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Towards The 21st Century: Long Cycles And The Future Of The United States, John Davis
Towards The 21st Century: Long Cycles And The Future Of The United States, John Davis
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
With a plethora of declinist literature positing the decline and eventual dissolution of the American order, "Towards the Twenty-first Century: Long Cycles and the Future of the United States" offers a new perspective on the world leadership position of the United states. Using the literature on long cycles as its instrument, this study argues that there will be a continuation of U.S. systemic leadership through the twenty-first century.
Arctic Leverage: Canadian Sovereignty And Security, Nathaniel French Caldwell Jr.
Arctic Leverage: Canadian Sovereignty And Security, Nathaniel French Caldwell Jr.
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
In 1987 the Canadian government recognized that in order to be a major player in collective security with the United States and NATO, it would have to make a significant contribution to the common defense. However. since Canada could not hope to outspend the larger powers, its contribution would have to be leveraged by control of a strategic piece of real estate -- the Canadian Arctic. The major program to enhance Canadian control of the Arctic would be the acquisition of ten-to-twelve nuclear attack submarines. That submarine force was sold to the public and Parliament as a means to enhance …