2. NPS Outstanding Theses and Dissertations
FACTORS INFLUENCING POST-SOVIET RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY IN THE NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
March 2022
Approved by: Ryan Gingeras
Advisor
Mikhail Tsypkin
Second Reader
Afshon P. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research
Department of National Security Affairs
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and enjoyable. I am also profoundly indebted to Dr. Mikhail Tsypkin. He is one of the National Security Affairs Program’s most essential experts on Russia, the Soviet Union, and former Soviet Socialist Republics, a veritable treasure trove...
and enjoyable. I am also profoundly indebted to Dr. Mikhail Tsypkin. He is one of the National Security Affairs Program’s most essential experts on Russia, the Soviet Union, and former Soviet Socialist Republics, a veritable treasure trove...
THE ROLE OF THE RUSSIAN NAVY IN RUSSIA'S EVOLVING APPROACH TO STRATEGIC DETERRENCE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
of the
requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF ARTS IN SECURITY STUDIES
(EUROPE AND EURASIA)
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
December 2020
Approved by: Mikhail Tsypkin
Advisor
Michael W. Jones
Second Reader
Afshon P. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research
Department of National Security Affairs
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TOOLS OF RUSSIAN INFLUENCE: HOW PUTIN USES MILITARY-TECHNICAL COOPERATION, PROXIES, AND PEACEKEEPERS TO ACHIEVE HIS OBJECTIVES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
of the
requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF ARTS IN SECURITY STUDIES
(EUROPE AND EURASIA)
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
June 2020
Approved by: James C. Moltz
Advisor
Mikhail Tsypkin
Second Reader
Afshon P. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research
Department of National Security Affairs
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Security Affairs Department. This thesis benefitted greatly from the expertise and support of my advisers Professors James Clay Moltz and Mikhail Tsypkin. Their insightful comments and critiques were essential to shaping this thesis into its present...
Security Affairs Department. This thesis benefitted greatly from the expertise and support of my advisers Professors James Clay Moltz and Mikhail Tsypkin. Their insightful comments and critiques were essential to shaping this thesis into its present...
HOLY WAR: HOW PUTIN WEAPONIZED THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2019-09)
Tsypkin
Co-Advisor
Anne L. Clunan
Co-Advisor
Afshon P. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research
Department of National Security Affairs
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This thesis analyzes the role of the Russian Orthodox...
Russian arctic strategy: or how I learned to stop worrying and love bureaucratic politics
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-03)
the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
March 2018
Approved by: Emily Meierding, Ph.D.
Thesis Advisor
Mikhail Tsypkin, Ph.D.
Second Reader
Mohammed M. Hafez, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of National Security Affairs
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Ukraine crisis and transatlantic security relations: causes for reassessment of strategy and partnership
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-06)
Abenheim, Ph.D.
Thesis Advisor
Mikhail Tsypkin, Ph.D.
Second Reader
Mohammed M. Hafez, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of National Security Affairs
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The Ukraine Crisis marks a substantial change...
The Russian-European Union competition in Ukraine
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-06)
The Ukraine crisis underway since November 2013 is a significant occurrence in a greater debate over what norms will prevail in the European—and global—security environment. The roots of the crisis lie in two-and-a-half ...
Offense-defense theory analysis of Russian cyber capability
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2015-03)
.D.
Chair, Department of National Security Affairs
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The Russian Federation is a key state actor in cyberspace; cyber events associated with
Russian state and non-state actors have threatened Russia...
A return to Europe: Poland and Western security structures since 1991
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-12)
, Department of National Security Affairs
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Poland is arguably the leading example of successful democratization and Westernization
within Central and Eastern Europe. This thesis explores how Poland...
Intractability and mediation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-12)
R. Mayer
Approved by: Mikhail Tsypkin, PhD
Thesis Co-Advisor
Victoria Clement, PhD
Thesis Co-Advisor
Mohammed Hafez, PhD
Chair, Department of National Security Affairs
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