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Showing 1 to 20 of 93 for “"International conflict"”.
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Repression and international conflict
… Under what conditions does repression lead to international conflict? I extend the logic of why leaders repress to suggest that repression can alter states' power internationally. I argue that leaders can repress to prepare for a possible international conflict, but the act of repressing alters …
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Chinese international conflict behavior, 1949-1978
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Political Science, 1981.
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Beyond neutrality--the use of leverage by powerful states as mediators in international conflict
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1993.
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Private interests and international conflict : a case study of US intervention in the Congo
Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Political Science, 1989
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Averting Dyadic Conflict: The Role Of International Political Economy
… effect of dyadic economic interactions on international conflict. Research literature on the role of economic ties and conflict is complex and there are opposing findings. This study dives into this problem and brings new evidence to bear on this lasting debate. I argue that dyadic economic …
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Border fixity : when good fences make bad neighbors
… no longer acceptable tools of policy. Has the international norm of border fixity made international conflict less frequent? Since research has established that territorial issues have been among the major causes of war, many observers might assume that the norm of "border fixity" has made war …
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Creativity Despite Duress: Shostakovich and Prokofiev’s Musical Struggles under Soviet Government Restrictions
… During periods of heightened nationalism and international conflict, especially World War II, the Soviet regime intensified its use of music as a propaganda tool, amplifying ideological pressures on composers. In response, Prokofiev and Shostakovich navigated the demands of Socialist Realism …
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Constructive engagement in the interest of regional peace a critical reexamination of U.S. mediation in Southern Africa, 1981-1989
… factor in the mitigation of regional conflicts in Southern Africa. It reexamines whether the guiding principles of the mediation strategy effectively led to the Cuban withdrawal from Angola and the independence of Namibia. In addition, it looks at how constructive engagement created a …
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The global governance of trade in agriculture: the role of tariff and non-tariff measures illustrated with an example of agricultural exports from South Africa to the EU
… the agricultural sector is a source of international conflict and inherently vulnerable to shocks and insecurities in the past and present. Accordingly, nation-states view respective domesticagricultural sectors as an exception, which meritsprotectionism and which needs protection from …
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The outcomes of international trade conflicts: the U.S. and Japan, 1968-1983
… have increasingly found themselves in international trade disputes. Yet little research has attempted to analyze this important form of international conflict. The analysis of the U.S.-Japanese trade conflict shows that 11 significant commercial disputes occurred between 1968 and 1983, …
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The relevance of STS to peach research: the need for a third voice on nuclear strategy
Discipline-based studies of international conflict are inadequate for a critical, normative study of the problems of the nuclear era. Peace research is an evolving discipline which attempts to form an integrated, critical analysis of problems posed by nuclear weapons. This thesis examines the …
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Muhammad as Representative Form: A Visual Rhetorical Analysis of the Danish Cartoon Controversy
… initial publication of the cartoons to become an international conflict, organized around two main topoi—freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Given the diversity of reactions seen across the globe, I conclude that the Muhammad cartoons highlight how culturally specific rhetorical …
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Incomplete democratization and conflict: The role of territory and nationalism
… impact of incomplete democratic transitions on international peace and security. Since the end of the Second World War, the number of democracies has seen a five-fold increase. Countries do not, however, magically transform into fully institutionalized democracies overnight. I ask how ongoing …
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The Effect of Regional Security Environments on State Attitudes Regarding the Use of Force and International Law: A Quantitative Analysis Utilizing International Positions on Operation Iraqi Freedom
… perceptions of the legitimacy of force and international law. Furthermore, I contend that these perceptions are rooted in the unique regional security environment in which each state is situated, with states located in relatively insecure regional environments being more favorably disposed …
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Toward an Architecture of Suspension: Promiscuous Collisions of Transient Cartographies
… that we have tried too hard to fully resolve international and geopolitical conflicts by trying to negotiate full and lasting resolutions. International crises are dangerous episodes that are destabilizing not only to those directly involved but also to the entire international community. Long …
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Inhabiting the world : architecture, urbanism, and the global moral-politics of Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin
This dissertation revises the history of internationalism through a study of the American architects Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin, who practiced in the United States, Australia, and India between 1895 and 1949. Unlike previous studies of internationalism, which have focused exclusively …
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International free trade and biodiversity conservation : towards 'sustainable trade'
… African legislation addressing biodiversity and international trade therein. Some international and domestic legal instruments promote free trade (including free trade of biodiversity resources), while environmental legal instruments promote the conservation of biodiversity and strictly …
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A spatiotemporal analysis of Army base distributions in the contiguous United States from 1800 to 1900
… US history: westward expansion, Indian Wars, and international conflict. Using the stated metrics for understanding the establishment trajectories over time, one can identify some concrete geographical relationships between not only Army bases and personnel, but also the US population as a result …
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A spatiotemporal analysis of Army base distributions in the contiguous United States from 1800 to 1900
… US history: westward expansion, Indian Wars, and international conflict. Using the stated metrics for understanding the establishment trajectories over time, one can identify some concrete geographical relationships between not only Army bases and personnel, but also the US population as a result …
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