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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"United states policy"”.
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United States policy towards Iraq, 1988-1990
… in the Gulf region. It posed a challenge for United 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. …
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Edible Green Infrastructure in the United States: Policy at the Municipal Level
… we completed a qualitative study of EGI policy processes in U.S. cities and a mixed-methods study of EGI challenges and opportunities in small towns. Our first objective was to understand how and why EGI policy develops. We interviewed twelve policy actors from six U.S. cities that have …
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Neoliberal social policy in the United States before Reagan
… Carter administration in promoting neoliberal policy in the United States. Policy-planning groups, with extensive connections to the U.S. government and transnational corporations, such as the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission, played crucial roles in pushing neoliberal …
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The Role of United States Maritime Forces in Containing the Iranian Threat
… 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 the …
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China's Pacific Strategy For the Twenty-First Century
… strategy in the Pacific region. It also examines United States policy options for dealing with these goals and strategy when they conflict with U.S. interests. In doing so, this thesis analyzes (1) the People's Liberation Army's strategy in its attempt to achieve the goals of the state; (2) the …
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Russian Foreign Policy in the Middle East: Priorities and Effectiveness
… paper analyzes contemporary Russian Foreign Policy toward the Middle East. Six factors are identified as most critical to Russian foreign policy in the region: Islamic terrorism, arms transfers, natural resources, influence over former Soviet Spaces, general trade, and great power status. …
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A comparison of household saving motives between Chinese and Americans
… and the 2007 Survey of Consumer Finances in the United States. The likelihood of reporting precautionary saving motive, education saving motive, and retirement saving motive was tested by logistic regression analysis. This study concluded that Chinese households were more likely to report the …
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The impact of US-China relations on Taiwan's military spending (1966-1992).
… and domestic economic constraints as long as the United States policy toward the Taiwan problem remains unchanged.
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Civilizational Jihad: The Implications of Terrorist Strategy
… probing strategic questions about the enemy. United States policy in the war on terror is deeply imbued with both ignorance of and indifference toward the self-proclaimed doctrinal motivation of Muslim terrorists. This paper argues that the proper approach of America toward terrorism is not to …
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U.S. Post- conflict integration policy of militias in Iraq
This thesis aims to examine what effect the United States policy towards militias in Iraq has on the security, stability and troop levels. Conventional wisdom regarding the imperative to eliminate militias in Iraq rests upon the correct observation that the state is locked in a struggle over the …
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The ratification of the first nuclear treaty: the test ban debate of 1963
… excepted. Such a treaty had been a goal of United States policy for five years. In mid-1963 a sudden change of heart by the Soviet Chairman Khrushchev made the treaty possible. Its ratification by the U.S. Senate was preceded by exhaustive hearings, lengthy debate and wide public discussion. …
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Understanding housing reconstruction in Puerto Rico after Hurricanes Irma and Maria
… present on the Island. As a territory of the United States; policy, resources, and decision making relevant to housing reconstruction post-disaster in Puerto Rico comes from the US federal government. Therefore, during the ensuing housing reconstruction effort, the differences between the …
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A regional approach to American foreign policy : the South Asian experience.
… regional unit. Unfortunately, the two major states in the area, India and Pakistan, have shared acrimonious relations for thirty-five years. In three and one-half decades, these countries have fought three major wars and expended valuable resources fielding large armies. South Asia is among …
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LEARNING AND OVERLAPS IN QUEUES
… worldwide. As it is cur- rently spreading in the United States, policy makers, public health officials and citizens are racing to understand the impact of this virus on the United States healthcare system. They fear a rapid influx of patients overwhelming the health- care system and leading to …
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The Hopi and the Black Mesa: An Argument for Protection of Sacred Water Sites
… the use of the N-aquifer. Under current U.S. policy, little to no protection is available for protection of Hopi sacred water sites. Through binding international law and current declarations, an argument will be made for the protection of the Hopi's sacred water sites.
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US foreign policy towards West Africa after September 11 attacks
The United States foreign policy towards West Africa experienced a significant shift after the terrorist attacks of US strategic institutions in September 11, 2001. This was marked by the securitization of US foreign policy beyond the military-security context of security into other aspects of US …
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