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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"military industry"”.
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Surrendering Sovereignty. The Private Military Industry, the State, and the Ideology of Outsourcing
… soldiers for hire play an increasing role in the military capability of the state. This has potentially far reaching consequences for one of the time honoured sovereign principles of the nation state, the monopoly on the legitimate use of force. The rise to prominence of private military firms …
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Military Industry and the Israel-Palestine Conflict: Military Aid, Technology, and Barriers to Peace
… people that result from this policy, and the military-industrial complex that benefits from the US-Israel relationship. I also note that the military industry profits from the Israel-Palestine conflict and, thus, has an incentive for the conflict to continue. I argue that despite billions of …
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The U.S. Government and the Privatized Military Industry: Obscuring the Line Between Public and Private Sector Roles
… resulted in dramatic changes to the structure of military forces. Worldwide-disappearance of the Soviet threat led many countries to initiate force demobilization. However, the collapse of the Soviet Union ushered in a new era in which conflicts increased worldwide. These conflicts, coupled with …
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Mercenaries in History and the Modern Era: Impact of the Privatized Military Industry on U.S. Security Interests
… The United States currently employs privatized military firms to carry out military tasks. So far, the role of these firms has been limited to secondary military tasks. Privatized military firms have yet to be used in direct combat roles by the United States. However, there remains the …
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US Government Outsourcing, the Private Military Industry, and Operation Iraqi Freedom: A Case Study in Conflict Contracting
This thesis analyzes state utilization of private military and security companies (PMSC), using United States Government (USG) outsourcing during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) as a case study to investigate how PMSCs influence interstate conflicts. Cost savings are a primary justification for …
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The Business of War: A Content Analysis of Private Military Companies' Websites
… on websites by a high profile sample of private military companies. An examination of literature related to the private military industry illustrates the history of non-state actors as well as factors that contributed to the post-Cold War growth of the industry. The main factors discussed are the …
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The effect of topology control for wireless multi-hop networks
… development efforts. They have found uses in the military, industry, as well as in urban areas. The focus of this study is on stationary wireless multi-hop networks whose primary purpose is the provisioning of Internet access using low cost, resource-constrained network nodes. Topology control …
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A Low-Complexity Architecture and Framework for Enabling Cognition in Heterogenous Wireless Sensor Networks
… for a wide range of applications relevant for military, industry and domestic use. However, WSNs have particular features such as scarce resources which can affect their performance. In addition, WSNs are subject to experience changes that can occur both within the condition of the network, due …
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Analytical model and simulations of closed-loop rebreather systems for Earth and Space applications
… currently lacking in the diving commercial and military industry. We believe that the advantages of having such a model are multi-fold: it can be used for mission planning, evaluating the impact of adding a new technology or modifying existing parameters or operational regime on an hardware …