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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"defense policy"”.
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Japanese defense policy, 1945-1970
Since the end of the Occupation, the defence policy of the Japanese Government has been based on a bilateral security treaty with the United States. Japan has also built up substantial ground, sea and air forces. Yet the Japanese have taken no active part in regional defence organizations. In spite …
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Japanese defense policy, 1945-1970
Since the end of the Occupation, the defence policy of the Japanese Government has been based on a bilateral security treaty with the United States. Japan has also built up substantial ground, sea and air forces. Yet the Japanese have taken no active part in regional defence organizations. In spite …
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United States defense policy and the future
… the case with Japan in many sectors). Yet, the defense policies of the Reagan administration take into account neither the diminished ability of the United States to enforce order in the world system, as evinced in an independent European Community and the existence of OPEC, nor the reluctance …
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Climate Instability, Security, and United States Defense Policy
… comprehensively incorporated into United States defense policy. In light of climate instability's potential to challenge the United States military's preparedness, this thesis reviews the origins of the climate-and-defense debate, examines climate instability considerations for defense planning …
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Jeffersonianism and 19th Century American Maritime Defense Policy.
<p>This paper analyzes the fundamental maritime defense mentality that permeated America throughout the early part of the Republic. For fear of economic debt and foreign wars, Thomas Jefferson and his Republican party, opposed the construction of a formidable blue water naval force. Instead, they …
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Japan's Security Decisions: Allison's Conceptual Models and Missile Defense Policy
… the continued utility of Allison's three policy-making models in analyzing contemporary foreign policy problems. It also explores the effect of cultural considerations on Allison's concepts by delving into the unique themes of Japanese politics. The climate in which this policy decision is …
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Images as Defense Policy Determinants in the Soviet-American Military Relationship Since 1945
… American images of the strategic environment on defense policy and its formulation. This objective is accomplished by comparing the structure of Soviet and American military thought in the context of their respective strategic cultures. While ethnocentrism is reflected in both systems, its impact …
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Air Installations Compatible Use Zones: an assessment of the development of the Department of Defense policy and the implementation by the Department of the Navy
… study of the development of the Department of Defense (DOD) policy on Air Installations Compatible Use Zones (AICUZ) and the Department of the Navy's implementation of it, there will appear a number of gaps in what is otherwise intended to be a logical and sequential analysis. These gaps are …
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Defense policymaking: the post-cold war roles and missions debate.
… and Armed Services to formulate and implement defense policy that eliminates duplication and inefficiencies within service roles and missions. The hypothesis examined is that the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the four military Services will be unable to formulate any significant changes in their …
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America's Provocative Weakness: the U.S. Policy of Vulnerability to Ballistic Missile Attack
… is the fact that the United States has no defenses against ballistic missile attack. This thesis offers an analysis of why, after over fifty years of work on ballistic missile defense, the United States is still without any deployed missile defenses today. It will examine the theories and …
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Chinese Intellectuals and China's Policy Toward Japan
… relation studies and Chinese foreign policy analysis. I created Two-level Perception Gap Model to analyze different intellectual groups' relations with party-state by confirming Chinese intellectuals play a role in CFP making in general, China's Japan policy in particular. This model …
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The National Security Personnel System: Department of Defense civilian personnel structures and the U.S. legislative process
… 2003, the Bush Administration submitted the Defense Transformation for the 21st Century Act to 108th U.S. Congress for review and enactment. This act proposed broad changes for the Department of Defense to successfully meet new challenges and new threats for the 21st century. This paper will …
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"An Ardent Military Spirit": William C. C. Claiborne and the Creation of the Orleans Territorial Militia, 1803-1805
… time. Most of the burden for establishing the defense policy rested on William C. C. Claiborne, a staunch Jeffersonian, former member of Congress from Tennessee, and previous governor of the Mississippi Territory. By working with local business leaders with a stake in American success, …
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United States Military Retirement Migration: Patterns and Processes
Department of Defense policy concerning the stationing of the military population has a direct impact on population redistribution patterns. The rate and volume of the movement of military personnel and their dependents represents an important element in this redistribution. There is, however, an …
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From a Christian Socialist to a Christian Realist: Reinhold Niebuhr and the Soviet Union, 1930-1945
… power politics, culminating in the "positive defense" policy regarding the reconstruction of Europe during the period under examination, was a direct result of his engagement with the Soviet Union.
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Ike's Last War: Making War Safe for Society
… defined war and its utility in his New Look defense policy and the ramifications for America’s interactions with the world through its foreign policy. It argues that Eisenhower redefined the relationship between war and society as he executed his grand strategy, further removing society from …
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Amazônia azul: o patrimônio da geopolítica brasileira no mar?.
… the theoretical support of the Sea's National Defense Policy, through the review about the strategic concept of "Amazônia Azul", in the Brazilian Geopolitical tradition about the sea, with the analysis of the works of the main geopolitical thinkers in the twentieth century. This paper aims to …
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Vietnam’s drive to modernize militarily—causes and implications
… capabilities while also enhancing its foreign defense relations. Since then, military capabilities outside of Vietnam’s ground forces have increased with the addition of more modern equipment. After the Soviet Union’s collapse, Vietnam expanded its military procurement network and general …
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The forgotten insurgency is there hope for Colombia?
… Colombia. Under the Democratic Security and Defense Policy, the Uribe administration has made great strides against the insurgents and their supporters. This thesis analyzes President Uribe's efforts to end the insurgency and those of his predecessor Andres Pastrana. It also analyzes U.S. aid …
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