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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"Military Conflict"”.
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Shooting up : the impact of illicit economics on military conflict
… explores the nexus between illicit economies and military conflicts. It investigates when and how access by belligerents to the production and trafficking of illicit substances affects the strength of belligerents and governments. Although narcotics trafficking is often treated as sui generis, the …
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The civil-military conflict in British West Florida, 1763-1783
… the British government decided to keep a large military force in North America. To coordinate these forces, the Crown decided to continue the office of Commander in Chief. The Commander in Chief had broad authority over the military in the American colonies. This authority, however, conflicted …
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A systems framework and modeling approach to predict and manage the mental health effects of a military conflict
… to elaborate systemic complexities underlying military mental health. The current study specifically addresses OEF/OIF combat-related PTSD, however this approach may be generalized to other populations and mental health concerns. This study has three main policymaking implications. First, study …
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEXT: INVESTIGATING IN-SERVICE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR SYRIAN TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE DURING TIMES OF MILITARY CONFLICT
… in Syria have been affected during times of military conflict: what impact English language teachers in Syria perceive the professional development programs they are required to attend have on their teaching and the learning environments they provide for their students, and how this perceived …
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Using Multiplayer Differential Game Theory to Derive Efficient Pursuit-Evasion Strategies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
… Vehicles (UAVs) have been used extensively in military conflict situations to execute intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. However, most of the current UAV platforms have limited collaborative capabilities, and consequently they must be controlled individually by operators on …
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Netolimos praeities reprezentacija ir istorinės atminties formavimas: šiuolaikinio Gruzijos kino atvejis /
… events that occurred in Georgia and Caucasus (military conflicts over the territorial integrity of Abkhazia and South Ossetia territories, Chechen war and conflicts in Nagorno Karabakh). The purpose of this thesis is to research how different interpretations of historical events related to …
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Sport, Kul’turnost, and Physical Culture in the Khrushchev Era Soviet Union, 1953-1964
… through cultural means rather than via full-on military conflict. This work also folds in elements of class and gender history, examining the methods by which the Khrushchev government used sport and fitness to impose gender-normative roles onto the working class.</p>
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Easing the Arctic tension an economic solution
… Contrary to those who perceive U.S.-Russian conflict arising out of the region and advocate a military response, this thesis argues that the Arctic, precisely because of its rich hydrocarbon resources, may prove to be amenable to a capitalist peace. Research suggests that nations linked by …
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Más allá de la comisión de la verdad y reconciliación: Memoria, cuerpo y producción cultural de mujeres en el perú (2005–2013)
… violation of human rights during the internal military conflict, especially of women, focusing on questions of memory, identity, and the body. The dissertation analyzes Rocío Silva Santisteban’s poetry collection <em>Las hijas del terror </em>(2005), Claudia Llosa’s film <em>La teta asustada …
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Committing The Military Today: Is The Powell Or Mullen Doctrine Most Relevant?
… relevant doctrine, given the current nature of conflict, and should be the predominant doctrine guiding the current administration. This study shows the relationships between a President’s overall worldview and potential for success or failure in military conflict. Analysis of the significant …
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From warmongers to peacebuilders: major power managerial coordination and the transformation of international relations, 1715-2001
… great power politics which greatly transformed conflict dynamics in international relations since 1816. Major power managerial coordination is the engagement of the major powers in consultation, multilateralism and the avoidance of adversarial coordination. The goal is to decrease the likelihood …
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U.S. nation-state building operations in Afghanistan: A case study
… Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is the longest military conflict in American history. Since the initial U.S. military intervention in 2001, over 1,000 U.S. soldiers have been killed, and over 6,000 have been injured. Over 700 coalition soldiers have been killed, and 4,000 have been injured. It …
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The politics of innovative military doctrine : the U.S. Navy and fleet ballistic missiles
… competing theories of the sources of innovative military doctrine. The three theories hypothesize independent, explanatory roles for civil-military conflict, intra service bargaining, and interservice competition. The first case shows a strong causal link between intense interservice competition, …
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The Effects of Degraded Vision and Automatic Combat Identification Reliability on Infantry Friendly Fire Engagements
… one of the most devastating consequences of any military conflict. Target identification failures have been identified as the last link in a chain of mistakes that can lead to fratricide. Other links include weapon and equipment malfunctions, command, control, and communication failures, …
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Misrepresentation and Construction of Meaning in Translation of News Texts in the Context of Conflict and Intervention: the Application of Systemic-Functional Linguistics
… in contexts of sociopolitical instability, military conflict and intervention, including: military intervention in Georgia (2008), humanitarian intervention and socio-political instability in Somalia (2011 and 2012) and military conflict as well as socio-political instability in Afghanistan …
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Critical Events, Commitment, and the Probability of Civil War
… to a bargaining breakdown and, in consequence, military conflict. Following a shock to government capabilities, current leaders and the opposition are bargaining for a share of authority. The government has incentives to grant concessions to other groups within the state, yet such promises are …
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County Cork: the experience of members of the establishment whose houses were burned in the IRA arson campaign, 1920-23
… were targeted by the IRA for their political, military and social persuasions that were essentially in opposition to the nationalist movement. The motivations behind these burnings is examined, the main reasons being reprisals for actions taken by Crown forces, military reasons, loyalty of …
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"Friends and foes on the battlefield": A study of Chinese and U.S. youth literature about the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
… Japan and China, with U.S. as the latter’s major military ally—in youth literature published in mainland China and the United States from 1937 through 2007. The study is based on a sociopolitical analysis of the historical context in which Chinese and American youth literature about ethnic Chinese …
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Piety and Politics in the Kingship of Henry III
… in times of peace and in times of challenge and conflict. Case studies, covering Henry’s response to military conflict, central dynastic moments, and the daily exercise of religious patronage, where evidence is available, reveal an underappreciated and complex set of pious practices which aimed …
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