Theses and Dissertations
What explains the patterns of diversification in drug trafficking organizations?
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2016-06)
The purpose of this thesis is to identify the factors that influence drug trafficking organizations' motivations to diversify their operations. With that in mind, the thesis seeks to answer the question: What explains the ...
U.S. interests in European security following the Cold War
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992-12)
The need for U.S. involvement in European security affairs did not end with the Cold War. History provides evidence to support this. Periods in which the U.S. pursued neutralist or isolationist policies towards Europe ...
Meta-leadership in a mega disaster: a case study of Governor Haley Barbour’s leadership during Hurricane Katrina
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-12)
The complexities of leadership in today’s environment are often obscured by the focus of traditional theories on leadership as the top-down, leader-subordinate construct typical of hierarchical organizations. These theories ...
The impact of changes in dominant U.S. threat perception on the cohesion of the U.S.-ROK alliance
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-12)
This thesis starts from the question of what the key factors are shaping the cohesion of the U.S.-ROK alliance. To answer this question, the author researches how cohesion has evolved since the end of the Korean War. Since ...
Developing a new context for leadership development in the Los Angeles Fire Department
(Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2014-12)
Leadership development in the fire service and other homeland security entities is in need of an assessment. Homeland security leaders are pointing to leadership as the single biggest determinant of success of the homeland ...
Cruise missile proliferation : an application of Bayesian analysis to intelligence forecasting
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992-09)
This thesis examines the manner in which the technique of Bayesian analysis may be applied to the forecasting of cruise missile proliferation. Bayesian analysis is a quantitative procedure in which the alternative hypothetical ...
War as Art or Science: A Humanist Vision
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1991-12)
This thesis attempts to answer the question, Is War art of science? In doing so it draws heavily upon Thomas Kuhn's humanistic philosophy of science. If War can be separated theoretically into two distinct analytical units, ...
The Russian military in the year 2000
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1992-12)
Through the use of content analysis, this paper attempts to paint a picture of the Russian military in the year 2000 and its impact on the US national security strategy . The research begins by defining the origin of Russian ...
Moslem fundamentalist movements and their impact on Middle Eastern politics.
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1979-09)
Most observers of the Arab world point out that Islam has and is
currently playing a significant role in the region's political life.
In particular, the more fanatical, religiously based political movements
have and are ...
The impact of the evangelical movement on United States policy toward Israel.
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1979)
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