Naval Postgraduate School
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Political terrorism in Southeast Asia and US polity issues : case studies of Thailand and Indonesia
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1998-12)
The end of the Cold War has brought about a decrease in global tensions while regional disorder has increased. In particular, Southeast Asia has become an area of regional economic and political instability. As a result, ...
The Russian-Ukrainian Friendship Treaty and the search for regional stability in Eastern Europe
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1997-12)
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991, world attention has focused on the future of the new independent states (NIS) in Central and Eastern Europe. Ukraine has been of particular importance because, m ...
Estonia - prospects for survival in the twenty first century
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1997-06)
In many ways, Estonia's 750 years of foreign occupation created an environment in which independence flourishes today. when the opportunity to reassert its independence came, the Estonians were able to rely on a remarkable ...
The Role of Special Operations Forces in Operations Against Theater Missiles
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1995-12)
The U.S. military has never been able to prevent theater missiles (TMs) from being launched at U.S.
and Allied or Coalition forces and citizens. Post-war analysis of interdiction efforts during World War II
and the Persian ...
The evolution of civil-military relations in Vietnam
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1994-06)
The mere mention of the name 'Vietnam' conjures up a multitude of conflicting images and emotions in the hearts and minds of individual Americans. The current move toward a normalization of diplomatic relations between the ...
Terrorism as a psychological operation : a comparative analysis of the Zionist and the Palestinian terrorist campaigns
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1994-03)
Terrorism is a quintessential psychological operation involving the use of violence to convey a message to multiple audiences. As a psychological operation, terrorism produces two effects; one propaganda and the other ...
Martyrs in revolution: can the symbol sustain the struggle?
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1994-03)
Martyrs have long been lauded as effective tools of mass persuasion. Once firmly identified with a variety of religious faiths, the martyr has just recently emerged within the secular world of politics and, in particular, ...
Women, rape and war: "Gaining redress within a human rights framework"
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1993-12)
The evolution of human rights and the world women's movement have combined for the first time to place rape as an instrument of war on the agenda of international politics. Rape in war has been regarded as an incidental, ...
CoCom and the future of conventional arms exports in the former Communist bloc
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1993-12)
This thesis describes the realities of the military industry in the key countries of the former Communist Bloc (FCB) and their perspective on the role that military exports plays in their political and economic structures. ...
From conflict to cooperation: the on-site inspection agency as a model for international arms control organizations
(Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1993-12)
An international system is necessary in a multi-polar world. The problem for today is learning how to develop cooperation, not just assume it. Most striking was the level of cooperation involved in the area of nuclear ...
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