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Swarming and Counter-swarming: Historical Observations and Conclusions
(C4ISR Decision Support Center, Department of Defense, 2003-01-13)Recent attention to swarming theory and the potential for such use in modern combat has raised much interest in venues as diverse as UCLA, UC Berkeley, and the Marine Corps Combat Development Center. Much writing and ... -
The Exploitive Nature of Prostitution and Sex Trafficking in India
(2013-07-25)In this Thesis, I have examined and analyzed the exploitive nature of prostitution and sex trafficking in India. My goal has been to provide an analysis on how vulnerable women and children are being exploited into ... -
U. S. Military Commercials: Money Well Spent?
(2012-07-16)This paper explores the effects of increased U.S. Military enlistment commercials on youths’ attitudes about war, military propensity levels, and levels of political efficacy and cynicism. The definition and purpose of ... -
The Decline of the Confederación de Trabajadores Mexicanos During the Period of Neoliberalism
(2012-07-16)The advent of neoliberalism and globalization in modern Mexico caused a shift in the traditional labor discourse which had governed labor relations for most of the 20th century. In its place came a new economic model with ... -
United Nations Virtuous City Project (UNVCP)
(2012-07-09)There are seven billion people living on this planet and sharing its natural resources. The question to ask is how long can this celestial ship bear the pressure of an enduring energy need? Scientists agree on the necessity ... -
Analysis of 2010 Mid-term Elections: A Case Study
(2012-06-27)The 2010 mid-term elections resulted in the change of control in the United States House of Representatives, and a closer partisan breakdown in the membership of the United States Senate. This thesis examines the scholarly ... -
THE RESTRAINED PRESIDENCY AND PRESIDENTIAL CHARACTER: THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DR. IVAN ELAND’S PRESIDENTIAL RANKINGS AND JAMES BARBER’S CHARACTER TYPES
(2012-06-25)The goal of this thesis is to take a ranking of American presidents with criteria based on restraint on presidential power and compare it to James Barber’s presidential character classifications. Dr. Ivan Eland’s book ... -
Democratic Transition in Madagascar, Malawi, and Mozambique
(2011-12-09)The 1990s marked an optimistic era in Africa’s political history. After nearly three decades of authoritarian rule, often characterized by “political repression, corruption, human rights abuses, and economic mismanagement,” ... -
THE REFLECTIONS ON NAFTA AND WHAT CAN BE LEARNED FROM IT
(2012-02-01)The number of international trade agreements is growing, but their efficiency still raises doubts. In this thesis, I decided to assess NAFTA, because it is the first free trade agreement among asymmetrically developed ...
