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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Post-Soviet studies"”.
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Russian German identity: transnationalism negotiated through culture, the hybrid and the spatial
… are still subject to redefinition. The studies that have utilised transnational frameworks have primarily centred upon circuits of movement flowing through North America. Although the volume of literature countering this focus has steadily increased there are few studies of …
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AFGANTSY: THE SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL LEGACY OF A FORGOTTEN GENERATION
… Mikhail Gorbachev as a “bleeding wound,” the Soviet-Afghan War left a broad imprint on the domestic front during the Soviet Union’s transition from stagnation to dissolution. From the onset of war on 25 December 1979 to the 40th Army’s withdrawal on 15 February 1989, most Soviet officials …
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The Electoral Success of Communist-Successor Parties in the Czech Republic and Romania
… to the literature on electoral volatility, post-communist countries, voter behavior, and seeks to offer a model that can predict party success under various conditions.</p>
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The Foundations of Aleksandr Dugin's Geopolitics: Montage Fascism and Eurasianism as Blowback
<p>This thesis is an examination of Aleksandr Dugin's <em>The Foundations of Geopolitics</em>, of which I have translated important sections into English and these are included as an appendix. Despite the importance of <em>Foundations of Geopolitics</em> to Russian strategic thought there has not …
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Are Cyber Operations Having an Impact on State Electoral Processes?
… insight provided by an ex-official from a former Soviet Republic contextualized how these new cyber operations could be used to advance Russian geopolitical objectives.</p>
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Authoritarian Member States in International Organizations
<p>This thesis investigates under which conditions do authoritarian Member States exist in International Organizations that require democratic governance in their treaty law. The European Union is used as a case study along with two of its Member States that are in the process of transitioning to …
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The Eurasian Agenda: The International Relations of Kyrgyzstan
<p>The disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of the newly independent states in Central Asia are among the most important historical events of the 20<sup>th</sup> century. As one of these newly independent and sovereign state, Kyrgyzstan found itself in the sphere of the geopolitical …
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Strategic Competition and Escalation Management in the 21st Century: Russian Hybrid Warfare and China’s Rise
<p>The U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) and the unclassified version of the U.S. National Defense Strategy (NDS) both focus on China and Russia as preeminent challenges for the United States. The NDS states specifically, “Long-term strategic competitions with China and Russia are the principal …
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Russian Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Priorities and Effectiveness
… natural resources, influence over former Soviet Spaces, general trade, and great power status. With rare exceptions, these principles are shown to guide Russian foreign policy in the Middle East since 2000.</p> <p>The paper continues by considering the effectiveness of Russia in achieving …
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Dual Intransigence: An Assessment of the US-Iran Conflict and Prospects for Rapprochement
<p>In the months leading up to the 2012 Presidential Election, a number of Republican candidates that were vying for the nomination against the incumbent, Barack Obama, made sensational claims regarding the “Nuclear Iran Question”. This study discusses the issue of a nuclear Iran, what this means …
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Nationalism, Soft Annexation and Hybrid Warfare: Putin's Recipe for Russian Resurgence
<p> Over the last decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, The Russian Federation has struggled to reclaim its grasp over Eastern Europe and re-establish itself as a major player on the international scene. Increased NATO expansion towards its borders, and the “Westernization” of Eastern Europe …
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Historical Trauma and Refugee Reception: Armenians and Syrian-Armenian Co-Ethnics
… a sustained cultural impression of Armenians’ Soviet membership and genocide. Findings suggest that recognizing the importance of history as it may or may not affect migration reception policies and attitudes is important to developing sustainable resettlement environments, at least until …
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An Analysis of the Russo-Ukrainian War
… history of the war broken up into the post-Euromaidan period including the Russian annexation of Crimea and war in the Donbas (2014-22), and Russia’s full-scale invasion (2022-present). Next it reviews the horrific war crimes and violations of international law committed against …
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Honors Senior Capstone Portfolio
<p>This Honors Senior Capstone Thesis seeks to present an analyze the current war between Ukraine and Russia by comparing an contrasting three countries' responses to this international crisis--Poland, France, and Germany.</p>
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Why Democracies and Autocracies Go to War: Comparing the Cases of Iraq and Ukraine
<p>History shows that both democratic and nondemocratic countries wage wars to advance their strategic interests. This study has comparatively analyzed two conflicts – the 2003-2011 U.S. invasion of Iraq and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine – to identify the trends that motivate both democratic and …
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Understanding the Afghan Diaspora: Exploring the Factors Driving Migration and the Impact of Migration Policies on Recent Afghan Evacuees Resettling in the United States
… (1979), Afghanistan had fought a war with the Soviet Union, known as the Soviet- Afghan War. During this time, Afghanistan was invaded by both the Soviet and US, creating a ground for terrorism and the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan. In order to then eradicate the terrorist regime, the …