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War, Decisions, И Деньги: Analyzing Private Military Companies In American And Russian Contexts, Tara Harper
War, Decisions, И Деньги: Analyzing Private Military Companies In American And Russian Contexts, Tara Harper
University Honors Theses
Private Military Companies (PMCs) have become increasingly prevalent throughout the global security landscape. Their rise has led war - and the tools state's use to wage it - to become increasingly privatized with each state's varied approach to the evolving security landscape. Understanding and comparing the role of PMCs in such states as the U.S. and Russia allows for greater clarity regarding the industry as a whole, due to the structural differences in each state's approach to utilizing these companies. Regarding the Russian context, such companies as the Wagner Group have increasingly gained global attention due to how they are …
Reapportionment : An Oregon History And A Critique Of Baker Vs Carr, Ann Frissell Lackey
Reapportionment : An Oregon History And A Critique Of Baker Vs Carr, Ann Frissell Lackey
Dissertations and Theses
This study explores the ways in which federal and state authorities have sought to deal with a difficult problem of political power in the context of the U.S. Constitution. Oregon reapportionment history offers an appropriate introduction to a critique of the national reapportionment decisions of Baker vs Carr and Reynolds vs Sims. Its Constitution stipulated population and the ratio derived from a population based formula were the means by which apportionment was to be determined and noncompliance had been particularly evident from 1933 to 1952. Also, by the initiative process and a decision by the Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon had …