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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"Defence Policy"”.
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New Zealand defence policy under Labour
… about the merits of the Government's present defence policy of developing closer relations with Australia in the context of what it claims is a more self-reliant defence posture without some understanding of the problems that policy seeks to remedy. Accordingly, I hope to present that …
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New Zealand defence policy under Labour
… about the merits of the Government's present defence policy of developing closer relations with Australia in the context of what it claims is a more self-reliant defence posture without some understanding of the problems that policy seeks to remedy. Accordingly, I hope to present that …
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Nuclear weapons and British defence policy. An examination of nuclear aspects of British foreign and defence policy 1940-1990.
… the role of nuclear weapons in Britain's defence and foreign policies. It works from the assumption that decisions in relation to nuclear weapons, can only be understood in the context of a broader overview of the British state's policies since the 1940's. In turn Britain's nuclear …
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European security and defence policy reform: a theoretical challenge
… emergence of the European Union's Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) that emerged with the Maastricht Treaty and has subsequently passed through successive phases of reform. It seeks to explain both why this project has emerged and what the dynamics of European Union (EU) reform efforts in this …
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The State of European Defence Policy and the Value(s) of Intervention
European security and defence policy has developed at a significant rate since the late 1990s. As a growing field of analysis, there have been few studies to date that have explored the foreign and domestic implications of the European Union's emerging security and defence policies. This thesis …
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Britain, Germany and the European Security and Defence Policy: constructivist socialisation at work?
… thesis investigates the European Security and Defence Policy (ESOP) which has evolved rapidly since its establishment at the Cologne European Council in June 1999. Its development has been driven by the three biggest EU member states - Germany, France and the UK. While this is to some extent …
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British civil defence policy in response to the threat of nuclear attack 1972-1986
… of the Cold War developed and adapted civil defence policies aimed at mitigating the effects of a nuclear attack on the population of Britain. It tests the hypothesis that civil defence in Britain from 1972 until 1986 was shaped by three distinct influences; economic, ideological and …
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The EU’s Approach to Peacebuilding in Common Security and Defence Policy Missions and Operations
… to peacebuilding in its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions and operations. The thesis explores why EU missions carry out mainly post-conflict peacebuilding tasks and whether the shift towards peacebuilding is about a substantial change of EU norms. The research analyses how …
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How national diversity shapes the future of a genuine common European security and defence policy
… been the renaming of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP): since December 2009 the EU does not only have a Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), it also has a Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). When the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force, this 'upgrade' have been a mere …
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Developing and utilising a realist-constructivist analytical framework towards understanding the European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy
… of the European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy. This thesis challenges ‘paradigmatic thinking’ within the discipline of International Relations to demonstrate that constructivist elements are not only commensurable to realist analysis of international relations, but can bring …
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"Europe is what member states make of it" - An assessment of the influence of nation states on the European Security and Defence Policy.
The European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) has since its inception in 1999 developed with enormous speed. The crucial role of the member states herein has been recognised in that both ESDP’s weaknesses and strengths are usually explained by their considerable influence. This thesis identifies, …
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Facing new challenges: adapting the NZDF and ADF to the post-Cold War security environment
… development of the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces during the post-Cold War period. It has been motivated partly by a desire to clear up the confusion that has sometimes developed over recent force structure changes in both countries, as well as a desire to make recommendations for …
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Mažųjų valstybių saugumo ir gynybos politikos kaita po 2014 metų Krymo aneksijos - Lietuvos, Latvijos, Estijos atvejis /
… annexation or Crimea in 2014, the security and defence policy once again became the priority field of each analysed state. The object of the study is the changes of the security and defence policy of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia after annexation of Crimea in 2014; the objective of the study: …
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Nuclear Belief Systems and Individual Policy-Makers: Duncan Sandys, Unmanned Weaponry, and the Impossibility of Defence
… experiences of the Second World War had on his policy preferences, and policy-making, in relation to British defence policy during his years in government. This is a significant period in British nuclear policy which began with thermonuclear weaponry being placed ostentatiously at the centre of …
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The ‘Institutional effect’ over EU defence cooperation initiative: The case of preferential patterns of behaviour in the Permanent Structured Cooperation
… political dimension. As a result, security and defence have risen to the top of the EU’s political agenda, culminating in the approval of the EU Global Strategy (EUGS) in 2016. The EUGS represented a watershed moment in the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy: the EU agreed on ambitious …
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The army league, conscription and the 1956 defence review
… resurrect the Army League and use it publicise defence issues at the beginning of the Cold War. Leo and Julian Amery attempted to shape defence policy in the late 1940s and early 1950s by using the Army League as a pressure group to influence Government policy and public opinion. It focuses …
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