Theses and Dissertations
STRENGTHENING U.S. SECURITY COOPERATION IN THE ASIAN-PACIFIC BY IMPROVING RELATIONS BETWEEN JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA: THE CASE OF CHILE-ARGENTINA AS A MODEL
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
This thesis studies the relationship of Japan–South Korea and Argentina–Chile to seek means to improve future U.S. security cooperation in East Asia. By approaching the Japan–South Korea case from the post-war period, I ...
A MODEL OF INTELLIGENCE CULTURE FOR CONSOLIDATING DEMOCRACIES
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-06)
One of the significant challenges for reforming the intelligence agencies in consolidating democracies is to develop an intelligence culture that understands and supports the role of intelligence and establishes trust with ...
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 ...
FAST KNOWLEDGE: INNOVATING IN HOMELAND SECURITY BY LEARNING IN NEAR REAL-TIME FOR HIGH-THREAT EVENTS
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-09)
Knowledge is critical to the advancement of any organization, yet lessons learned and after-action reports are insufficient to learn from high-threat events by the homeland security enterprise (HSE). What differentiates ...
AMERICA'S THREE DOMESTIC THREATS AND THE NEED FOR A REFORM OF DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-09)
The United States today faces three big threats domestically: Jihadist terrorism, Alt-Right terrorism, and great power competition (GPC), which can be characterized from a homeland security perspective as 'great power ...
CATCH-22: RELATIONS BETWEEN LABOR UNIONS AND MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC SAFETY
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-09)
In the United States, a small portion of firefighters are responsible for fire and emergency responses for a large segment of the population. Many of those firefighters are members of a labor union; in states that allow ...
WHY DO RADICAL INSURGENTS JOIN MAINSTREAM POLITICS? A CASE STUDY OF THE MAOIST INSURGENCY OF NEPAL
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
The Maoist insurgency of Nepal, which lasted from 1996 to 2006, was a major communist armed insurrection that cost more than 13,000 lives and brought a significant change to Nepal’s historical political structure. This ...
BLIP ON THE RADAR: SCHOOL SAFETY SYNERGY THROUGH EARLY WARNING AND INFORMATION SHARING
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
The traditional response to school violence by legislators and school districts has been mostly reactive. Scholars and existing research in the field of school safety and security recommend a critical safety and security ...
THE THIN BLUE LINE: IMPROVING JOB SATISFACTION TO INCREASE RETENTION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
This research analyzes current levels of job satisfaction and desires to leave employment in law enforcement to determine the relationship between satisfaction and intentions to quit. Current law enforcement officers in ...
MUTED VOICES: TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE U.S. ASYLUM PROGRAM AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER
(Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School, 2020-12)
The often-dismissed people who live, work, and pass through the Mexico-U.S. border can offer new insight into the U.S. asylum program crisis. This thesis develops a concept called muted voices that can help identify, access, ...
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