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IS THE UNITED STATES PREPARED FOR THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR TERRORISM? AN ANALYSIS OF CURRENT SAFEGUARDS AND POLICIES
(Georgetown University, 2011)
IS THE UNITED STATES PREPARED FOR THE THREAT OF NUCLEAR TERRORISM? AN ANALYSIS OF CURRENT SAFEGUARDS AND POLICIES
The Case of the "Commons" and Cyberspace: Concept Formation and Social Construction
(Georgetown University, 2011)
Despite conspicuous use of the term "the commons" in the security studies literature, little work has been done to define the concept of "the commons," as used in this context. Nor have scholars closely examined assertions ...
2003 Iraq War : intelligence or political failure?
(Georgetown University, 2011)
THE INFLUENCE OF PROFESSIONAL CULTURE ON AMERICAN MILITARY INNOVATION IN COUNTERINSURGENCY
(Georgetown University, 2011)
This dissertation critically explores military innovation in counterinsurgency in the American experience. It examines innovations in the operational strategy of the U.S. military in the Philippines War from 1898-1902, ...
NIETZSCHE AND THE POLITICS OF HATE: HOW ARE THEY MANIFEST IN THE U.S. TODAY?
(Georgetown University, 2011)
The premise of the paper is that there are elements in our society suffering from feelings of ressentiment that cannot be overcome. The feelings stem from a sense that society has failed them and that the Promise of the ...
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: A Failed State and Somali Piracy Threat Assessment: Criminal Deviance or Maritime Terrorism
(Georgetown University, 2011)
Current anti and counter-piracy strategies and operations by both the United States and the international community at large in the Gulf of Aden are fundamentally flawed. These strategies and resulting operations address ...
The Leahy amendment : is it an effective coercive strategy?
(Georgetown University, 2011)
Combating Nuclear Trafficking in the Former Soviet Union & Eastern Europe: U.S. Nonproliferation Assistance and the Illicit Nuclear Trade, 1997-2009
(Georgetown University, 2011)
The illicit trafficking of fissile and radioactive materials emerged as a prominent threat following the collapse of the USSR. In the aftermath of September 11th, the issue has received renewed attention due to the ...
Sectorial Evolution as a Hindrance to Policy Implementation: The 2008 Argentine Agricultural Conflict
(Georgetown University, 2011)
This work seeks to explain the 2008 agricultural crisis and subsequent defeat of Resolution 125/2008 in the Argentine Senate. The project develops a model which predicts the creation of a disconnect between economic and ...
MARKING A LIMIT OF NEOLIBERALISM: DEMOCRATIC THEORY, ADVERTISING, AND THE CLASSROOM
(Georgetown University, 2011)
This study is a theoretical exercise in the practical use of democratic theory applied to a paradigmatic case of advertising in the public school classroom. It is practical in the sense that it addresses and frames a ...