2. NPS Outstanding Theses and Dissertations
UNDERSTANDING VARIATIONS OF LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES' RESPONSES TO THE 2019 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research
Department of National Security Affairs
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ABSTRACT
This research reveals why Latin American states failed to control the rapid spread
of the 2019 Coronavirus Disease...
THE EFFICACY OF U.S. SECURITY COOPERATION IN THE GULF
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-09)
Security Affairs
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ABSTRACT
This thesis investigates the efficacy of U.S. security cooperation for advancing
peace and stability in the Persian Gulf. It asks why the ongoing regional instability...
of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN SECURITY STUDIES (MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH ASIA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA) from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL September 2021 Approved by: Afshon P. Ostovar Advisor Michael A. Glosny Second Reader Afshon P. Ostovar Associate Chair for Research Department of National...
of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN SECURITY STUDIES (MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH ASIA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA) from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL September 2021 Approved by: Afshon P. Ostovar Advisor Michael A. Glosny Second Reader Afshon P. Ostovar Associate Chair for Research Department of National...
CHANGING TIDES OR ADAPTIVE DRIFT? AN ANALYSIS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
to thank the professors in the Departments of Defense Analysis and
National Security Affairs for the support they provided me in this academic endeavor. I
especially thank Dr. Doug Borer, Dr. Covell Meyskens, Dr. Michael Malley, and Dr.
Camber Warren for providing guidance as I conducted my thesis research...
THE GRAND ETHIOPIAN RENAISSANCE DAM: RISK OF INTERSTATE CONFLICT ON THE NILE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-12)
ASIA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA)
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
December 2018
Approved by: Rachel L. Sigman
Advisor
Emily L. Meierding
Second Reader
Afshon P. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research
Department of National Security Affairs
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ISRAEL'S ASCENDANCE TO A TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED REGIONAL ECONOMIC POWER
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2018-12)
the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
December 2018
Approved by: Robert E. Looney
Advisor
James A. Russell
Second Reader
Afshon P. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research, Department of National Security Affairs
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This...
Examining changing American perceptions of the terrorist threat: from the Oklahoma City bombing to Al Qaeda
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-12)
SECURITY AND DEFENSE)
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
December 2017
Approved by: Dr. Maria Rasmussen
Thesis Advisor
Dr. Erik Dahl
Second Reader
Dr. Mohammed Mahmoud Hafez
Chair, Department of National Security Affairs...
Political economy of drugs and insurgency: the case of Punjab
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-03)
.D.
Thesis Advisor
Feroz Khan
Second Reader
Mohammed Hafez, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of National Security Affairs
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ABSTRACT
Punjab is a strategically and economically important state...
Entrepreneurs and informal finance in Kenya
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-09)
Security Affairs
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ABSTRACT
The future of a country is closely tied to its economy, and entrepreneurs have a
direct impact on that future. Many Kenyans are underserved by formal financial
institutions, despite...
of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN SECURITY STUDIES (MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH ASIA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA) from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL September 2016 Approved by: Robert Looney Thesis Advisor Rachel Sigman Second Reader Mohammed Hafez Chair, Department of National...
of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN SECURITY STUDIES (MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH ASIA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA) from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL September 2016 Approved by: Robert Looney Thesis Advisor Rachel Sigman Second Reader Mohammed Hafez Chair, Department of National...
Return of the bear? Russia's ties with former Soviet allies in Latin America
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-03)
of the
requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF ARTS IN SECURITY STUDIES
(WESTERN HEMISPHERE)
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
March 2016
Approved by: Thomas Bruneau
Thesis Advisor
James Clay Moltz
Second Reader
Mohammed Hafez
Chair, Department of National Security Affairs
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German foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-03)
Security Affairs
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ABSTRACT
This thesis examines why approximately 700 German foreign fighters traveled to
Syria and Iraq between early 2012 and late 2015. It presents the author’s original research
on 99...
of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN SECURITY STUDIES (MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH ASIA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA) from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL March 2016 Approved by: Anne Marie Baylouny Thesis Advisor Mohammed Hafez Co-Advisor Mohammed Hafez Chair, Department of National...
of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS IN SECURITY STUDIES (MIDDLE EAST, SOUTH ASIA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA) from the NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL March 2016 Approved by: Anne Marie Baylouny Thesis Advisor Mohammed Hafez Co-Advisor Mohammed Hafez Chair, Department of National...
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