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Pawns And Paranoia: Baltic-American Anxiety Over Russian Aggression, Leila Roos Dec 2014

Pawns And Paranoia: Baltic-American Anxiety Over Russian Aggression, Leila Roos

Capstones

Existential anxiety runs deep for Baltic-Americans. It began with the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian refugees from the Soviet Union who strove to preserve their nations in exile. Post-independence, anxiety over Russian aggression may seem like leftover Cold War paranoia. For many members of the stateside émigré communities, however, fear of Russian expansionism is instead a sober assessment of reality. Looking at what they see as President Putin’s undeclared and unimpeded invasion of Ukraine, they worry that EU and NATO membership may not be enough to ensure the safety of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This article examines Baltic-American anxiety over Russian …


Stepping Up: Burden Sharing By Nato's Newest Members, Joel R. Hillison Dr. Nov 2014

Stepping Up: Burden Sharing By Nato's Newest Members, Joel R. Hillison Dr.

Monographs, Collaborative Studies, & IRPs

This book examines the burden sharing behavior of new NATO members. It makes the argument that new NATO members are burden sharing at a greater rate than older NATO members. It also suggests that NATO’s expansion did not lead to greater free-riding behavior in NATO, contrary to the predictions of the collective action literature. This analysis reveals that new NATO members have demonstrated the willingness to contribute to NATO missions, but are often constrained by their limited capabilities. This argument is supported using case studies, interviews with key NATO officials, and quantitative analysis of NATO defense expenditures and troop contributions.


Yugoslav-Soviet Split, Bert Chapman Oct 2014

Yugoslav-Soviet Split, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Describes the political and military split between the Communist countries of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union in the years after World War II until Yugoslavia's disintegration in the early 1990s.


Britain's Wee Nuclear Problem, Erika Simpson Sep 2014

Britain's Wee Nuclear Problem, Erika Simpson

Political Science Publications

No abstract provided.


Nato's New Trajectories After The Wales Summit, John R. Deni Sep 2014

Nato's New Trajectories After The Wales Summit, John R. Deni

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Assessing Nato's Eastern European "Flank", Luis Simón Sep 2014

Assessing Nato's Eastern European "Flank", Luis Simón

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Surplus Sa/Lw Destruction Project In Mauritania, Phillipe Houliat Jul 2014

Surplus Sa/Lw Destruction Project In Mauritania, Phillipe Houliat

The Journal of Conventional Weapons Destruction

Handicap International, in partnership with the NATO Partnership for Peace Trust Fund for Mauritania, implemented a multiphase ammunition and conventional weapons destruction project to help the Mauritanian government achieve its security objectives and reduce the risk of unplanned explosions.


Power Struggle Over Ukraine: Systemic Observations, Zenonas Tziarras Feb 2014

Power Struggle Over Ukraine: Systemic Observations, Zenonas Tziarras

Zenonas Tziarras

The Syrian civil war and now Ukraine. These are only two examples of crises over which the United States and Russia have bumped heads recently. Some might be tempted to call this a “new Cold War,” but it’s really not. Yes, the geopolitical competition and power struggle might be obvious and similar. And even the race for maximizing the spheres of influence. But the ideological context is different and therefore there is no clash of politico-economic systems, not to mention that calling the current international system “bipolar” is simplistic, to say the least. What we have now is a primarily …


The Poor Man’S Nuclear Bomb, Erika Simpson Feb 2014

The Poor Man’S Nuclear Bomb, Erika Simpson

Political Science Publications

No abstract provided.


Csdp And Nato: Rethinking The Transatlantic Security Relationship, Pia Bhathal Jan 2014

Csdp And Nato: Rethinking The Transatlantic Security Relationship, Pia Bhathal

Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

This paper explores the European Union’s (EU) security relationship with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United States (US) through the framework of the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). Skeptics have decried the rise of CSDP as a new security pillar, arguing that it is an attempt to balance against NATO and the US. I argue that this criticism is false. A comparison of two CSDP military operations, European Union Force Chad/CAR (EUFOR Tchad/RCA) and European Union Force Althea (EUFOR Althea), shows that operational success is heavily dependent on the EU’s ability to use NATO assets through …


20 Years On: Manfred Wӧrner’S Impact As Nato Secretary General, Ryan C. Hendrickson Jan 2014

20 Years On: Manfred Wӧrner’S Impact As Nato Secretary General, Ryan C. Hendrickson

Ryan C. Hendrickson

No abstract provided.


20 Years On: Manfred Wӧrner’S Impact As Nato Secretary General, Ryan Hendrickson Jan 2014

20 Years On: Manfred Wӧrner’S Impact As Nato Secretary General, Ryan Hendrickson

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.


Where’S The Consultation? The War Powers Resolution And Libya, Eileen Burgin Jan 2014

Where’S The Consultation? The War Powers Resolution And Libya, Eileen Burgin

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

[Excerpt] “President Barack Obama triggered a War Powers Resolution (WPR) controversy with his military response to the anti-government rebellion and civil war in Libya in 2011. Members of Congress seized upon the WPR, questioning whether the Obama administration had complied with the WPR’s requirements when the United States launched the initial Libyan Operation Odyssey Dawn (OOD) and subsequently participated in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Operation Unified Protector (OUP). Many legislators charged that President Obama had violated the WPR. Concerns centered on such issues as presidential reliance on the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council—rather than Congress—for authorization to act, …


20 Years On: Manfred Wӧrner’S Impact As Nato Secretary General, Ryan C. Hendrickson Jan 2014

20 Years On: Manfred Wӧrner’S Impact As Nato Secretary General, Ryan C. Hendrickson

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.