti konfliktus a nemzetközi politikai napirend meghatározó kérdése azóta, hogy a két állam közötti kapcsolatok megszakadtak az 1979-es iráni iszlám forradalom következményeként. Sokféle elmélet és javaslat látott napvilágot azzal kapcsolatban, hogy Washingtonnak …
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The Foundations of Aleksandr Dugin's Geopolitics: Montage Fascism and Eurasianism as Blowback
<p>This thesis is an examination of Aleksandr Dugin's <em>The Foundations of Geopolitics</em>, of which I have translated important sections into English and these are included as an appendix. Despite the importance of <em>Foundations of Geopolitics</em> to Russian strategic thought there has not …
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The effect of dust blowback on spatial orientation estimation during lunar landing
… unique challenges to perception, including dust blowback. During crewed lunar landings, astronauts will either be directly piloting the lander or supervising the automation in the event they need to take over piloting duties. An accurate perception of vehicle attitude is critical if the astronaut …
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Plagues, paranoia, and Cold War blowback: The continuing national security risk of the Soviet-United States biological arms race
The Cold War biological arms race is a site of contention within the geopolitical landscape under the theories of containment and mutually assured destruction. Rapid proliferation of biological weapons creates instability within the construction of biosecurity and is further complicated by the …
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Human spatial orientation perceptions during simulated lunar landing
… the activation of visual cues. Dust blowback from the descent engine was modeled as well. The NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulator was used to experimentally investigate human orientation perception during manually controlled landing trajectories. Subjects were tasked with reporting …
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Power and Humiliation in Foreign Policy: The Effects of Economic Sanctions
… Outcomes of punishment lead to humiliation and blowback against the United States, the sender state. The central argument is that power exercised by a strong state against a weaker state often generates resistance to punishment, because unintended outcomes occur.</p>
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Risking “good trouble” : an examination of novice middle school social studies teachers’ readiness and approaches to teaching LGBTQIA+ history
… in these areas when it occurs; fear of political blowback; teachers need more professional development; and miscellaneous factors, internal and external to schools, prevent controversial issues instruction. Research findings revealed that teachers lacked any substantial pre-service and in-service …