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Cramer, Jane Kellett 1964. "National security panics : overestimating threats to national security." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/8312.
Full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 415-427).
Three times in this century the US public has panicked with fear because of exaggerations of external threats to the nation. These panics peaked in 1950,1960, and 1980. Why did the U.S. markedly exaggerate the Soviet threat at these times? These periods of widespread public fear were "defining moments" when the US created confrontational and militarized containment policies. These panics ratcheted up the arms race tremendously between the US and the Soviet Union, and arguably these panics led to unnecessary confrontations and crises. In this study I test leading explanations of these cases--eight hypotheses drawn from three different perspectives. The Rational Perspective argues insufficient information and uncertainty about present and future capabilities and intentions causes overestimations. The Psychological Perspective argues cognitive errors could cause these overestimations (attribution theory and schema theory/analogical reasoning, tested here). The Domestic Politics Perspective argues oversell, logrolling, electoral politics and/or militarism causes public overestimations. Domestic Politics best explains the national misperceptions examined. In each case, the sources of the specific misperceptions examined were clearly rooted in domestic politics (1950: oversell and militarism; 1960 and 1980: electoral politics and militarism.) Uncertainty about the threat was found to be a significant contributing factor in 1950 (but not the source/elites did not unintentionally overestimate when the misperceptions first formed).
(cont.) Uncertainty was found to be a significant "permissive condition" for the misperceptions of 1960-but uncertainty was highest just after Sputnik in 1957, and sharply decreased by 1960, yet public fear increased and peaked in 1960. There was no significant uncertainty in the 1980 panic--uncertainty is not a necessary condition for panic. Psychological hypotheses were not detected playing a role in causing these panics. Leaders private deliberations were examined and did not exhibit the patterns of reasoning predicted by these theories (e.g. leaders were aware of provoking the threat). National misperceptions guide policy and shape many leaders' beliefs through "blowback" and psychological post hoc rationaliztion. These large, important misperceptions are rooted in domestic politics, while international relations scholars focus on psychological and rational reasons for misperceptions. The study of misperceptions in international relations needs to be re-oriented.
by Jane Kellett Cramer.
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Al-Saud, Naef bin Ahmed. "Saudi national security policy." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.613642.
Full textКрапивний, Іван Васильович, Иван Васильевич Крапивный, Ivan Vasylovych Krapyvnyi, Віталій Анатолійович Омельяненко, Виталий Анатольевич Омельяненко, Vitalii Anatoliiovych Omelianenko, and V. O. Varakin. "Information security economic systems in national security country." Thesis, Sumy State University, 2015. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/43592.
Full textFarr, Matthew A. "Homeland Security lessons for the United States /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Jun%5FFarr.pdf.
Full textQuaglia, Laura de Castro. "National security institutional change : the case of the US National Security Council (2001-2015)." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/174501.
Full textThis paper aims to analyze the institutional changes that took place in the National Security Council of the United States between 2001 and 2016. It is in accordance with Resolutions 114/2014 and 115/2014 of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, and therefore is divided into three parts. PART I is composed of a contextualization of the object, containing a general description of the objective of the work, as well as the delimitation of the object, theoretical framework, and time frame. PART II is composed by the article itself, which analyzes the changes in the system of the United States National Security Council through the administrations of Presidents George W. Bush (2001-2008) and Barack Obama (2008-2016). The objective is to demonstrate that changes in national security agencies can be punctual or incremental, depending on their causes and consequences. In order to do so we used techniques of qualitative analysis and theory of punctuated equilibrium in the examination of official documents and public records. First, an institutional matrix consisting of norms, organizations, rules, capabilities, and incentives was used to compare changes in the National Security Council to compare changes in the two presidencies. Then, possible causes for selected changes have been identified - original agency design, bureaucratic actors’ interests, or external events - and finally we determine the consequences that such changes can have for institutions or policies. PART III presents the description of the research agenda to be followed.
Gruici, Simona. "International Security : Crossing Borders: International Migration and National Security." Thesis, Högskolan i Jönköping, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-15242.
Full textEstenberg, Gabriel. "The National Security Perspective Revisited. States’ Energy Security and the Environmental Security." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22800.
Full textTritten, James John. "Reconstituting national defense the new U.S. national security strategy." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/24457.
Full textCouture, Christian. "Les nouveaux habits de la sécurité, le cas de l'Arctique dans la politique étrangère du Canada, 1987-1996." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ48917.pdf.
Full textHristov, Roman. "Bulgarian national security and special operations." Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/06Dec%5FHristov.pdf.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Peter Gustaitis, Kalev Sepp. "December 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p.77-80). Also available in print.
Dukat, Robert Joseph. "Japanese technology and U.S. national security." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/27575.
Full textThe United States relationship with Japan has evolved considerably since World War II. Japan, once defeated and occupied by the United States, now assails U.S. global economic and technological leadership. This thesis examines the effect Japanese technology has upon U.S. national security. Japanese technology has become a critical element of many U.S. defense weapons systems. A supply disruption could harm military readiness. Moreover, a decline in U.S. technological innovation, production, and sales, could severely harm U.S. global commitments and foreign policy. This rivalry is placing strains upon U.S.- Japanese relations. Debate has arisen in the United States about how these perceived problems should be handled. Some advocate letting the free market solve the problem while others propose managed trade solutions. The United States also needs to reevaluate its entire policy with Japan and the Asia- Pacific region, in light of a changing world environment and increasing U.S. financial difficulties.
Dukat, Robert J. "Japanese technology and U.S. national security." Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA246575.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Olsen, Edward. Second Reader: Looney, Robert. "December 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on March 30, 2010. DTIC Identifier(s): International Trade, Western Security (International), United States, Critical Technology, Asia-Pacific Region, Theses. Author(s) subject terms: Japanese Technologly, U.S. National Security, U.S.-Japan Relations, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. Economic Policy, U.S. Technological Policy, Japanese Economic Policy, Japanese Foreign Policy, Japanese Governmental Policy, U.S.-Japan Trade, U.S. Trade Problems, U.S. Defense Policy, U.S. Industrial Policy. Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-156). Also available in print.
McGriff, Mary-Ann. "Germany as a normal country : national identity and national security /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 1995. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA297927.
Full textViklund, Åsa. "National Security, Gendered Insecurity : Feminist Perspectives on Militarism, Masculinities & Security." Thesis, Teologiska högskolan Stockholm, Avdelningen för mänskliga rättigheter, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ths:diva-219.
Full textGriffiths, Jordan Luke. "Cyber security as an emerging challenge to South African national security." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62639.
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Snead, David L. "United States national security policy under presidents Truman and Eisenhower : the evolving role of the National Security Council /." Thesis, This resource online, 1991. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03022010-020152/.
Full textReed, Donald J. "An Examination of Tribal Nation Integration in Homeland Security National Preparedness." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/598.
Full textFunes, Ponce Rayne E. "Honduras' national security strategy to combat terrorism." Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/06Dec%5FFunes%5FPonce.pdf.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Douglas Borer. "December 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-88). Also available in print.
Dashtseren, Dashdavaa. "Border protection and national security of Mongolia." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA456961.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Thomas C. Bruneau. "September 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-89). Also available in print.
Kraverath, Scott C. "Reconciling environmental degradation and US national security." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/28493.
Full textAlthough environmental concerns are nothing new, only recently have environmental issues been considered as having national security implications. Along with increased environmental awareness, the end of the Cold War has allowed security planners the latitude to reconcile and integrate nonmilitary concerns, including the environment, into what has traditionally been exclusively military oriented policy. This transition or broadening of national security policy to include these issues is proving slow and controversial. The nature of environmental issues is such that their inclusion into a national security framework is not an easy one. Because of the current and potential national security threats embodied in environmental degradation, a coherent environmental security policy needs to be formulated. Because of the scope, complexity, and unknown nature of environmental issues this has not yet been accomplished. By defining issues, setting criteria and examining individual cases of environmental degradation in the Western Hemisphere and case studies from Brazil and Mexico, this thesis attempts to facilitate the recognition of environmental degradation as a U.S. national security issue. The thesis seeks to provide a greater depth of understanding of environmental security issues and suggest methods by which solutions for environmental problems may be found
Inuwa, Muhammat Nura. "Oil politics and national security in Nigeria." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/5049.
Full textIn the last two decades, the federal government of Nigeria has employed several strategies in an effort to resolve the ongoing crisis in its Niger Delta Region. Two main approaches were adopted concurrently by both military and civilian regimes within the period of study, diplomatic and non-diplomatic. Unfortunately, both strategies failed to resolve the crisis. This thesis explains why the strategies failed, arguing that combination of an overly high military with low civil counterinsurgency strategies during the military regimes of 1990-1999 allowed an excessively repressive approach that did not only fail to end the crisis but eventually fuelled it to transform agitation into insurgency. In addition, the civilian regimes of 1999-2009, which engaged low military and relatively high civil counterinsurgency strategies, have also not been able to resolve the crisis. The study hence suggests a moderate approach comprising of both strategies; a professional military approach with moderate civil counterinsurgency strategies, and adopting measures that would assist the government to isolate its counterinsurgency strategies from political groups' interference, and resist responding to all pressures and complaints likely to sabotage its strategies.
Fugate, Ashleigh A. "Narcocultura: a threat to Mexican national security?" Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/27832.
Full textBetts, Jennifer Ann. "Ethics, national security, and critical infrastructure protection." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2015. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.695222.
Full textFunes, Ponce Raynel E. "Honduras' national security strategy to combat terrorism." Thesis, Monterey California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/2499.
Full textBruner, William W. "National Security Implications of Inexpensive Space Access." Maxwell AFB, Ala. : Air University Research Coordinator Office, 1998. http://www.au.af.mil/au/database/research/ay1995/saas/brunerww.htm.
Full textAllen, Keith W. "Future of the U.S.-Japan security alliance : foundation for a multilateral security regime in Asia? /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Jun%5FAllen.pdf.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Edward A. Olsen, Gaye Christoffersen. Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-119). Also available online.
Friis, Ulla. "The European Security Architecture : the interaction between security institutions and national interest." Thesis, University of Kent, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.429791.
Full textHuff, Ariella Rachel. "Parliamentary discourses on the European security and defence policy in Britain, Ireland and Poland, 1998-2008." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610552.
Full textBehunin, Scott A. "Homeland Security advisory system." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Jun%5FBehunin.pdf.
Full textHunter, Sri Mulyati. "The "changing dimensions" of the Australia-Indonesia bilateral relationship from 1996 to October 2002 in the defence and security context /." Diss., Title page, contents and introduction only, 2002. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09arh947.pdf.
Full textSyvak, Oleksiy. "The role of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine in political decision-making process." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2003. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion-image/03Mar%5FSyvak.pdf.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Donald Abenheim, Mikhail Tsypkin. Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-68). Also available online.
Hussain, Khawar. "Pakistan's Afghanistan policy." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2005. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/05Jun%5FHussain.pdf.
Full textOswald, Mace J. "Ukraine's relations with Russia competition or cooperation?" Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2002. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion.exe/02Dec%5FOswald.pdf.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Jeff Knopf, Mikhail Tsypkin. "December 2002." Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-120). Also available in print.
Jipping, Ken. "Japanese Defense policy : legacies of the past, challenges for the future /." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Sep%5FJipping.pdf.
Full textVan, Hook Matthew S. "Congress and national security interest, influence and speed /." Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2010. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2010/Mar/10Mar%5FVan_Hook.pdf.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Knopf, Jeffrey. Second Reader: Dahl, Erik. "March 2010." Description based on title screen as viewed on April 26, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Congress, Intelligence, Defense, Reform, Reorganization, Goldwater- Nichols, Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-99). Also available in print.
Meir, Adiel. "Administrative detentions : balancing civil rights and national security." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31598.
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Fugere, Charles. "Muslims, National Security and the State in Uzbekistan." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=108836.
Full textL'existence d'une "menace islamique" à la sécurité nationale de l'Ouzbékistan est une idée répandue dans les médias et chez certains spécialistes. Le régime du Président ouzbek Islam Karimov a souligné cette menace à plusieurs reprises et a agi en conséquence. J'examine à la fois la capacité actuelle de différents groupes musulmans à défier les mécanismes de défense de l'état, ainsi que des éléments d'histoire récente de la stratégie de sécurité nationale ouzbèke liés à l'Islam. L'argument présenté est que la relation entre les musulmans et la sécurité nationale en Ouzbékistan est caractérisée par les deux observations suivantes: 1) il est peu probable que les musulmans soient capables de poser un risque à la sécurité nationale et 2) il existe des raisons de suspecter que les politiques de sécurité nationale du gouvernment s'attaquent à l'intégrisme musulman au moins en partie dans le but de légitimiser la répression continue de la majorité des forces d'opposition.
Fugère, Charles. "Muslims, national security and the state in Uzbekistan." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=98922.
Full textSuvor, John. "Diversity Visa Lottery: Threats to U.S. National Security." ScholarWorks, 2015. http://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1302.
Full textHarris, Jr Andrew W. "Impacts of space system acquisition on national security." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/27841.
Full textFellows, Terry A., and Jason L. Percy. "A whole of government approach for national security." Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10401.
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The national security system the President uses today allows little flexibility and agility to protect this nation from ever changing national threats. The lack of a common national government culture that facilitates a shared vision is evident. Additionally, the lack of inter-agency coordination and cooperation forces departments to focus on their own objectives and goals. However, with today's challenges, the demand for inter-agency collaboration has grown, and it has been identified as a necessity to achieve an adequate level of national security for the nation. The national security structure needs to operate as a system rather than a collection of separate components. A whole of government approach to planning, and programming and budgeting national security is a concept that could establish a unified effort between inter-governmental agencies to maximize all available resources in a collaborative effort. "Addressing new security challenges is less about an objective of dominance and more about predicting, preventing, and managing disruptions, such as proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorist acts, global contagions, and natural disasters. This has led to the call for a whole of government approach to national security" (Gockel, 2008, p. 6). This project investigates how this approach could be developed and implemented across the federal government.
Chassee, Thomas J., and Michael M. Cobb. "Narcotics and national security : refining the military option." Thesis, Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/27562.
Full textA comprehensive study of the 'Drug War' with particular emphasis on the increased role of the U.S. Military. Application of military force should be based on an understanding of the political, social and economic impact of Andean narcotrafficking. This thesis addresses these issues, evaluates current anti- narcotic strategies, and defines the most prudent use of military resources. Initially, the thesis highlights the Latin American drug connection and its impact on political instability, guerrilla insurgencies, corruption and respective economies. Based on this foundation, the 'supply' and 'demand' strategies of the United States are presented and evaluated. Finally, the thesis proposes limited usage of U.S. air and naval assets in support of law enforcement agencies, while minimizing exposure of in-country U.S. ground forces.
Al-Moalla, Sheikh Majid Abdulla. "Analysis of the United Arab Emirates' national security." Thesis, Durham University, 2017. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/12282/.
Full textFast, Ellinor. "National Security Act : Authoritarian legacies in South Korea." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-374468.
Full textGorban, Tetiana, and Yulia Polikarpova. "Environmental and economic security in a national perspective." Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2011. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/9995.
Full textFerguson, Elizabeth May. "Re-conceptualising National Security : a Framework for Analysis." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/73031.
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Fellows, Terry Percy Jason L. "A whole of government approach for national security." Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/MBAPR/2009/Dec/09Dec%5FFellows%5FMBA.pdf.
Full textAdvisor(s): Jones, Lawrence ; Brook, Douglas. "December 2009." "MBA Professional report"--Cover. Description based on title screen as viewed on January 28, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Whole of Government Approach, WOG, National Security, Budget Process. Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-52). Also available in print.
Gjoni, Ilir. "Organized crime and national security: the Albanian case." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Mar%5FGjoni.pdf.
Full textWilkinson, Nachelle M. "Leveraging National Guard counterdrug assets for Homeland Security." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Jun%5FWilkinson.pdf.
Full textThesis advisor(s): Jeanne Giraldo. Includes bibliographical references (p. 71-77). Also available online.
Chassee, Thomas J. Cobb Michael M. "Narcotics and national security refining the military option /." Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA243761.
Full textThesis Advisor(s): Winterford, David. Second Reader: Bruneau, Thomas C. "December 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on April 02, 2010. DTIC Descriptor(s): Military operations, drug smuggling, law enforcement, Latin America, narcotics, national security, military forces (United States), theses DTIC Identifier(s): Counternarcotics, drug war, narcoterrorism, blast furnace operation Author(s) subject terms: "Drug war", narcotrafficking, military options, insurgency and narcotics, political, social and economic impact of narcotrafficking Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.