Theses and Dissertations
The Beijing Olympics political impact and implications for soft power politics
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-12)
In the lead up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, many commentators and scholars debated the potential impact of the Games in China. Some theorized that hosting the Games would lead to greater freedom and possibly democracy ...
Simulation of radiowave propagation in a dense urban environment
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2007-03)
One objective of this thesis was to investigate the effect of details, such as the windows of high-rise buildings, on the radiowave propagation in the dense urban environment through modeling and simulations. If adding ...
A conceptual framework for tactical private satellite networks
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-09)
The purpose of this research is three-fold. First is to examine the current state of military satellite communications and to analyze current trends in the commercial satellite communications market that support military ...
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: the emergence of the 'New Macedonian Question' in the remains of Second Yugoslavia. Survivability of the New PostCold War state in the Balkans
(2001-12)
The recent (2001) crisis inside the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) concerning its Albanian ethnic minority did not come as a surprise to the southeastern European as well as the international security ...
China in the South China Sea genuine multilateralism or a wolf in sheep's clothing?
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2005-12)
The South China Sea claimants base their claims on ancient documentation and archeological evidence. However, they largely ignored the territories until the 1960s, when natural resources speculations began. The 1982 UNCLOS ...
The U.S. military and security along the U.S. Mexico border: evaluation of its role in the post September 11th era
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2002-12)
This thesis examines the use of the U.S. Armed Forces in civil authority support missions along the U.S. -Mexico border from the creation of the boundary between the U.S. and Mexico in 1848, to the post -September 11th ...
Retention of recruited athletes from the United States Naval Academy
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2004-06)
This study examines fleet retention rates of USNA graduates who participated in varsity athlete programs from 1988 to 1990 and retained beyond their initial service obligation (N = 2,735). It is based on a theoretical model ...
Conversion of hard-copy documents to digital format utilizing optical scanners and optical storage media
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2003-09)
Made in China policy analysis and prescriptions to improve China's consumer product safety regulatory regime
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-12)
If it's "Made in China," would you still buy it?This question has recently taken on particular significance in the wake of a series of scandalous oversights regarding the safety of consumer products manufactured in China. ...
The fate of Saudi Arabia regime evolution in the Saudi monarchy
(Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-12)
Samuel Huntington described the transformation process from an authoritarian regime to a democratic form of government as a direct transition. This model of transformation was applied to Saudi Arabia to analyze if it is ...