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Mine Warfare In The Russian And Soviet Navies, Jeffrey K. Bray
Mine Warfare In The Russian And Soviet Navies, Jeffrey K. Bray
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
This thesis examines the development of technology, tactics, strategy, and organization of mine warfare in the Russian and Soviet navies from 1807 to the present. The author reviews the trials and tribulations of the development of naval mines and their employment within these two navies. This development has been primarily driven by the needs of war and advances of technology. In spite of occasional setbacks, the Russian and Soviet mine warfare forces continued to provide support to the overall naval and central policies of their respective governments. This support has often been during times of high tension and limited resources. …
Containment, Cliency And The Revolution In Vietnam, Deborah Tompsett-Makin
Containment, Cliency And The Revolution In Vietnam, Deborah Tompsett-Makin
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
This thesis addresses the question, why does U.S. foreign policy contribute to political instability in developing nations? To ascertain the answer, it analyzes the post-World War II administrations from Truman through Johnson. One mode of containment, cliency, a foreign policy relationship between a major power and a weaker state, is developed within the framework analyzing containment. The cliency model provides a theoretical basis for explaining how the domestic structure of the client state is systematically distorted by the patron's actions in pursuit of its global interests. The cliency model is also linked to the pattern of development and stability of …
Honduras Pawn And Policy Maker, Elizabeth P. Thornton
Honduras Pawn And Policy Maker, Elizabeth P. Thornton
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
A study of the weak state was conducted using the Honduras-U.S. relationship as a case study. Most existing literature, with the exception of Annette Baker Fox's The Power of Small States, does not analyze in detail a specific country's relationship with a powerful nation. This research examined the factors that helped a weak country maintain maneuverability in its domestic and foreign policies when under the influence of a strong power. Six conditions which facilitated maneuverability were: geographic proximity, rising nationalism, citizen participation in government, trade distribution and diversification, international pressure, and declining hegemony of the strong power. Events in Honduras …