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Table Of Contents Dec 2014

Table Of Contents

Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions

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Into The Red: A Look Into The Reasons Why Refugees Decide To Flee, Settle Or Migrate To And From Morocco, Fadeelah E. Holivay Dec 2014

Into The Red: A Look Into The Reasons Why Refugees Decide To Flee, Settle Or Migrate To And From Morocco, Fadeelah E. Holivay

Master's Theses

This research paper explores some of the main reasons why refugees and asylum seekers, particularly from sub-Saharan African countries, embark on a journey and decide to settle, flee or migrate to and from Morocco. Because of this phenomenon, Morocco has seen a 96% increase of refugees migrating to the borders of Morocco each year for the past three years. Many say that this astonishing increase of migrants choosing Morocco is due to such factors as: wars breaking out regionally across central African and Middle Eastern countries causing them to flee; Morocco being a culturaly diverse francophone country whose laws and …


Navy, Russian (1991-), Bert Chapman Dec 2014

Navy, Russian (1991-), Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Provides a historical overview and analysis of events affecting the Russian Navy from 1991-present. Emphasizes how this force still has mammoth strategic ambitions despite limited resources and an obsolete infrastructure. Stresses the ongoing presence of nuclear weapons, the increasing importance of the Northern Sea Route in Russian and international trade and strategy, and how U.S. and NATO countries budget constraints may make it hard for them to resist Russian assertiveness in areas such as Ukraine.


State Defense Council, Bert Chapman Dec 2014

State Defense Council, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Provides an overview and analysis of the Russian Federation's State Defense Council which was Russia's equivalent to the U.S. National Security Council for a few years after 1996.


Strategic Rocket Forces, Soviet, Bert Chapman Dec 2014

Strategic Rocket Forces, Soviet, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Describes and analyzes the historic development and evolution of the Soviet Union's Strategic Rocket Forces which were a key part of this country's nuclear weapons arsenal. Covers the technical, political, economic, and military reasons for this force's development. U.S. efforts to monitor and assess the quantity and quality of these weapons are also covered.


Yom Kippur War (October 6-25, 1973), Bert Chapman Dec 2014

Yom Kippur War (October 6-25, 1973), Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Reviews and analyses U.S. and Soviet policymaking during the Yom Kippur War between Israel and various Arab countries during October 1973.


Abm (Anti-Ballistic Missile) Treaty, Bert Chapman Dec 2014

Abm (Anti-Ballistic Missile) Treaty, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Provides an historic overview of the Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty which existed between the United States and the Soviet Union/Russian Federation between 1972-2001.


Atomic Weapons Program, Soviet, Bert Chapman Dec 2014

Atomic Weapons Program, Soviet, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Provides a history of the Soviet Union and Russian Federation's nuclear weapons program. It emphasizes the role of espionage in acquiring this capability, personalities such as Igor Kurchatov and Andrei Sakharov, this arsenal's multifaceted capabilities, arms control treaties with the U.S., the Nunn-Lugar Agreement, the environmental damage caused by this program, and the continuing role of nuclear weapons in Russian national security.


Army, Russian (1991-), Bert Chapman Dec 2014

Army, Russian (1991-), Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Provides a history of the Russian Army from the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 until the "annexation" of Crimea in 2014. Places emphasis on this force's strengths and weaknesses, military operations during this period, and emerging security challenges.


Defeating The Islamic State: Commentary On A Core Strategy, Huba Wass De Czege Dec 2014

Defeating The Islamic State: Commentary On A Core Strategy, Huba Wass De Czege

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Index, Vol. 14, 2014, Usawc Press Dec 2014

Index, Vol. 14, 2014, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews, Usawc Press Dec 2014

Book Reviews, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


China's Concept Of Military Strategy, Timothy Thomas Dec 2014

China's Concept Of Military Strategy, Timothy Thomas

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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The Us Army's Domestic Strategy 1945-1965, Thomas Crosbie Dec 2014

The Us Army's Domestic Strategy 1945-1965, Thomas Crosbie

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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American "Declinism": A Review Of Recent Literature, Michael Daniels Dec 2014

American "Declinism": A Review Of Recent Literature, Michael Daniels

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Battlefield Euthanasia: Should Mercy-Killings Be Allowed, David L. Perry Dec 2014

Battlefield Euthanasia: Should Mercy-Killings Be Allowed, David L. Perry

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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China's Military Mercantilism, Christopher Bowen Johnston Dec 2014

China's Military Mercantilism, Christopher Bowen Johnston

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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From The Editor, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii Dec 2014

From The Editor, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Commentaries And Replies 1, Usawc Press Dec 2014

Commentaries And Replies 1, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Commentaries And Replies 2, Usawc Press Dec 2014

Commentaries And Replies 2, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Gaza 2014: Israel's Attrition Vs Hamas' Exhaustion, Eitan Shamir, Eado Hecht Dec 2014

Gaza 2014: Israel's Attrition Vs Hamas' Exhaustion, Eitan Shamir, Eado Hecht

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Gaza 2014: Hamas' Strategic Calculus, Glenn E. Robinson Dec 2014

Gaza 2014: Hamas' Strategic Calculus, Glenn E. Robinson

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


China's "Power Projection" Capabilities, Thomas M. Kane Dec 2014

China's "Power Projection" Capabilities, Thomas M. Kane

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Defeating The Islamic State: A Financial-Military Strategy, Paul Rexton Kan Dec 2014

Defeating The Islamic State: A Financial-Military Strategy, Paul Rexton Kan

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Considering Why We Lost, Tami Davis Biddle Dec 2014

Considering Why We Lost, Tami Davis Biddle

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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China's Strategic Moves And Counter-Moves, David Lai Dec 2014

China's Strategic Moves And Counter-Moves, David Lai

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


A Strategic Alliance: An Exploration Of Israeli-Russian Relations, Megan Bailey Dec 2014

A Strategic Alliance: An Exploration Of Israeli-Russian Relations, Megan Bailey

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

This paper offers an exploration of various facets of the Israeli-Russian political relationship. The positive relationship between the two states seems unlikely considering each state’s history and strategic alliances, though Israel and Russia have endeavored towards a strong working relationship since the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. This paper first explores the history of the relationship between the former Soviet Union/Russia and Israel from the formation of Israel in 1948 to the present day. The historical arc is used in an attempt to explain the development of the current relationship. Next, this paper explains the current …


Vukovar, Siege Of, 1991, Bert Chapman Oct 2014

Vukovar, Siege Of, 1991, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

Provides an over view of fhe siege of the Croatian city Vukovar bu the Serbian Military during the Serbo-Croatian war between May-November 1991.


Nato In The Balkans, Bert Chapman Oct 2014

Nato In The Balkans, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Scholarship and Research

This encyclopedia entry examines the contemporary and recent historic role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Balkan countries. It also discusses and emerging security concerns affecting these countries.


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.