2. NPS Outstanding Theses and Dissertations
THE INFLUENCE OF ENEMIES AND FRIENDS: EXPLAINING U.S. POLICY CHANGES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-06)
by: Michael A. Glosny
Advisor
Michael S. Malley
Second Reader
Afshon P. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research
Department of National Security Affairs
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ABSTRACT
This thesis examines the drivers behind...
POLICING FOR THE 22ND CENTURY: A COMPLEXITY THEORY–BASED APPROACH
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
March 2021
Approved by: Glen L. Woodbury
Co-Advisor
Christopher Bellavita
Co-Advisor
Erik J. Dahl
Associate Professor, Department of National Security Affairs
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Although many...
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: IMMIGRATION POLICIES, MIXED MESSAGING, AND INFORMATION FRATRICIDE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
Associate Professor, Department of National Security Affairs
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Under President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) rolled out
the controversial parent-child separation policy, also known...
EMERGING SPACE PROGRAMS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
: Rachel L. Sigman
Advisor
James C. Moltz
Second Reader
Afshon P. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research
Department of National Security Affairs
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Sub-Saharan African countries with...
OASES OF INFLUENCE: GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CHINA'S ECONOMIC ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ARAB WORLD
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
, SOUTH ASIA, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA)
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
March 2021
Approved by: Emily L. Meierding
Advisor
Christopher P. Twomey
Second Reader
Afshon P. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research
Department of National Security...
Affairs iii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK iv ABSTRACT This thesis examines the political and security implications of China’s economic expansion into the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region. It employs a comparative case study method...
Affairs iii THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK iv ABSTRACT This thesis examines the political and security implications of China’s economic expansion into the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region. It employs a comparative case study method...
BRANDING THE ENEMY: THE “KHARIJITE” LABEL AND THE LEGITIMATION OF STATE POWER
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
-SAHARAN AFRICA)
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
March 2021
Approved by: Mohammed M. Hafez
Advisor
Afshon P. Ostovar
Second Reader
Afshon P. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research
Department of National Security Affairs
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SALAFIS IN LEBANON: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF EXTERNAL FINANCING ON THEIR ALLIANCES AND ACTIONS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
December 2020
Approved by: Mohammed M. Hafez
Advisor
Glenn E. Robinson
Second Reader
Afshon P. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research
Department of National Security Affairs
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MUTED VOICES: TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE U.S. ASYLUM PROGRAM AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
December 2020
Approved by: Cristiana Matei
Co-Advisor
Carolyn C. Halladay
Co-Advisor
Erik J. Dahl
Associate Professor, Department of National Security Affairs
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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...
AUSTRALIA’S OIL SECURITY AMID INDO-PACIFIC GEOPOLITICAL UNCERTAINTY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
of the
requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF ARTS IN SECURITY STUDIES
(STRATEGIC STUDIES)
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
December 2020
Approved by: Robert E. Looney
Advisor
Anshu N. Chatterjee
Second Reader
Afshon P. Ostovar
Associate Chair for Research
Department of National Security Affairs...
in completing this thesis. I believe that without their help, I would not have been able to complete this thesis. To my great advisors, Prof. Robert E. Looney and Prof. Anshu N. Chatterjee, of the Department of National Security Affairs, I express my most profound...
in completing this thesis. I believe that without their help, I would not have been able to complete this thesis. To my great advisors, Prof. Robert E. Looney and Prof. Anshu N. Chatterjee, of the Department of National Security Affairs, I express my most profound...