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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Strategic interests"”.
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United States interests in China: a post-normalization analysis.
… and evolution of United States economic and strategic interests in China, showing how they have been affected by the progressive political and economic developments within China. Special attention is paid to the problems of arms transfers from the U.S. in the light of their probable effects …
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U.S. policy of conditioning China's most-favored-nation status on intellectual property protection, 1991-1993
… evaluate the importance of U.S. foreign policy interests, societal actors, institutions (the presidency or Congress), and the interaction between these institutions in the MFN decisionmaking process. By applying three conceptual models -- the rational actor model, the interest group model, and …
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Navigating great power competition: The Maldives as a democratising small state
… democratisation in small states when geo-strategic interests intersect with domestic political processes. Using the Maldives as a case study, it demonstrates that democratic consolidation is constrained by mechanisms employed by great powers, such as economic incentives, elite relations, …
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Mare interpretatum : continuity and evolution in States' interpretations of the Law of the Sea
… the law of the sea in ways that serve their strategic interests, treating the ocean as neither mare liberum nor mare clausum, but instead mare interpretatum. In their legal interpretations, states balance their interests in protecting against perceived threats along their own coasts with …
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Decentralizing energy generation: policy recommendations for Germany
… loudest. The second part will analyze the strategic interests of energy players concerning the previously derived technology recommendation applying a game theoretic framework. It will point out possibilities for the
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Parliamentary Discourse and Humanitarian Decision-Making: An Analysis of Canada's Response to the Crises in Afghanistan and Ukraine
… were shaped not solely by moral values or strategic interests but by a complex interplay of political, security, and solidarity factors. This 'multi-sources' approach demonstrates how domestic political forces, including MPs' advocacy and criticism, have partially influenced the …
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US strategic retrenchment and security-seeking behaviors of the US allies in Northeast Asia
… its security during the time of its patron’s strategic retrenchment. It introduces a theory of a regional state’s security-promoting behaviors during the time of its patron’s retrenchment. According to this theory, it is hypothesized that there is covariation between the level of a regional …
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Analysis of the Appointment of the First African American Ambassador to Apartheid-Era South Africa
… politics and policies overlapped in four areas' "strategic interests, race, morality, and national values. Analysis of the evidence suggests that while international events were an important part of the context of the decision, domestic politics and the President's own views had the most influence …
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The Role of United States Maritime Forces in Containing the Iranian Threat
The Arabian Gulf is of great strategic importance to the United States for several reasons including: securing the flow of oil; preventing any state hostile to the U.S. from dominating the region by maintaining security commitments to the countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC); preventing …
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Resurgent Ethnic Violence in Post-War Societies: A Comparative Assessment of Externally Guaranteed Consociational Experiments
… guarantor’s role was constrained by selfish strategic interests, and whether the surrounding regional environment contributed constructively or destructively to peace and stability. Through a comparative study of two positive cases, Lebanon and Iraq, as well as two negative cases, Bosnia and …
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THE ELUSIVE STATE: THE FAILURE OF IRAQI KURDS TO SECURE INDEPENDENCE
… was reinforced by proxy relationships and the interests of other states. Furthermore, strategic interests of powers such as Britain and the United States undermined the Iraqi Kurds’ ability to attain external recognition. In the most recent era since 2003, Iraqi Kurds have made significant …
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National Power and Military Force: the Origins of the Weinberger Doctrine, 1980-1984
… States use military force in pursuit of national interests? Despite not having a policy upon entering office or articulating one throughout its first term, the Reagan administration used military force numerous times. Two-weeks following Reagan's landslide reelection victory, Secretary of Defense …
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US Foreign Policy Towards National Movements: Impact of Joint Combat Operations, Affective Trust, and Identity
… of why the US views certain Kurdish NMs as strategic allies while labeling others as terrorists. The PKK and PYD—sister organizations sharing the same ideology and leader—serve as a prime example of this inconsistency: the PKK is designated a terrorist organization, while the PYD has emerged …
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A COOPERATIVE SPACE STRATEGY FOR THE ARCTIC: POLICY, STRATEGY AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF POLAR GREAT POWER COMPETITION
The Arctic is an emerging theater of strategic importance. Opening sea lines of communication and increased access to Arctic resources are forcing U.S. strategic planners and decision makers to address regional challenges. The reemergence of polar great power competition, coupled with rapid climate …
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Patterns in conflict: an historical analysis of PRC crisis/conflict management based on Chinese perceptions of sovereignty and national strategic frontiers
… perceptions of sovereignty and their national strategic frontiers, this study attempts to discern patterns in PRC uses of force to attain foreign policy objectives. Both concepts are instrumental in understanding when and where the Chinese are willing to use force. For the PRC there exists a …
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The pitfalls and promises of Chinese-led special economic zones for African development
… development objectives and align with the strategic interests of host countries. The research is informed by the exceptional growth trajectory of China, which has resulted in increased Chinese economic engagement with the global south, including the proliferation of Chinese-led SEZs …
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Why Democracies and Autocracies Go to War: Comparing the Cases of Iraq and Ukraine
… 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 autocratic leaders to behave similarly by …
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Afterlife of Empire: Muslim-Ottoman Relations in Habsburg Bosnia Herzegovina, 1878-1914
… empire that evolved to respond to diplomatic and strategic interests in the region. A shift from the common inclination to analyze the Habsburg period as the introduction of modernity, and a focus, not on the national/ethnic framework constructed around identity, but on the overlapping, multiple …
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Defending American Credibility: The U.S. Commitment to the Republic of South Vietnam
… critique of the Vietnam War by elucidating the strategic rationale that inspired the United States to support and defend the South Vietnamese government and underscoring the strategic importance of Vietnam to the United States. The research will examine the decision-making of Truman, Eisenhower, …
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Britain, the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the Malaysian-Indonesian confrontation, 1961-1965.
… how they intended to protect their respective strategic interests in Southeast Asia. In particular, the thesis seeks to place both the crisis, and the reactions of these allies, within the regional and international context of the period under review. Accordingly, issues such as Britain's …
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