Theses and Dissertations
CLIMATE CHANGE, MIGRATION, AND EUROPEAN SECURITY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-09)
This thesis examines the threat climate change'induced migration (CCIM) poses to Europe. It emphasizes three key topics: (1) how climate change-induced migration might affect European state security; (2) the strengths and ...
MILITIA, NATIONALISM, AND POLICY IN GERMANY, POLAND, AND SWEDEN SINCE 2014
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-12)
Europe has witnessed radical change since 2014, with the Crimean annexation and immigration crisis creating fertile ground for national populists, paramilitaries, and hybrid war strategies in Germany, Poland, and Sweden. ...
THE RETURN OF THE RADICAL RIGHT IN SPAIN
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-03)
Despite the political pressure resulting from the surge of radical right-wing parties’ electoral success in the West—from the victories of President Donald Trump in the United States and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, to Matteo ...
MILITARY SPORTS DIPLOMACY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
Sports events harness a strong appeal mechanism that reaches international and domestic audiences; therefore, sports events are commonly used as a soft-power or a diplomatic tool. Military sports events also can affect ...
FUELING THE FIRE: AN EXAMINATION OF RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM IN THE UNITED STATES OVER THE LAST DECADE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
In the past decade, American society has witnessed increased violence from a threat it has suffered in the past: right-wing extremism. The question that arises then is why, or more precisely, why now? This thesis explores ...
NCAA FOOTBALL GAME SECURITY IN THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE: HOW CAMPUS POLICE ARE TRAINED AND EQUIPPED TO COMBAT TERRORISM
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2021-03)
College football stadiums in the Big Ten Conference can host 100,000 fans each home game, which make them potential targets for terrorists or lone wolves who seek to further their agenda through mass casualty events. This ...
VIDEO GAMING AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH MASS SHOOTINGS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-09)
The recent aftermath of mass shootings in the United States has caused some experts, as well as President Donald Trump, to speculate that a link may exist between violent acts and video gaming. Mass shootings have become ...
ISLAMIC AND DOMESTIC RADICALIZATION: DOES ONE SIZE FIT MOST?
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
Many studies have examined the process by which Islamic extremists radicalize, yielding three dominant approaches: grievance approach, social media approach, and network approach. However, over the last 20 years, the ...
PUNK ROCK'S IMPACT ON THE FALL OF COMMUNISM IN EAST GERMANY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
The fall of the Berlin Wall in the German Democratic Republic (East Germany or GDR) on November 9, 1989, marked the symbolic end of the Cold War and the demise of communism in Europe. Although many would argue this was due ...
NATURALIZATION THROUGH MILITARY SERVICE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2022-03)
This thesis analyzes the accelerated process for immigrants to become naturalized citizens in the United States and the arguments made for and against the allowance of the process and having immigrants serve in the U.S. ...
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Halladay, Carolyn C. (13)
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Lieutenant, United States Navy (13)