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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Peace & Security"”.
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Hashemite survival strategy: the anatomy of peace, security and alliance making in Jordan
Peace, security and alliance making have all been important focuses of international relations and Middle East studies. The primary goal of this study is to address the general question about the likelihood and durability of peace with special reference to the pattern of inter-state behavior. In …
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The political economy of policing in Zimbabwe: Changing roles, practice and identities in relationship to peace, security and development
… thesis examines policing within the context of security and development, with particular reference to ways in which the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) operates in the wider political economy of Zimbabwean state in response to decades of financial crisis. Guided by the social constructionist …
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Islam and International Relations
… with the major issues in the world today, namely peace, security, balance of power, and co-operation among nations. The thesis, therefore, outlines certain concepts and themes which examine and explore the actual and potential relevance of Islamic law (Shariah) in relation to these issues. The …
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The Role of a Regional Power in Regional Integration: The case of Nigeria in the Economic Community of West African States
… of the ECOWAS to the running of its peacekeeping operations (PKOs). Nigeria's efforts in ECOWAS have demonstrated the potency and benefaction of a regional power to the development and stability of a region. This dissertation contributes to a deeper understanding of how leadership can …
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Peacekeeping Operations in West Africa: Mechanisms of Cooperation between the United Nations and ECOWAS with the case studies concerning the crises in Liberia and The Gambia
… union. In the late 1990s, the maintenance of peace and security in the region was added to the ECOWAS mission statement. This thesis focuses on the important collaboration between the United Nations (UN) and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) in resolving conflicts on the …
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African solutions to African problems: An assessment of the African Union (AU)'s policy implementation for peace and security in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) since 2004
… has struggled with the challenges of sustaining security and peace. African leaders, who set out with the ideals of the iconic Nkrumah's ‘Pan-Africanism' of the 1950s, as committed to in the launching of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963, sought permanent solutions to problems …
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Pathways to (Prevent) Radicalization: How Uncertainty and Identity Complexity Shape Vulnerability
… are pressing concerns that threaten global peace, security, and social cohesion. Violence is costly, in both lives and resources, and reactive measures have failed to decrease its occurrence. In a world marked by uncertainty where some degree of conflict is unavoidable, the focus should be …
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The Security & Development Nexus
… states while aiming to achieve security and promoting development. The difficulties that arise when helping to reconstruct states that have failed or those approaching a “failed state” status is that they are neither stable nor have a secure environment which prevent the …
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Reporting on UN Security Council: Decoding Media Bias
… of the United Nations (UN), focusing on the Security Council's role in global conflict resolution. It examines how UN-accredited correspondents perceive the effectiveness of the Security Council, particularly when the body faces deadlock. The study employs text analysis techniques to identify …
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Ethnic Conflict in Côte d’Ivoire
… conflict represents a threat to international peace and security.</p>
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Understanding cyber diplomacy through actor-network and securitisation theories
This PhD thesis explores the extent in which cyber diplomacy could be developed to regulate cyberspace via a set of norms for facilitating cyberspace multistakeholder behaviours. The focus of this research is the phenomenon of cyber diplomacy which incorporates the use of diplomatic tools and …