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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"nature of war"”.
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Russian Information Operations in the Soviet Strategic Framework
… examines information operations in the context of the nature of war. The examination includes historical and contemporary Russian publications on warfare, as well as information operations case studies from Eastern Europe, Georgia and Crimea. Russia’s operations are found to be consistent with a …
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The Communist Party and war communism in Moscow, 1918-1921
… chapter on the literature on the main issues of the period, Part I opens with a chapter on the social and economic transformation of the city of Moscow during war communism, and its second chapter analyses the role of the trade unions and the pattern of labour relations in this period. Part II …
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Understanding and predicting urban propagation losses
Modern day warfare has presented the United States with a more technically savvy opponent in conflicts that have moved away from the traditional battlefield to the populated environment of the big city. Battle space dominance no longer refers simply to the physical nature of war, but now also …
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INTEGRATING WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES: TWO WAYS FORWARD
Despite the participation of women in the armed forces for many decades, resistance to integrating women fully into the armed forces still exists. Women have contributed in combat previously, but they have been released and assigned traditional roles after the end of conflicts. Despite the record …
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Over the Desolation of Wildness Caresses the April Breeze
Over the Desolation of Wildness Caresses the April Breeze is a music composition that serves as an artistic response to the theme of pacifism, drawing inspiration from ancient Chinese philosophy and the ongoing chaos caused by contemporary international conflicts. This work progresses through five …
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The Veteran's Way: Addressing Post-Traumatic Stress and Veterans' Re-integration Through Landscape
Post-traumatic stress, while not unique to war, results from normal human reactions to combat. Historically, civilizations provided communal rituals to support and treat returning warriors. We do not. When combat stress reactions adversely affect normal functioning, we label them Post Traumatic …
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Networked Memorialization: Victims Of Communism Memorials In Germany, Russia, And The U.s.
This dissertation examines victims of communism memorials in Germany, Russia, and the U.S. to shed light on the current state of Cold War collective memory. Drawing on literature in communication and memory studies, I articulate a key set of taken for question assumptions about the nature of war …
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Empathy, Ethics, and Justice in Children's War Literature
… thesis examines how the three linked concepts of empathy, ethics and justice are created and communicated in children’s war literature. Due to the divisive nature of war literature, the basis of this thesis lies on the in- and outgroup theory of empathy, according to which the extend of our …
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Forging a Path to Understanding: Integrating and Analyzing War History Data through Knowledge Graph Technologies
… violence, regional disputes, and local wars, resulting in significant casualties and economic losses. The impact of war on people's lives is severe and far-reaching, and therefore, peace has always been a shared aspiration. The study of history is an essential tool for understanding the …
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Forging a Path to Understanding: Integrating and Analyzing War History Data through Knowledge Graph Technologies
… violence, regional disputes, and local wars, resulting in significant casualties and economic losses. The impact of war on people's lives is severe and far-reaching, and therefore, peace has always been a shared aspiration. The study of history is an essential tool for understanding the …
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Prospects for the formation of a pluralistic security community between China and ASEAN
Since the end of the Cold War, deep transformations in East Asia have begun to restructure the political, economic and security landscape of the region. Many of these transformations have been of a positive nature, in the sense that East Asian states are now interacting with each other with the …
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Architecture, ‘coming to terms with the past’ and the ‘world in common’: Post-war urban reconstruction in Belgrade and Sarajevo
This dissertation discusses the rebuilding of cities after war in the context of the changing character of warfare and the increased expectations for societies to deal with difficult pasts. Departing from studies that approach post-war reconstruction focusing on the functional dimension of …