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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Regional Power"”.
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Turkey as growing regional power. Strengths and limitations
… limitations of Turkey on its way to becoming a regional power in the Middle East. Using the major theories of International Relations (Realism and Liberalism), the study presents the definition and main criteria of the term of regional power. The key purpose of this study is to examine if …
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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
… it has been determined that the presence of a powerful state within a particular region is a significant ingredient for regional stability and integration. Practically, however, evidence has surfaced that regional powers can equally undermine regional integration. Regional powers bear the …
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Fault Lines: Ideology, Pragmatism, and Geopolitics in the Islamic Republic of Iran
… sphere of influence and establish itself as a regional power in the Middle East, and throughout the Islamic ummah.
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FUTURE MARITIME SECURITY CONCERNS OF THE SRI LANKA NAVY: CHALLENGES VERSUS SOLUTIONS
… examines security concerns in the IOR, the extra-regional power rivalry between India and China, why sea lines of communication need protection, initiatives to improve maritime security, and why maritime cooperation is important to the SLN. Additionally, this thesis looks at how smaller island …
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Modeling urban energy supply schemes
… the influence that weather, equipment, and regional power generation characteristics have on the optimal energy supply strategy for a given neighborhood design.
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Domestic Landscapes, Power, and Political Change: Comparing Classic Maya Communities in the Three Rivers Region of Northwestern Belize (A.D. 600 - 1000)
… is to identify the elite and non-elite power relationship between the Three Rivers Region primary center, La Milpa, and the small subsidiary center, Ixno'ha, during the Late Classic (A.D. 600 - 830/850). I analyze the domestic landscapes looking specifically at this relationship and how …
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The Determinants and Economic Effects of Defence Spending: The Case of Rwanda, 1973-2020
… with both Eastern and Western blocs, and a regional power that has experienced multiple conflicts over the past five decades. Employing the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration for the period 1973-2020, the study finds compelling evidence confirming the growth …
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United States policy towards Iraq, 1988-1990
… States policy towards Iraq. Emerging as a strong regional power from the war, Iraq was determined to play a leading role in regional affairs. The United States realized that normal relations with Iraq would serve American interests. U.S. policy objective was to moderate Iraqi behavior by proposing …
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The political and security implications of regionalism in Russia : the rise of regional Tsars?
… and security impacts of the devolution of power to Russia's regions since 1993. By reviewing the basis of Russia's federal structure the author identifies how the nature of the structure and the manner in which it evolved have led to the emergence of local tsars who have few horizontal or …
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Resiliency Oriented Scenario Generation Framework for Natural Gas Infrastructure
Traditionally, NG's impact on power supply has been studied from a reliability perspective, focusing on frequent and low-impact events. Furthermore, power-NG interdependence has been considered at a local scale, with few possibilities for extension to future climate impacts. Our work contributes to …
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A Regional Ceramic Analysis of Iron Age II Southeastern Arabia
… issues of flexible mobility and non-state regional power structures, but do not approach the questions from the basis of material culture. My dissertation attempts to develop a framework that applies anthropological concepts of flexible mobility and resource exploitation in marginal …
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Australia, Malaysia and the problem of confrontation
… Australia reacted by seeking to become a regional power. The factors which influence and shape the foreign policy of any state are multifarious. To this generalisation Australia provides no exception, although it might be asserted that the relative smallness of Australia's population and …
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Australia, Malaysia and the problem of confrontation
… Australia reacted by seeking to become a regional power. The factors which influence and shape the foreign policy of any state are multifarious. To this generalisation Australia provides no exception, although it might be asserted that the relative smallness of Australia's population and …
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Imperialism revised: Military, society, and U.S. occupation in the Dominican Republic, 1880-1924
… reshaping Dominican social class and regional power relationships through the military, unifying a heavily regional society, and polarizing society between military and civilian. The occupation took place during a time of rapid modernization in the Dominican Republic and drastically …
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Climate change and statelessness in South Africa: current laws and future development
… within the context of South Africa as a regional power and one of the highest emitters of greenhouse gases globally. The dissertation's findings are that, either on paper, in practice, or both, South Africa is failing to meet some of its international obligations concerning climate change …
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The strategic use of external threat in the shaping of Russian domestic and foreign policies
… grand scale. From being the world`s second superpower with huge military and political capabilities to becoming a disintegrated regional power, there definitely has been a certain degree of change which has impacted both the Russian political establishment as well as ordinary people. The slow …
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Social Capitalisation in Quest of Recognition: Egypt and Qatar in the 2010s
… of their domestic legitimacy and their regional power status. While the Egyptian and Qatari regimes showcase markedly divergent material and ideational attributes, they have resorted to broadly similar recognition-seeking behaviours in the face of such misrecognition. Their quest for …
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Policy issues and regional integration: a case study of Nigeria'a policy in the economic community of West African States (ECOWAS) - 1979-1997
… 1984-1998. The policy posture of Nigeria as a regional power-broker is the focal point of analysis in relation to specific Protocols of the ECOWAS Treaty. Three policy courses pursued by Nigeria during this period have been the subject of examination in this study: the expulsion of illegal …
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The economic benefits of market integration in the East Africa Power Markets
… the potential benefits of integrating these power markets through an introduction of an efficient congestions management system (Nodal pricing). The integration is expected to increase efficiency in electricity trade and allow power flow amongst the countries as well as allowing for …
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Power perception and conflict prevention in the Black Sea region: The EU, Russia and Turkey
… The second one is the conceptualisation of power in international relations. The third one is the case study Black Sea region, with main regional competitors the EU, Russia and Turkey. This research suggests that a conflict is the result of power competition. Nevertheless, it remains unclear …
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