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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Military engagement"”.
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U.S. Military Engagement with Authoritarian East/Central African States
… allow the US to leverage the resources of the military to further promote these outcomes.</p> <p>In this thesis, I argue that if it is possible for an authoritarian government to facilitate positive outcomes for its people, it may be possible to craft a military engagement plan so that the US …
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United States military-to-military contact with the People's Liberation Army of China
This thesis will assess whether or not military-to-military contacts between the United States military and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) will be advantageous to American interests. The main reason not to increase military-tomilitary contact is that we may go to war with China in the …
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The French Communist Party and the Algerian war : an ideological turning point?
… of the Algerian nation and its genesis; France's military engagement in Algeria.The dichotomy between the Party's national and internationalist responsibilities is shown to have resolved itself by the fundamental integration of the PCF into the political structure and value system of the French …
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AFRICOM's Impact on International and Human Security: A Case Study of Tanzania
<p>The expansion of U.S. military engagement in Africa is based on American national security interests. The objective of this research was to add to existing evaluations of the U.S. Combatant Command for Africa (AFRICOM) by taking an in-depth look at its impact through a case study of Tanzania and …
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Reconsideration of the Battle of Sandfontein : the first phase of the German South West Africa campaign, August to September 1914
… the first phase of the German South West African military campaign during August - September 1914, conducted by the Union Defence Force on behalf of the South African government and British Empire. Its primary focus concerns the battle of Sandfontein on 26 September, and it attempts to re-explain …
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Sin, History, and Liberty: Milton, Anna Letitia Barbauld, and Anne Grant in the Eighteen Hundreds
… of English politics during England's military engagement with Napoleonic France; rather, Grant provides a nuanced and balanced response to Barbauld in which Grant both acknowledges the faults of England and defends England as the source of liberty. Between these two positions is …
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The Infrastructures of Occupation: Iraq, 2003 – 2012
… Iraq in March 2003, beginning a nine-year-long military engagement and occupation. Alongside more orthodox military activity, the US occupation attempted to rebuild and reshape Iraq's infrastructure networks, most of which had been severely damaged during the 2003 invasion, the United Nations …
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Optimized routing of unmanned aerial systems to address informational gaps in counterinsurgency
Recent military conflicts reveal that the ability to assess and improve the health of a society contributes more to a successful counterinsurgency (COIN) than direct military engagement. In COIN, a military commander requires maximum situational awareness not only with regard to the enemy but also …