Tesi: "Defence and security contracts"

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Latta, Jason E. "Analysis of the distribution of vaccine using Department of Defense assets versus contracts with private-sector delivery companies". Thesis, Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 2009. http://edocs.nps.edu/npspubs/scholarly/theses/2009/Dec/09Dec%5FLatta.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2009.
Thesis Advisor(s): Apte, Aruna. Second Reader: Ferrer, Geraldo. "December 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 27, 2010. Author(s) subject terms: Pandemic Influenza, Vaccine Distribution, Vaccine Distribution with DoD Assets, DoD Pandemic Influenza Response Plan. Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-64). Also available in print.

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Froment-Maire, Anne. "L'organisation administrative française à l'épreuve de l'évolution des notions de sécurité et de défense". Thesis, Université de Lorraine, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016LORR0236.

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Repenser l’action administrative dans le nouveau continuum sécurité/défense est devenu un impératif dans la mesure où l’ordonnancement institutionnel administratif constitue le socle de l’action sécuritaire. Il fallut dresser un état des lieux de l’évolution des notions de sécurité et de défense, devenues les deux faces d’une même médaille, sur le fonctionnement de l’administration. La consistance de la sécurité ne cessant de s’accroître, les outils mis à la disposition de ces objectifs étatiques ont été adaptés pour réorganiser les acteurs au sein d’une rénovation du cadre sémantique de la sécurité. La redéfinition des rapports entre l’Etat et les collectivités territoriales a nécessité la réorganisation de leur carte territoriale et de leurs moyens en matière de sécurité et de défense. Cela a néanmoins complexifié les rapports entre les différents niveaux de l’administration, conduisant les acteurs institutionnels, avec le concours de l’institution militaire, à rechercher des solutions alternatives. Ceci s’est notamment traduit par le développement de partenariats contractuels entre personnes publiques et par le développement de la coopération transfrontalière et la prise en compte de l’influence européenne
Rethinking administrative action within the new security/defense continuum has become imperative since the institutional set-up constitutes the basis for security action. It was of paramount importance to assess the impact that the evolution of the notions of security and defense - now become the two faces of the same coin - bears on the functioning of the administration. This is all the more essential since the substance of security keeps expanding. The tools available to meet these objectives have been adapted to re-organize the partners’ roles with a view to overhauling the semantic framework of security within a territorial reorganization, allowing redefining the relationships between the State and the local authorities. Complexity has however impeded the relationships between the various administrations, involving institutional partners with those of defense. Solutions have been sought through the development of partnerships between public entities, opting for supranational options and particularly European trans-border cooperations

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Marie, Quentin. "Marchés de défense ou de sécurité ˸ entre marchés publics et politiques publiques". Electronic Thesis or Diss., université Paris-Saclay, 2024. http://www.theses.fr/2024UPASH016.

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Les marchés de défense ou de sécurité (MDS) sont-ils des marchés comme les autres ? Quel est l'impact de leur dimension régalienne marquée et des impératifs de politiques publiques qu'ils peuvent contribuer à atteindre ? Leur nature (Partie 1) et leur régime (Partie 2) sont-ils avant tout ceux des marchés publics ou bien leur dimension de politique publique l'emporte-t-elle ? Pour répondre à ces question, force est de constater que les marchés publics dans le domaine de la défense ont longtemps été attribués selon des procédures nationales, le plus souvent en dehors de toute logique de transparence. Depuis l'adoption de la directive 2009/81/CE, les achats de défense ou de sécurité font par principe l'objet d'obligations de publicité et de mise en concurrence à l'échelle de l'Union européenne. Malgré leurs spécificités, ces achats constituent l'archétype du marché public. En effet, la défense est une fonction régalienne par excellence, de sorte que les achats en la matière sont particulièrement « publics », avec des enjeux de souveraineté très forts. En France, la défense est un marché économique de première importance, notamment en termes d'emploi, avec en outre un solde commercial nettement positif. De plus, les achats de défense et de sécurité sont au service de la politique de défense nationale et européenne, en particulier s'agissant de l'objectif du développement de la base industrielle et technologique de défense européenne (BITDE). Ils sont également concernés par l'ensemble des politiques publiques intégrées dans le droit des marchés publics comme le développement durable, l'innovation et le soutien des PME. Les achats de défense et de sécurité sont aussi, de ce point de vue, des « politiques publiques ». Ils sont, de ce fait, amenés à tirer profit des développements politiques du droit des marchés publics, développements qui constituent l'une des évolutions la plus significative de ce droit. Les MDS sont donc l'angle idoine pour étudier les possibilités et les limites d'une instrumentalisation des achats de défense en particulier, et de la commande publique en général, au service d'objectifs de politique publique. Ce faisant, ils permettent d'évaluer la flexibilité du droit des marchés publics et, dans le même temps, celle de la logique de concurrence qu'il diffuse. Le droit des marchés publics a dû intégrer les spécificités politiques, économiques et techniques des achats de défense et de sécurité, faire apparaitre une notion sur mesure de « marché de défense ou de sécurité », permettant, tout en renforçant la BITDE, de mettre en œuvre une logique de concurrence adaptée à la défense, et donc plus efficace. Cette notion spécifique de MDS permet ensuite de déclencher l'application d'un régime qui vient concrétiser l'instrumentalisation de ces contrats, tant au stade de leur passation que lors de leur exécution. Les obligations de publicité et de mise en concurrence sont pour grande partie dédiées à la prise en compte des spécificités des achats qu'elles encadrent et spécialement des impératifs de sécurité d'approvisionnement et de sécurité des informations. La dimension « politiques publiques » des MDS se trouvent, non seulement au sein des principes et des notions fondamentales, mais également dans les règles plus détaillées de la passation et de l'exécution de ces contrats. Ainsi, l'instrumentalisation des MDS repose sur la flexibilité du droit des marchés publics propre à rendre efficace l'interaction entre « marchés publics » et « politiques publiques ». Tout en étant encadrée par le respect du libre jeu de la concurrence, l'instrumentalisation permet aux achats publics d'assumer pleinement leur dimension politique. Les MDS réussissent donc, par leur nature et leur régime, une combinaison efficace entre marchés publics et politiques publiques
Are defence or security contracts (DSC) like public procurement? What is the impact of their strong regalian dimension and the public policies they can help to achieve? Are their nature (Part 1) and their regime (Part 2) above all those of public procurement, or does their ‘public policies' dimension take precedence? To answer these questions, it must be said that for a long time, defence procurement was awarded according to national procedures, most often without any logic of transparency. Since the adoption of Directive 2009/81/EC, defence and security purchases have in principle been subject to EU-wide advertising and competitive tendering requirements. Despite their specific characteristics, these purchases constitute the archetypal public procurement contract. Defence is a sovereign function par excellence, so procurement in this area is particularly ‘public', with very high stakes for sovereignty. In France, defence is a major economic market, particularly in terms of employment, with a clearly positive trade balance. Defence and security procurement also serves national and European defence policy, particularly regarding the objective of developing the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB). They are also affected by all the public policies incorporated into public procurement law, such as sustainable development, innovation and support for SMEs. From this point of view, defence and security purchases are also ‘public policies'. As a result, they are bound to benefit from political developments in public procurement law, developments which constitute one of the most significant changes in this law. DSC are therefore an ideal way of studying the possibilities and limits of using defence procurement in particular, and public procurement in general, to achieve public policy objectives. In so doing, they provide an opportunity to assess the flexibility of public procurement law and, at the same time, the flexibility of the competitive rationale it promotes. Public procurement law has had to take account of the specific political, economic and technical features of defence and security purchases, and to introduce a tailor-made concept of ‘defence or security contract', which, while strengthening the EDTIB, makes it possible to implement a competitive approach tailored to defence, and therefore more effective. This specific concept of ‘defence or security contract' then triggers the application of a regime that gives concrete form to the instrumentalization of these contracts, both at the stage of their award and during their performance. The advertising and competitive tendering requirements are largely dedicated to considering the specific features of the purchases they govern, and in particular the imperatives of security of supply and security of information. The ‘public policies' dimension of DSC is to be found not only in the fundamental principles and concepts, but also in the more detailed rules governing the award and performance of these contracts. In this way, the use of DSC is based on the flexibility of public procurement law, which makes the interaction between ‘public procurement' and ‘public policies' effective. While respecting the free play of competition, this instrumentalization allows public procurement to fully assume its political dimension. By their very nature and the way they are governed, DSC are an effective combination of public procurement and public policy

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Gjoka, Algert <1990&gt. "Smart Contracts security in Government Institutions". Master's Degree Thesis, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10579/14525.

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Smart Contracts are the building blocks of todays Decentralised Applications. Governments have started using blockchain technology to offer different services to the citizens and other entities but the state of the art is far from perfect. A lot of security and transparency issues arise when implementing Decentralised Applications and with every innovation there are always strings attached. A practical approach will be discussed on how to tackle the problems that come when implementing and using smart contracts.

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Young, Christopher J. "The European security and defence identity debate". Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/MQ56151.pdf.

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Frey, Stefanie. "Swiss defence and security policy 1945-73". Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268809.

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Bellavista, Daniele. "Ict security: Defence strategies against targeted attacks". Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2014. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/6960/.

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L’avanzare delle tecnologie ICT e l’abbattimento dei costi di produzione hanno portato ad un aumento notevole della criminalità informatica. Tuttavia il cambiamento non è stato solamente quantitativo, infatti si può assistere ad un paradigm-shift degli attacchi informatici da completamente opportunistici, ovvero senza un target speciﬁco, ad attacchi mirati aventi come obiettivo una particolare persona, impresa o nazione. Lo scopo della mia tesi è quello di analizzare modelli e tassonomie sia di attacco che di difesa, per poi valutare una eﬀettiva strategia di difesa contro gli attacchi mirati. Il lavoro è stato svolto in un contesto aziendale come parte di un tirocinio. Come incipit, ho eﬀettuato un attacco mirato contro l’azienda in questione per valutare la validità dei sistemi di difesa. L’attacco ha avuto successo, dimostrando l’ineﬃcacia di moderni sistemi di difesa. Analizzando i motivi del fallimento nel rilevare l’attacco, sono giunto a formulare una strategia di difesa contro attacchi mirati sotto forma di servizio piuttosto che di prodotto. La mia proposta è un framework concettuale, chiamato WASTE (Warning Automatic System for Targeted Events) il cui scopo è fornire warnings ad un team di analisti a partire da eventi non sospetti, ed un business process che ho nominato HAZARD (Hacking Approach for Zealot Attack Response and Detection), che modella il servizio completo di difesa contro i targeted attack. Inﬁne ho applicato il processo all’interno dell’azienda per mitigare minacce ed attacchi informatici.

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Wing, Ian Politics Australian Defence Force Academy UNSW. "Australian Defence in transition: responding to new security challenges". Awarded by:University of New South Wales - Australian Defence Force Academy. School of Politics, 2002. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/38662.

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The conceptual understanding of security and the practicalities of national defence are interdependent. In many countries both are undergoing significant change. This work provides an international context but focuses on Australian defence, arguing that a transition is underway from old security thinking to new, and that this is evidenced by changes in policies and practical activities. The aim of this work is to demonstrate the interdependence between the current reconceptualisation of security and the practicalities of national defence. Old security thinking concerns military power relationships between states, in contrast with new security thinking, which uses a broader conceptual framework. These are described, providing benchmarks for the subsequent analysis. While it is acknowledged that change has occurred in security thinking throughout history, those developments observed since the end of the Cold War and the rise of globalisation signify a fundamental shift. To explore this shift, recent developments in the defence policies and military activities of four relevant nations are examined, providing an international context for the consideration of the primary case study of Australian defence. This case study draws on historical descriptions and empirical data to analyse developments in four spheres - Australian defence policy, current Australian Defence Force activities, recent military developments and contemporary Australian public debate. The weight of evidence supports the thesis of a transition in both security thinking, described as transitional security thinking, and ADF activities. Tensions are observed between the requirements of defending a nation against attack, and contributing to the expanding requirements of the broadened security agenda. Despite these tensions, the expansion in both security thinking and the associated activities of armed forces, is likely to continue. This expansion has important implications for Australia???s defence capabilities which are increasingly required to meet the demands of refocused national security. These demands contribute to the pressing challenges of convergence and overstretch. A strategy of integration is recommended to address these challenges and it follows the principles of whole-of-government security and sustainable partnerships. The application of these principles will require the ADF to emphasise capabilities with versatility and adaptability.

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Müller-Wille, Björn Wilhelm. "Thinking security in europe? is there a European security and defence identity? /". [S.l. : s.n.], 2003. http://deposit.ddb.de/cgi-bin/dokserv?idn=970705735.

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Keogh, Darrin M. "European security and defence policy reform : a theoretical challenge". Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.507077.

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Hussain, S. Y. "Application of quantum magnetometers to security and defence screening". Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2018. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10047132/.

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Over recent years the sensitivity of alkali-metal vapour magnetometers has been demonstrated to surpass that of even Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs), the current commercial gold standard in laboratory weak- field magnetometry sensing. Here we present a proof-of-principle approach to building an RF atomic magnetometer which is robust, portable, tunable, non-invasive and operable at room temperature in an unshielded environment. In view of these characteristics, we discuss the potential application of alkali-metal magnetometry in imaging concealed objects, non-destructive evaluation of the structural integrity of metallic objects (e.g. pipelines and aircraft), and detection of rotating motors. We present a cost-effective approach to operating an atomic magnetometer in a Magnetic Induction Tomography (MIT) modality, to non-invasively map the conductivity of conductive objects concealed by conductive materials remotely and in real time. This is achieved by measuring the secondary eld in the subject due to eddy currents circulating as a result of application of a tunable radio-frequency oscillating eld, which overcomes the bandwidth and sensitivity limitations of using coils for sensing as in conventional MIT. In addition, we demonstrate the use of the atomic magnetometer for the remote detection of DC and AC electric motors with an improved response compared with a commercial fluxgate magnetometer in the sub 50 Hz regime (particularly detection down to 15 Hz). Its capability for non-invasive measurement through concrete walls is established, with potential for use in industrial monitoring and detection of illicit activity. Finally, the possibility of detection of submerged targets or for the atomic magnetometer to be mounted on submarine vehicles was explored. Promising results were obtained, but further investigation is required in this environment to establish this as a viable marine detector.

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Muniz, Manuel. "Explaining security and defence integration : the case of Europe". Thesis, University of Oxford, 2016. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:ae151580-c6d1-43ae-857d-9a3c2ab1b597.

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What is driving the European Union (EU) to integrate in matters of security and defence? Why has the EU since the 1990s, and in fits and starts, built up defence institutions, published strategic documents, or launched security missions around the world? This dissertation suggests an answer to these questions that hinges on there being a security community in Europe within which states do not feel threatened by one another. Understanding the level of trust EU states have in one other as well as its bearing on the way they engage in negotiations about the management of their security is of fundamental importance when attempting to make sense of the emergence of the EU as a security actor. States within Europe's security community and during the period covered by this thesis (1990-2016) suffered numerous external security shocks. These ranged from shifts in the geopolitical landscape surrounding them, to terrorist attacks to immigration crises. Shocks of this nature exposed the externalities of non-cooperation to policymaking elites in EU Member States, ultimately pushing them to seek the elevation of crisis management to the EU level. The outcome of the intergovernmental negotiations that followed each external shock depended on the degree of strategic interest overlap across EU states. This thesis makes evident that as EU integration in other fields progressed a form of spillover occurred where strategic interests converged and a common security and defence policy became an ever more attractive proposition. The narrative suggested in the following pages also explains why EU Member States have sometimes been forced to attend to their security and defence affairs alone. This occurred when they were faced with a crisis with little impact on the strategic interests of other members of the security community. The complicated interactions between the EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in turn, can also be seen through this theoretical lens and with the Alliance shielding Europeans from shocks or from the management of their consequences, therefore disincentivizing further EU integration in the field of security. By taking the perspective of EU member states and looking at specific shocks and the reactions they produced the following pages provide an innovative take on a much-studied but poorly-understood subject. They also seek to bring together two relevant but almost entirely disconnected sets of literatures: broader international relations theory and empirical works on European security.

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Mella, Luca. "Ict security: Testing methodology for targeted attack defence tools". Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2014. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/6963/.

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La tesi di laurea presentata si inserisce nell’ampio contesto della Sicurezza Informatica, in particolare tratta il problema del testing dei sistemi di sicurezza concepiti per contrapporsi alle odierne minacce: gli attacchi mirati (Targeted Attacks) ed in generale le minacce avanzate persistenti (Advanced Persistent Threats). Il principale obiettivo del lavoro svolto è lo sviluppo e la discussione di una metodologia di test per sistemi di sicurezza focalizzati su questo genere di problemi. Le linee guida proposte hanno lo scopo di aiutare a colmare il divario tra quello che viene testato e quello che in realt`a deve essere affrontato realmente. Le attività svolte durante la preparazione della tesi sono state sia di tipo teorico, per quanto concerne lo sviluppo di una metodologia per affrontare al meglio il testing di sistemi di sicurezza a fronte di attacchi mirati, che ne di tipo sperimentale in quanto si sono utilizzati tali concetti per lo svolgimento di test su più strumenti di difesa in uno scenario d’interesse reale.

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Ivanovski, Hristijan. "A common defence for Europe". Israel Defence, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31255.

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One of the major analytical shortcomings regularly made by EU and NATO experts today lies with exclusively seeing the European defence project as a post-World War II (WWII) phenomenon and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) as mainly a post-Cold War product. No analyst has so far seriously explored the idea of European defence predating WWII and the 20th century. Instead, since 1999 one frequently reads and hears about the ‘anomalous,’ ‘elusive’ CSDP suddenly complicating transatlantic relations. But the CSDP is hardly an oddity or aberration, and it is certainly not as mysterious as some might suggest. Drawing extensively from primary sources and predicated on an overarching evolutionist approach, this thesis shows that the present CSDP is an ephemeral security and defence concept, only the latest of its kind and full of potential. Drawing its deepest ideational roots from the (pre-)Enlightenment era, the CSDP leads to a pan-European defence almost irreversibly. A common defence for Europe is quite possible and, due to the growing impact of the exogenous (multipolar) momentum, can be realized sooner rather than later even without a full-fledged European federation.
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Bankole, Oyetola Opeyemi. "Development of an affordability assessment framework for defence contracts at the bidding stage". Thesis, Cranfield University, 2011. http://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/7231.

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Defence contracting has changed from the traditional provision of spares and repairs to contracting long-term for availability and capability. In these long-term contracts, the customer decides to outsource services (that would have been provided in-house) to contractors by consenting to an arrangement whereby payment is made only for the period that the equipment is made available to satisfy the defence need. Availability contracts may last for 40 years and more, but the main defence customer (Ministry of Defence) is constantly faced with budget constraints. Therefore, it is vitally important to assess the financial viability of the customer to invest in the contractor‟s offering of availability, capability and other long-term contracts. The aim of the affordability research project is to develop an affordability assessment framework for the bidding stage of defence contracts. Thus, a close interaction with four industrial collaborators within the defence industry and the literature review revealed the need to investigate affordability from three perspectives namely, manufacturer profitability, supplier sustainability and customer affordability. In order to conduct the research, the methodology employed included the review of literature, industrial interviews, development of the affordability framework for the three perspectives, case study application and final validation. This resulted in the development of a uniquely original affordability assessment framework that consisted of four modules and an affordability management methodology. The modules provided measurement metrics for the three perspectives of affordability and guidelines for improving affordability from the perspectives. Information availability at the bidding stage was usually low which lead to uncertainty about the project; the fourth module was focused on determining the information capability of the project team. To assess the impact of uncertainty on affordability, a methodology which involved a logic (containing two aspects) was also developed and validated within this research. The framework developed was validated with three real-life case studies and the results obtained showed that the logic and content of the framework was appropriate. The benefit to industry is that the framework provides a platform for the manufacturer and customer to assess the affordability of defence project at the bidding stage and make decisions taking account of the impact of uncertainty.

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Dyson, Philip Thomas Adrian. "The politics of German defence policy : policy leadership, Bundeswehr reform and European defence and security policy". Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2005. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1778/.

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This thesis is a study of the role of policy leadership in German defence and security policy between 1990 and 2002, with particular reference to reform of the Bundeswehr. It situates this case study in the framework of a set of analytical perspectives about policy change derived from public policy theory, arguing that public policy theory has either underestimated policy leadership or failed to discriminate different leadership roles, styles and strategies. The author rejects the dominant contextualist and culturalist approach to leadership in studies of German defence and security policy in favour of an interactionist approach that stresses the dialectical interaction between policy skills and strategic context. The case study also shifts the focus in studies of policy leadership in Germany away from a preoccupation with the Chancellor to the role of ministerial and administrative leadership within the core executive. The thesis illustrates the strongly self-referential nature of Bundeswehr reform, despite adaptational pressures from Europeanisation and 'NATO-isation', and the domestic politics of base closures. It also shows how domestic macro-political arrangements predispose leadership roles in German defence and security policy towards brokerage and veto playing rather than towards entrepreneurship.

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Penttila, Risto E. J. "Finland's search for security through defence : defence policy in the stabilisation of Finland's international position 1944-1967". Thesis, University of Oxford, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.293486.

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Stamate, Gheorghe. "European Security and Defence Policy, or Back to Political Realism?" Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2514.

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In the course of this master thesis I will argue the following:

a) ESDP project is an interesting initiative and concern issues that stand at the core of the EU integration processes. It relates to the most significant and updated development of the EU institutional, conceptual and strategic design, but is yet relatively unexplored and underdeveloped.

b) The aim of this study is to evaluate the efforts to enhance cooperation among European countries in the provision and use of military force. To set the scene and illustrate constrains and complications that bear upon activities in this field. Indeed, the author intends to recommend a theoretical framework, as a fundamental prerequisite for the proper study of EU Defense and Security Policy.

c) Constructivism and neo- Realism and their theoretical tenets offer an unexplored avenue to investigate and account for the development of the European Security and Defense Policy.

d) The efficiency of such an account depends on a meticulous evaluation of proposed theoretical approaches versus the emerging security complex. This theoretical choice allows for a construction beyond that of the unit or system levels of analysis and may therefore grant a causal role to perceived interests in terms of non- traditional approach to research in social science. Also it may thereby provoke an interest in terms of security and threat.

e) The originality and validity of a combination between Realism and Constructivism as a starting point for inquiries in IR may not only be relevant to an understanding of how such a development can unfold, but mostly how a real social phenomena can be unfolded by such a non-traditional theoretical approach.

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Shetler-Jones, Philip. "The Globalisation of Japan's Defence and Security Policies 1989-2009". Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.527056.

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Glass, Stephen Mark. "Wireless Networks: Attack and Defence Security in Emergency Communications Netwoks". Thesis, Griffith University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365797.

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Wireless networks are becoming ubiquitous and can be found in domestic, commercial, industrial, military, and health care applications. One application of particular interest is that of emergency communications where an Incident Area Network (IAN) can be rapidly deployed at an incident site. Wireless networks are well suited to such applications because they can be rapidly established and facilitate the exchange of voice, video and multimedia content such as detailed maps, building plans and photographs. The experience of Hurricane Katrina, the Asian Tsunami and Black Saturday demonstrates the importance of effective communications in saving lives following a catastrophic event. The security of an emergency communications network is extremely important because a breach of confidentiality, integrity or availability may result in the loss of human life. Ensuring security presents a thorny problem because communication in a wireless network uses a shared medium without the benefit of a physical security perimeter. To address this problem wireless security protocols use cryptographic techniques to protect the network but the results have not always been successful. Serious flaws have been discovered in the design, implementation and operation of widely deployed wireless security protocols and attacks developed to exploit these flaws. Our investigation adopts the viewpoint of a hostile adversary to identify and exploit vulnerabilities that remain in wireless security protocols. Purpose-written software tools have been created to facilitate the investigation, conduct attacks and assist in the identification of the underlying causes of the security flaws. Remedial measures are then proposed, implemented and evaluated for the most serious threats.
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Information and Communication Technology
Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
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Ceccorulli, Michela. "Cooperation in European defence procurement : OCCAR and the security regime". Thesis, IMT Alti Studi Lucca, 2008. http://e-theses.imtlucca.it/75/1/Ceccorulli_phdtesis.pdf.

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The aim of this research is to analyse the regime in defence procurement together with the dynamics and the shape of coordination achieved among European states. Defence procurement regards the acquisition and management of military programmes by governments or ad hoc agencies. Weapons procurement has historically been a domain of national states. Its apparent linkage with security affairs has hampered or rendered difficult cooperation among states. Nevertheless, pressured by internal and external factors, European countries are partly reconsidering their procurement policies. The last decade of the 20th century has been characterized by significant turning points that have increased states’ willingness to coordinate their actions. In the first part of the research the nature of the regime is discussed: coordination in weapons procurement among European states reflects a security regime. Then, a depiction of the difficulties and challenges that a security regime presents is provided, deriving mainly from the available literature on this realm. Having defined the nature of the regime, the research highlights the basis for cooperation by considering the theoretical approaches that seem more likely to explain it: power based theories. In the second part of the research the findings emphasized in the theoretical part are employed to analyse the regime on defence procurement. Evidence of the features composing the regime and explanations of the difficulties of formalizing it and rendering it binding for all European states is made available. It is emphasized that while there exists a willingness to coordinate actions among states, tangible results have been achieved outside of the EU context and between the most powerful European states, mainly through OCCAR(Organization Conjointe de Cooperation en Matière d’Armement). OCCAR, an International Organization for the joint management of European military programmes does not constitute the regime itself, but contributes to its existence in a significant way. The degree and the shape of coordination reached within this organization amid ‘distributional’ issues provides informed insights for future cooperative efforts.

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Maughelli, Francesco. "Security-related experiences with Smart Contracts over the Ethereum Blockchain". Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2017. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/13991/.

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L'innovazione introdotta con le distributed ledgers e le criptovalute ha cambiato la concezione di sistemi distribuiti, creando di fatto dei network di pagamento che funzionano tramite internet e sono in grado di muovere fondi convertendoli in valute digitali e poi di nuovo in valute cartacee. All'interno del panorama delle croptovalute, Ethereum è una piattaforma creata per espandere il semplice meccanismo transazionale, aggiungendo la capacità di programmare funzionalità sulla blockchain. Il lavoro analizza le potenzialità degli Smart Contract di Ethereum e si sofferma sugli aspetti di sicurezza che risiedono dietro al codice di Solidity, cercando una valutazione oggettiva di vantaggi e svantaggi derivanti dall'uso della piattaforma.

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Eldosouky, Mahmoud Salama Abdelrahman A. "Security of Critical Cyber-Physical Systems: Fundamentals and Optimization". Diss., Virginia Tech, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90281.

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Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) are systems that integrate physical elements with a cyber layer that enables sensing, monitoring, and processing the data from the physical components. Examples of CPSs include autonomous vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), smart grids, and the Internet of Things (IoT). In particular, many critical infrastructure (CI) that are vital to our modern day cities and communities, are CPSs. This wide range of CPSs domains represents a cornerstone of smart cities in which various CPSs are connected to provide efficient services. However, this level of connectivity has brought forward new security challenges and has left CPSs vulnerable to many cyber-physical attacks and disruptive events that can utilize the cyber layer to cause damage to both cyber and physical components. Addressing these security and operation challenges requires developing new security solutions to prevent and mitigate the effects of cyber and physical attacks as well as improving the CPSs response in face of disruptive events, which is known as the CPS resilience. To this end, the primary goal of this dissertation is to develop novel analytical tools that can be used to study, analyze, and optimize the resilience and security of critical CPSs. In particular, this dissertation presents a number of key contributions that pertain to the security and the resilience of multiple CPSs that include power systems, the Internet of Things (IoT), UAVs, and transportation networks. First, a mathematical framework is proposed to analyze and mitigate the effects of GPS spoofing attacks against UAVs. The proposed framework uses system dynamics to model the optimal routes which UAVs can follow in normal operations and under GPS spoofing attacks. A countermeasure mechanism, built on the premise of cooperative localization, is then developed to mitigate the effects of these GPS spoofing attacks. To practically deploy the proposed defense mechanism, a dynamic Stackelberg game is formulated to model the interactions between a GPS spoofer and a drone operator. The equilibrium strategies of the game are analytically characterized and studied through a novel, computationally efficient algorithm. Simulation results show that, when combined with the Stackelberg strategies, the proposed defense mechanism will outperform baseline strategy selection techniques in terms of reducing the possibility of UAV capture. Next, a game-theoretic framework is developed to model a novel moving target defense (MTD) mechanism that enables CPSs to randomize their configurations to proactive deter impending attacks. By adopting an MTD approach, a CPS can enhance its security against potential attacks by increasing the uncertainty on the attacker. The equilibrium of the developed single-controller, stochastic MTD game is then analyzed. Simulation results show that the proposed framework can significantly improve the overall utility of the defender. Third, the concept of MTD is coupled with new cryptographic algorithms for enhancing the security of an mHealth Internet of Things (IoT) system. In particular, using a combination of theory and implementation, a framework is introduced to enable the IoT devices to update their cryptographic keys locally to eliminate the risk of being revealed while they are shared. Considering the resilience of CPSs, a novel framework for analyzing the component- and system-level resilience of CIs is proposed. This framework brings together new ideas from Bayesian networks and contract theory – a Nobel prize winning theory – to define a concrete system-level resilience index for CIs and to optimize the allocation of resources, such as redundant components, monitoring devices, or UAVs to help those CIs improve their resilience. In particular, the developed resilience index is able to account for the effect of CI components on the its probability of failure. Meanwhile, using contract theory, a comprehensive resource allocation framework is proposed enabling the system operator to optimally allocate resources to each individual CI based on its economic contribution to the entire system. Simulation results show that the system operator can economically benefit from allocating the resources while dams can have a significant improvement in their resilience indices. Subsequently, the developed contract-theoretic framework is extended to account for cases of asymmetric information in which the system operator has only partial information about the CIs being in some vulnerability and criticality levels. Under such asymmetry, it is shown that the proposed approach maximizes the system operator's utility while ensuring that no CI has an incentive to ask for another contract. Next, a proof-of-concept framework is introduced to analyze and improve the resilience of transportation networks against flooding. The effect of flooding on road capacities and on the free-flow travel time, is considered for different rain intensities and roads preparedness. Meanwhile, the total system's travel time before and after flooding is evaluated using the concept of a Wardrop equilibrium. To this end, a proactive mechanism is developed to reduce the system's travel time, after flooding, by shifting capacities (available lanes) between same road sides. In a nutshell, this dissertation provides a suite of analytical techniques that allow the optimization of security and resilience across multiple CPSs.
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Cyber-physical systems (CPSs) have recently been used in many application domains because of their ability to integrate physical elements with a cyber layer allowing for sensing, monitoring, and remote controlling. This pervasive use of CPSs in different applications has brought forward new security challenges and threats. Malicious attacks can now leverage the connectivity of the cyber layer to launch remote attacks and cause damage to the physical components. Taking these threats into consideration, it became imperative to ensure the security of CPSs. Given that many CPSs provide critical services, for instance many critical infrastructure (CI) are CPSs such as smart girds and nuclear reactors; it is then inevitable to ensure that these critical CPSs can maintain proper operation. One key measure of the CPS’s functionality, is resilience which evaluates the ability of a CPS to deliver its designated service under potentially disruptive situations. In general, resilience measures a CPS’s ability to adapt or rapidly recover from disruptive events. Therefore, it is crucial for CPSs to be resilient in face of potential failures. To this end, the central goal of this dissertation is to develop novel analytical frameworks that can evaluate and improve security and resilience of CPSs. In these frameworks, cross-disciplinary tools are used from game theory, contract theory, and optimization to develop robust analytical solutions for security and resilience problems. In particular, these frameworks led to the following key contributions in cyber security: developing an analytical framework to mitigate the effects of GPS spoofing attacks against UAVs, introducing a game-theoretic moving target defense (MTD) framework to improve the cyber security, and securing data privacy in m-health Internet of Things (IoT) networks using a MTD cryptographic framework. In addition, the dissertation led to the following contributions in CI resilience: developing a general framework using Bayesian Networks to evaluate and improve the resilience of CIs against their components failure, introducing a contracttheoretic model to allocate resources to multiple connected CIs under complete and asymmetric information scenarios, providing a proactive plan to improve the resilience of transportation networks against flooding, and, finally, developing an environment-aware framework to deploy UAVs in disaster-areas

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Scannell, David Luke. "Legal aspects of the European Union's European Security and Defence Policy". Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.614899.

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Borysenkov, Dmytro, e Serhii Rozhok. "Features of national cyber defence". Thesis, National Aviation University, 2021. https://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/50755.

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1. AP NEWS. Ukraine pushes ahead with plans to secure NATO membership. Retrieved on 25/02/2021 from https://www.apnews.com/dff40992fcc446f6808d02d03b35e4bc 2. Cyberdominance. Ukraine as a NATO Centre of Excellence: Information Warfare. Retrieved on 24/02/2021 from https://www.cyberdominance.com/cyberdominance/ukraine-as-anato-centre-of-excellence-information-warfare/?history=0&pfid=1&sample=2&ref=0 3. Nekrasov V, Polyakova A (2017) This is war: Ukraine was shaken by the largest cyberattack in history. Ekonomichna Pravda (Text in Ukrainian). Retrieved on 24/02/2021 from http://www.epravda.com.ua/publications/2017/06/27/626518/ 4. NATO. Centres of Excellence. Retrieved on 25/02/2021 from https://www.act.nato.int/centres-of-excellence???history=4&pfid=1&sample=11&ref=0 5. KMU. National Security and Defense. Retrieved 03.03.2021 from https://www.kmu.gov.ua/en/reformi/bezpeka-ta-oborona
Because of Russia’s actions in April 2014, the Ukraine decided to make a step from historic alignment with Russia to find itself in NATO membership. On September 20, 2018 Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko said “We need to amend our constitution to make NATO membership a long-term goal” [1]. These words played an irreversible role of transformation our country toward European and Euro-Atlantic course integration. And one of the main goals was to transform consciousness of Ukrainian people to convince them that Ukraine is not a part of Russian Federation. The importance of this message made by Ukrainian law was directly counter to Putin’s influence operations attempting to convince the entire world that Ukrainians were ethnically Russians.
Через дії Росії у квітні 2014 року Україна вирішила зробити крок від історичного приєднання до Росії, щоб опинитися в членстві в НАТО. 20 вересня 2018 р. Президент України Петро Порошенко заявив: "Нам потрібно внести зміни в нашу Конституцію, щоб зробити членство в НАТО довгостроковою метою" [1]. Ці слова зіграли незворотну роль в трансформації нашої країни в бік європейської та євроатлантичної інтеграції курсів. І однією з головних цілей було перетворення свідомості українського народу, щоб переконати його в тому, що Україна не є частиною Російської Федерації. Важливість цього повідомлення, поданого українським законодавством, прямо суперечила операціям впливу Путіна, які намагалися переконати весь світ у тому, що українці є етнічно росіянами.

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Collison, Kurt Ryan. "The South African military aerospace industry: An overview of the special defence account more commmonly known as 'The South African Arms Deal'". Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2007. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_5741_1256300601.

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The paper focuses specifically on the South African Military Aerospace Industry as most of the weapons procured under the arms deal were military aircraft. Taking into account the numerous social needs of South Africa, the purpose of this paper is to inter alia try to establish the rationale behind the South African government's decision to to purchase an array of military weapons from foreign suppliers at an initial cost of almost thirty billion rand. In order to gain a better undrstanding of the topic, the author gives a brief overview and history of the South African Aerospace industry.Furthermore, an examination of the politics of the transition from apartheid to democracy and how this affected the aeropace industry is given.

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Doherty, Roisin. "Passivity v engagement? : the impact of an emerging European security architecture on Irish neutrality". Thesis, University of Ulster, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.314032.

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Huff, 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.

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Gray, Gavan Patrick. "Japanese defence production, national security and alliance relations in the 21st century". Thesis, University of Leicester, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/29244.

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As a result of constitutional restrictions on its use of military force, Japan has long held a reputation as a pacifist state. Yet, for more than twenty years, it has been undergoing a steady process of normalization that has seen these restrictions gradually removed or bypassed. At a time when Japan is moving toward a more proactive security policy this thesis examines the important effect procurement choices have upon both its strategic options and its regional relations. This study examines the development and structure of Japan's defence industry, assesses the threats it is required to address, and gauges the impact of domestic and foreign influence upon security policy. In addition, it raises important questions regarding the nature of Japan's strategic direction and the lack of open discussion of areas of significance. In particular, it looks at the failure of weapon choices to become more than an economic issue, despite the far broader impact of the choices made. It also considers the extent to which the threats faced by Japan have been accurately assessed, and the possible implications of narrow adherence to the US-Japan security alliance. Finally the thesis helps to address a long-standing gulf in Japan's academic community which has seen liberal academics largely standing removed from discussion of security policy on ideologically pacifist grounds. By showing that the possible choices in security policy are far broader than commonly perceived, this thesis allows and encourages a more open and active debate on Japan's future role, both in East Asia and internationally.

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Emerson, Kaye M. "Defence procurement in the United Kingdom which way will it go? /". Monterey, California : Naval Postgraduate School, 1990. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA243126.

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Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 1990.
Thesis Advisor(s): Laurance, E. J. Second Reader: Breemer, J. S. "December 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on March 30, 2010. DTIC Identifier(s): Westland Case Study, NATO Frigate Replacement-90 Case Study, European Fighter Aircraft Case Study. Author(s) subject terms: Defense Procurement, Westland Helicopter, NATO Frigate, European Fighter Aircraft. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

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Moholt, van Reeuwijk Yvonne. "Enhancing the European security and defence policy : European integration and the changing of the Norwegian and the Swedish security identities". Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Teologiska institutionen, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-359694.

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This paper examines the relationship between Europeanisation and the recent changes of the Norwegian and Swedish security identities. Since the mid-1990s, these two countries have gone different ways, the former as an active non-member with no decision-making powers and the latter as an active participant in the development of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP). Concerning Norway and Sweden’s security identity, both have changed exceedingly over the years. Norway, which has valued the US and the transatlantic partnership through NATO, namely being an ‘Atlanticist’, seeks a deeper connection to the EU as a security actor over the last fifteen years, despite the authorities emphasizing that NATO remains the cornerstone for Norwegian security policy. Sweden, which maintained strongly neutral and non-aligned throughout the 20th century, was initially sceptic to partaking in the security and defence dimension of the Union. Nonetheless, Sweden, as a member, managed to change its perception of EU’s security policy through highlighting crisis management and turned out to become one of EU’s most active contributors in shaping the ESDP. This paper concludes that Norway and Sweden have seen similar outcomes concerning Europeanisation, despite holding different positions in relation to the EU. Norway has not been able to hold an influential role respecting its European integration process, even though the authorities seek to gain as much input as possible into the ESDP through associate membership. Sweden, in contrast, entered the Union with an initial negative attitude concerning the security and defence policy but has changed its perception and chosen to play an active part in the policy making process through influencing and deepening its cooperation.

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Noetzel, Timo. "Making strategy : German defence and security policy in the post-Cold War period". Thesis, University of Oxford, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.433281.

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Torun, Zerrin. "Constructivist approach to Europeanization under the European foreign, security and defence policy framework". Thesis, University of Sussex, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.499564.

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This thesis aims at analysing the Europeanization of British and French foreign, security and defence policies through a moderate constmctivist approach, with a view to question its utility. It uses case studies, process-tracing, and interviews, covering the period from the estabhshment of Common Foreign and Security Policy until 2007. However, in order to provide provide the background to the cases under investigation, analysis of the period before has been included where necessary.

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Ladzik, Jeannette. "Britain, Germany and the European Security and Defence Policy : constructivist socialisation at work?" Thesis, London Metropolitan University, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.590147.

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This thesis investigates the European Security and Defence Policy (ESOP) which has evolved rapidly since its establishment at the Cologne European Council in June 1999. Its development has been driven by the three biggest EU member states - Germany, France and the UK. While this is to some extent not surprising as these three states are also the most militarily powerful ones in Europe, they had for many years opposing views on the creation of a separate European defence initiative. During the 1990s due to a number of reasons German and British policymakers' views on this topic converged with that of French policy-makers, who had always argued for the establishment of a common European defence policy. The British Prime Minister and the French President were therefore able to launch the European defence project at their historic meeting in Saint Malo. A few months later, Germany presided over the important Cologne European Council. Following the creation of ESOP, German and British policy-makers went beyond mere support and actively drove it forward. This thesis will explore why they changed their behaviour from opposing a common European defence policy towards pressing ahead with it. It proposes the answer that these policy-makers became socialised in ESOP by the EU. Successful socialisation led to the complete internalisation of ESOP norms and the adoption of the EU's interests and identity by German and British policy-makers. This hypothesis will be tested by applying Jeffrey T. Checkers constructivist socialisation approach to the case studies of German and British policy-makers, who shaped ESOP from the Saint Malo meeting (3 and 4 December 1998) to the Lisbon European Council summit (18-19 October 2007).

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Aktipis, Michael Spiros. "The United Kingdom and ESDP : The Europeanization of British Security and Defence Policy". Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.498085.

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Borrowing from the theoretical insights of Europeanization and the related literature of new institutionalism, this thesis investigates the political and institutional interaction between the British government and the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), an increasingly active and institutionalised area of European Union (EL') member state intergovernmental security and defence policy cooperation. Although academic literature has increasingly focused on theoretical and empirical examinations of the Europeanization of EU member state foreign policy in both individual and comparative frameworks, very little scholarly attention has been directed towards analysing these Europeanization dynamics in the specific policy area of security and defence. Recognising the central role of EU member state governments in shaping ESDP, this thesis conceives of the Europeanization of British security and defence policy as a dialectical process involving both the British government's attempts to project its national policy preferences to the EU level, as well as the domestic impact of its participation in ESDP institutions and operations over time. Through a careful empirical analysis of the political and institutional interaction between the British government and the EU-level political and institutional framework of ESDP utilising a process tracing approach, this thesis argues that over the course of the seven-year time period between December 1998 and December 2005 British security and defence policy underwent a gradual process of Europeanization. On one hand, it uncovers the British government's significant role in shaping ESDP during several key periods of its development including the run-up to Nice European Council and the negotiations over the European Constitutional Treaty. Conversely, it identifies the significant domestic impact of the British government's participation over time in the political and institutional framework of ESDP on the content and conduct of its security and defence policy, signalling a gradual top-down Europeanization of this policy area.

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Wright, Kevin P. "European conventional arms control and epistemic communities". Thesis, University of Essex, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.265196.

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Vieira, Telmo J. "Euro-Mediterranean securitization and EU foreign and defence policy : challenges for Mediterranean regional security". Thesis, University of Exeter, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10036/67300.

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The emergence of the European Union (EU) as an international actor is an important development for Europeans, but also for the international community. The EU constitutes a new actor in international affairs. It goes beyond the nation state and seeks to construct a new international order based on rules. This new international actor must deal with a complex security environment, in particular in the Mediterranean region. This thesis seeks to determine how security perceptions in the region will influence the EU’s roles and responsibilities in the Mediterranean region as a new security actor. A detailed analysis of security discourse from both the EU and Southern Mediterranean shows that there are similar security concerns throughout the Mediterranean. Issues like terrorism or illegal immigration are securitised across the region, whereas issues like regional conflicts or weapons of mass destruction are considered security threats in specific areas, in particular the Eastern Mediterranean. Furthermore, security discourse also coexists with strong references to a common Mediterranean identity. This sharing of security perceptions and references to a common identity allows us to conclude that there is indeed a regional security complex in the Mediterranean. After determining the existence of a regional security complex in the Mediterranean, an analysis of the individual actors participating in the Euro- Mediterranean RSC, at different levels, was conducted. This analysis shows that the EU occupies a central role in the region as a global great power. Moreover, an analysis of the RSC in the Mediterranean region shows that it is an unstable security complex, susceptible to internal and external transformation in the medium to long term. As such, the EU could play a more substantial role in the Mediterranean, exercising greater influence to stabilise the region; leading the region away from instability and moving it towards a more institutional framework for conflict resolution. In this role, the EU will need to be more active throughout the region, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean. It must assume its position as a great power but with its particular capabilities and characteristics. The EU must then emphasise mediation and regional integration, including south-south integration in its policies towards the Southern Mediterranean.

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Kettil, Daniel. "From National Defence to International Operations? : A study on the transformation of Sweden's armed forces between 1989-2009". Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-21908.

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Since the cold war, most countries have moved on from the classical security perception that all threats are external and aiming to invade the sovereignty of the state, thus leading to military armies fighting each other. Instead as Globalization have become more predominant since the beginning of the 1990’s new threats have also emerged that militaries can’t fight as they used to, thus it has become necessary for a wider view on security which also involves human suffering, and the general trend among armies have been to combat these through international peacekeeping and humanitarian operations. This study aims at showing the change in which the Swedish army have undergone since the end of the cold war and into modern days, both in terms of political decisions and also show how the use of language have been changed throughout the course. The thesis covers a time period between 1989 to 2009 and following the process of change from the Swedish political institution that works with military issues, called the Försvarsutskottet or the FöU and the method applied is process tracing with a detailed narrative. Several important conceptions are also explained such as Globalization, Collective security and Human security, which will make the result chapter more understandable. The results showed that the biggest changes in Sweden’s military policy came in three steps, the beginning of the 1990’s was influenced with economic problems for Sweden which also lead to budget downsizings in the military. The mid-1990’s was the time where there existed no real external threat to Sweden, and hence it came to be dominated by several large reforms which also aimed at lowering the costs of the military and adapt it into becoming rapid response forces. After the 9/11 attacks in 2001 the new threats emerged and the Swedish military focused even more on improving their international and humanitarian operations. The thesis ends by discussing these finding and present some changes in the use of languages in-between the 20 years.

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Smith, Andrew Humanities &amp Social Sciences Australian Defence Force Academy UNSW. "The factors influencing the employment of the Australian Defence Organisation in homeland security roles since 11 September 2001". Awarded by:University of New South Wales - Australian Defence Force Academy. School of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2007. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/38735.

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This thesis makes an assessment of the factors influencing the involvement of the Australian Defence Organisation (ADO) in homeland security roles since 11 September 2001 (9/11). This is approached on a largely empirical basis, using document analysis and case studies supported with interviews with key individuals and experts. The thesis commences with an Introduction that provides brief context for the thesis and specifies its central question as ???what factors have shaped the role of the ADO in Australia's response to the homeland security environment that has emerged since 11 September 2001.??? Chapter One provides an historical and theoretical context for the key concepts of homeland security and the challenges confronting Western governments in the homeland security arena. Chapter Two explores the implications of those challenges for Australia, before outlining the research method and providing a literature review. Chapter Three is an historical exposition of homeland security in Australia from British settlement in 1788 until 2001. The Chapter examines events in increasing detail in the 30 years immediately prior to 2001, including a detailed case study of ADO support to the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games, before drawing some broad conclusions on the Australian experience of the involvement of its Defence Organisation in homeland security pre-9/11. Chapter Four establishes the pre-9/11 status quo in relation to the ADO???s involvement in homeland security role before analysing the general pattern of those roles. Chapter Five analyses and draws conclusions about the reasons for the ADO???s pre-9/11 involvement in homeland security roles, introducing an hypothetical construct to explain causal factors. Chapter Six examines the ADO???s involvement in homeland security roles post-9/11, including cases studies of ADO support to the conduct of the 2002 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Chapter Seven analyses and identifies the factors led to the ADO???s pattern of involvement in homeland security post-9/11, further developing the hypothetical construct introduced in Chapter 5. Chapter Seven also contains supporting case studies on the ADO???s contribution to Australia???s national chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response capability and on the state of New South Wales??? homeland security capabilities. Chapter Eight draws overall conclusions, including recommendations for Australian policy development and areas for further research. The essential conclusion reached is that the ADO???s involvement in homeland security roles, both before and since 9/11, has been shaped mostly by pragmatic political and managerial considerations of governments. Developments have normally occurred in an episodic and incremental fashion in response to ???trigger events,??? although 9/11 altered this pattern somewhat by acting as a ???threshold??? event that re-calibrated demands and expectations for ADO involvement. Supporting Appendices provide detail on the Australian Government???s strategic guidance on ADO involvement in homeland security since 1973; on Australia???s policy for Defence Assistance to the Civilian Community and Defence Force Aid to the Civil Authorities; and on the involvement of former Department of Defence employees in non-Defence homeland-security related roles. A Bibliography provides details of sources used.

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Hunter, 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.

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Opasinov, Aleksandar, e Sina Eftekhari. "Improving the Cyber defence of an organisation based on IP Geolocation and security appliances". Thesis, Högskolan Väst, Avdelningen för Matematik, Data- och Lantmäteriteknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-16149.

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As advancement and usage of data communication has increased exponentially on a global scale, with a devastating exposure to attacks and varying security threats to home offices as well as to large enterprises, there is always a need for enhanced network protection. The IT department of the company OneDefence, located in western Sweden, was chosen for the thesis and based on the stated information from the organisation, aims were set on how to improve their network defence capabilities. The aim of this thesis is to list ten countries posing the most serious IT threats, and to limit the attack surface of OneDefence’s IT network as much as possible while still providing the necessary services to users abroad. After researching the countries, a prototype was set up to mimic OneDefence’s topology of interest and test attacks were conducted as detailed in the Methodology chapter. The results of the investigations showed the countries posing most serious cyber threats included China, Russia and North Korea among others which were statistically calculated based on the total number of recognised cyberwarfare attacks. The results obtained from the different DoS attacks in the prototype showed that an IPS should be at the heart of an organisation's network defence for combating these intrusions, as well as potentially other types. With the help of a prototype built based on the organisation's topology, several attacks were somewhat successfully mitigated with the equipment used on hand, with only a low percentage of packets allowed to pass through the security unit. Lastly, to explore further enhancements of defence capabilities of OneDefence, a comparison between different products and devices were performed. This resulted in products from the Fortinet brand such as FortiGate NGFW and UTM capabilities as they are offering several advantages compared to competitors.
Då stora framsteg och användning av datakommunikation har ökat exponentiellt på en global skala, med en förödande exponering av attacker och säkerhetshot mot hemanvändare såväl som stora företag, finns detalltid ett behov av förbättrad nätverksskydd. IT-avdelningen hos företaget OneDefence, valdes för att utföra examensprojektet och baserade sig på organisationens angivna information för att förbättra deras nätverksförsvar. Syftet med denna rapport är att sammanställa en lista på tio länder som utgör de allvarligaste IT-hoten i världen, samt begränsa attackytan för organisationens nätverk så mycket som möjligt medan man behåller alla nödvändiga tjänster till användare utomlands. Efter att ha undersökt länderna, anordnades en prototyp för att efterlikna delar av OneDefences topologi av intresse och testattacker utfördes enligt metodologikapitlet. Resultaten av utredningarna visade att från de länder som utfört de allra allvarliga cyberhoten inkluderade bland annat Kina, Ryssland och Nordkorea, som har beräknats statistiskt baserat på antalet igenkända cyberwarfare attacker. Resultaten från de olika DoS-attackerna visade att en IPS bör vara kärnan i en organisations nätverksförsvar för att kunna bekämpa dessa intrång, samt potentiellt andra typer. Med hjälp av den prototyp som byggdes baserad på organisationens topologi, blockerades flera attacker rätt framgångsrikt, med en låg procentandel av paketen som gick genom säkerhetsenheten. Slutligen utforskades ytterligare förbättringar av försvarsförmågan hos organisationen genom att jämföra olika produkter och enheter. Detta resulterade i produkter från Fortinet-varumärket såsom FortiGate NGFW med UTM förmåga, då de erbjuder flera fördelar jämfört med konkurrenter.

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Likoti, Fako Johnson. "The role of the Southern African Development Community Organ on Politics, Defence and Security". Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6897.

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The Southern African countries colonial struggles and South African apartheid destabilization policies in the mid-1960s to 1980s compelled Southern African states to establish a Security Organ. This was to assist them to formulate the common defence policy. This Organ became known as the Front Line States (FLS). However, as more countries attained independence and joined FLS, the grouping established the Southern African Coordination Conference (SADCC) that was later renamed the Southern African Development Community (SADC). It was SADC, which decided to establish another arm, which deals with Politics Defence and Security known as the Organ on Politics Defence and Security. The OPDS has experienced major problems in achieving its goals since its inception in June 1996. Member states had become suspicious of this body and as a result some members decided to operate outside the confines of this body. The main aim of this dissertation has been to trace the circumstances and the origin of this Security Organ and to evaluate its achievements. However, in august 2001, OPOS was renamed Organ of Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation (OPDSC). This Organ became accountable to the Summit not to the chair country, as was the case before. The protocol of this Organ is analysed in order to evaluate the roles of this Organ in relations to SADC member states. The dissertation also indicated the success and limitations of this Organ; the political trends of the region are also discussed. Finally, the dissertation deals with the unfinished question, which focuses on the future prospects and challenges of the OPDS as a policy implementation institution of SAOC.

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Faleg, Giovanni. "When knowledge meets practice : learning communities and the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy". Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2014. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/906/.

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This thesis explores the role of learning communities in the evolution of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). It engages the academic debate on institutional learning and the "practice turn" in IR to shed light on the factors leading the EU to learn by policy failure, as well as by ten years of practice in crisis management. Specifically, the work investigates the role of the knowledge and practice-based communities that shaped the consensus towards the comprehensive approach, with a strong emphasis on civilian means. Ideational factors, as opposed to material ones, are critical in understanding why the EU has developed a "soft" provider of security, in spite of the St Malo commitment to develop hard security capabilities. In the absence of a direct threat, EU member states’ preferences towards CSDP were driven by a set of new ideas, which in turn resulted from an emerging international agenda advocating the development of non-military crisis management approaches and tools. Through a critical appraisal of the "practice turn" and its application to the study of EU security and defence, the thesis sheds additional light on the overlap between knowledge and practice, which bears relevance for the research agenda on learning communities and norm diffusion. The empirical analysis makes an evidence-based reconstruction of the rise and evolution of civilian crisis management (CCM) and security sector reform (SSR). The comparison between the two case studies assesses the extent to which, at critical junctures, ideational factors influenced security policies. CCM and SSR, in fact, shared a similar learning process, yet the former had a much deeper impact on the shape and activities of the CSDP than the latter. To account for such variation in outcomes, it is argued that the emergence of "learning by doing" shaped CCM evolution. On the contrary, the introduction of SSR by knowledge-based communities failed to produce a common practice. Therefore, when policy innovation is supported by the re-elaboration of practices, the ideas diffused by learning communities are more persuasive and impactful on policy-making.

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Miah, Abdul. "Product-based environmental metrics for use within aerospace, defence, space and security industries (ADS)". Thesis, University of Surrey, 2018. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/845983/.

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Within the aerospace, defence, space, and security (ADS) industries, there is a growing reporting requirement and interest in understanding and reducing the environmental impacts of products and related risks to business. This dissertation presents the research carried out in collaboration with six ADS companies (ADS Group, Airbus Group, BAE Systems, Bombardier Aerospace, Granta Design, and Rolls-Royce) to establish industry methods for consistently measuring and reporting two pre-selected product-based environmental indicators identified as important to the industry: energy consumption and access to resources. Following an action research approach, four potential methods for calculating and reporting the manufacturing energy footprint of ADS products were identified and industry tested on three case study parts selected by Airbus Group, Bombardier Aerospace, and Rolls-Royce. Methods tested were: (1) Direct measurement, (2) Theoretical calculation, (3) Facility level allocation of energy consumption (based on annual production hours, quantity, and weight of parts manufactured), and (4) Approximation based on generic data. Method 3 (Production Hours) was found to be the most suitable “single” method for immediately reporting the manufacturing energy footprint of parts as it was quick to implement and based on widely available industry data. Regarding the comparability of methods, methods were found to be incomparable and produce significantly different results when applied to calculate the manufacturing energy footprint of the same part. Differences in the comparison of two methods could be in the order of one magnitude based on findings. Such large differences are significant for understanding energy use/costs, environmental impacts (e.g. carbon footprint), and reliably reporting and comparing information for informing decisions. Therefore, methods for calculating the manufacturing energy footprint of products cannot be assumed to be interchangeable and stacked in LCAs, EPDs, and other standards. These findings challenge current LCA practices and the interpretation of product-based environmental declarations if multiple methods have been used and results stacked. Thus, existing standards and growing product-orientated environmental polices allowing for the use of multiple methods (e.g. EPDs and PEFs) may indeed proliferate incomparability rather than engender comparability. Regarding approximating product energy footprints using generic data, the research was only able to approximate the machining energy consumption associated with the case study parts because of data gaps in the generic database. However, a high comparability between generic data use and direct measurement (i.e. specific/primary data) was found. These limited findings challenge attitudes towards generic data use and indicate potential scope to replace expensive primary data collection with more cost-effective (and similarly accurate) generic data. With regards to proposing a method for measuring the access to resources (A2R) product-based environmental indicator, several supply risk indicators and methodological choices for measuring the indicator were identified. Methodological choices included decisions such as to normalise and aggregate supply risk indicators into a single score. A workshop with the industry consortium was consequently carried out to explore and agree: (1) what indicators should be selected to appropriately measure A2R, and (2) how the selected indicators should be measured. Out of 18 potential supply risk indicators, five were identified as key: conflict material risk, environmental country risk, price volatility risk, sourcing and geopolitical risk, and monopoly of supply risk were selected because of clear links to legislation, use of reliable data, and effect on material prices. Regarding methodological choices for measuring A2R, the industry consortium preferred to avoid normalising and aggregating indicators to prevent masking information. The dissertation highlights several major contributions to knowledge, industry, policy, and the development of standards as a result of the research. The main contribution to knowledge is the methods developed and the learnings derived from the process undertaken to determine them. The main contribution and benefit to the ADS industries are single, practical, research informed, and industry consortium agreed methods for cost-effectively measuring two product-based environmental indicators (which support the informational requirements of a wide range of stakeholders and potential end-uses). The examined indicators and the 'case study’ approach utilised with an industry consortium to identify the generic issues in developing suitable methods will be of value for: (1) other industries with similar product/value chain characteristics, and (2) the development of methods for measuring other product-based environmental indicators for industry use (e.g. water, waste, recyclability, etc.). Presented research outcomes provide valuable industry insights for informing the development of emerging product-orientated environmental policies and standards in a manner which benefit the ADS industries and broader environment. Overall, the research has enhanced academic understanding and provides industry capability to support businesses and other similar industries to consistently assess, report, and improve the sustainability of their products and supply chains.

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Kmec, Vladimir. "The EU's approach to peacebuilding in common security and defence policy missions and operations". Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2018. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/273869.

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The main purpose of this thesis is to provide an understanding of the EU’s approach to peacebuilding in its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions and operations. The thesis explores why EU missions carry out mainly post-conflict peacebuilding tasks and whether the shift towards peacebuilding is about a substantial change of EU norms. The research analyses how peacebuilding in CSDP actions is framed, designed and operationalised through the complex decision- and policy-making processes within the CSDP. In particular, the thesis assesses how the EU’s approach to peacebuilding in the CSDP was influenced by the UN’s conceptualisation of peacebuilding and how the EU has developed its own distinctive approach to peacebuilding. While looking at the examples of civilian missions and military operations in Mali and in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the thesis provides insights into the operational dynamics of peacebuilding under the CSDP. The thesis argues that CSDP missions and operations reflect a normative and practical commitment of the EU to international peacebuilding. CSDP actions deployed in post-conflict scenarios follow the logic of liberal peacebuilding strategies while aiming at the stabilisation, reconstruction and building of the institutions of a functioning state, in particular the military, police and justice sectors. The EU pursues its peacebuilding activities under the CSDP in a comprehensive, case-specific and geopolitically strategic way as demonstrated by case studies of Mali and Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the same time, the research reveals that, although the shift towards peacebuilding in CSDP actions has been underpinned by a change of normative approaches, driven by the reform process of the UN peacekeeping, it also reflects the EU’s preferences, pragmatic limits and capability-expectation gaps in crisis management.

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Catalano, Claudio. "The Role of Italy in the development of a European security and defence policy". Thesis, IMT Alti Studi Lucca, 2009. http://e-theses.imtlucca.it/62/1/Catalano_phdthesis.pdf.

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The thesis will define Italian contribution to European integration in the field of Security and Defence Policy. The first objective of this research is to describe how Italy placed itself in the debate on the development of ESDP if compared to the Franco‐German couple and the British approach: two opposing views dominated this debate: Atlanticism and the “autonomous” approach to European Defence. The former has been supported by the UK and other countries; The latter has been supported by the Franco‐German couple and other countries. Italy has often placed in between, by assuring conformity of the European initiatives with NATO, while promoting a stronger cooperation in a European framework. The thesis analyses in depth the Italian defence policy, the contribution to the European military and civilian capabilities and operations, the participation of Italian high brass in ESDP and NATO structures, the industrial interests in European defence industry and in the intergovernmental cooperation in armaments. The research utilise the Foreign Policy Analysis method, by means of a three level: transatlantic level (relations between US and European allies through NATO); European (relation between Anglo‐ Italians and Franco‐German approaches) internal (the interests of main Italian stakeholders: Politicians, Military, Diplomats and Industry). The main findings are that Italy had given to the ESDP a more sound contribution than expected. This is mainly due to the cooperation with the UK and the bureaucratic interests of the internal administrative actors. Italy is together with France is the first troops contributor for the EU military capabilities. The British‐Italian cooperation has led to new concepts for the ESDP, such as the headline goal and has boosted the military operation in the bilateral, NATO, and ESDP framework. Italy has been leading in the civilian capabilities and operations, in particular in Police Missions and Civil Protection. The Italian defence industry is emerging as a key actor in the European and US markets. The lack of a consistent national security and defence policy, because the ruling class is not interested, boosts the bureaucratic interests of the administrative élites that are shaping the role of Italy in the development of ESDP.

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Violakis, Petros. "Europeanisation of the EU defence and security policy after the end of the Cold-War". Thesis, University of Exeter, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/22165.

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The aim of this study is to examine the extent to which the end of the Cold War led to Europeanisation in European Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The analysis takes into consideration previous studies on Europeanisation and its impact on the transformation of national security and defence, and attempts to account for the development of Europeanisation and related mechanisms. These mechanisms, which were described by Radaelli as framing mechanisms and negative integration, incorporate all major relevant factors identified in the thesis (i.e., a common strategic culture, new security identity, domestic political decision-making, industrial base and defence spending decline) which contribute to the realisation of the CSDP. The relevance of these factors for CSDP Europeanisation is examined through historical and empirical analysis. Furthermore, the relationship between CSDP and NATO is also explored. This approach facilitates the analysis of the debate concerning the emergence of CSDP and throws light on the political shift that led EU leaders to support CSDP. Another aspect of this study is the empirical analysis of the dynamics and limitations of the European defence sector. The changes which took place in the European defence sector facilitated the emergence of CSDP. Hence, these changes are analysed in view of globalisation issues, economies of scale, economic crises, military autonomy, new security strategy and R&D impact.

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Wiseman, Geoffrey. "On the defensive : a critical examination of concepts of #non-provocative defence', 1980-1992". Thesis, University of Oxford, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.360035.

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Timonen, Virpi. "In defence of the welfare state? : social policy restructuring in Finland and Sweden in the 1990s". Thesis, University of Oxford, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368128.

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Bohnen, Johannes. "The transformation of German defence policy (1989-1997) : the struggle to achieve a new consensus". Thesis, University of Oxford, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.365763.

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