Essays about: "Global War on Terror"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Global War on Terror.

1. 1. The Dynamics of the NATO expansion to the Baltic states : A study about NATO with a focus on the United States from a Realism perspective

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Pontus Jaktlund Gunnarsson; [2023]
   Keywords : United States; Russia; Realism; NATO; International Relations; Foreign Policy; Baltic States; Qualitative Text Analysis;

   Abstract : During the Cold War, NATO had proved itself successful in protecting the West. Therefore, NATO was seen as an organization that had the potential of maintaining security, democracy and peace. It has been repeatedly suggested that the US promised Russia no more NATO expansion. A promise which was broken in the 90s. READ MORE

3. 2. The Arab Spring, the rise of terrorism in the Sahel and the evolution of peace and counterterrorism operations in the region : A case study of Mali and neighbouring countries and how peace and counterterrorism operations adjusted to the rise of terrorism in the region

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Maria Maio; [2023]
   Keywords : terrorism; Arab Spring; Sahel; failed states; ungoverned spaces; peace and counterterrorism operations; war on terror; development-security nexuss;

   Abstract : The Arab Spring led to the overthrow of multiple authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa and to the flow of arms and fighters from Libya to Western African countries, triggering the crisis in the Sahel and altering the security landscape of the region. The Sahel, a quite stable region, became vulnerable to the rise of terrorism due to political instability, internal conflicts dynamics and power vacuum which led to ungoverned spaces to be seen as safe havens to terrorist groups. READ MORE

4. 3. Military tribunals and fair trial rights - a study of the Guantanamo Commission

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Axel Edling; [2020]
   Keywords : public international law; fair trial; military courts; Guantanamo Commission; terrorism; non-privileged combatants; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The right to a fair trial is a vital component of the rule of law, but with the change in global conflicts, and particularly the rise of global terrorism, it has been presented with new challenges. Soldiers’ immunity for certain, normally illegal, actions has been established as a principle of international law since the adaptation of the Geneva Conventions. READ MORE

5. 4. Humanitarian Assistance or ‘Association With Terrorists’? How U.S Antiterrorism Financing Policy De-Limit Humanitarian Organizations: A Disciplinary Power Analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Zakarias Nissen; [2019]
   Keywords : Global War on Terror; Humanitarian principles; Humanitarian organizations; Disciplinary power; USAID; non-association; Discourse; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In this thesis, the power dynamics underpinning the relationship between USAIDfunded humanitarian organizations and U.S governmental agencies – in relation to the Global War on Terror (GWoT) - are critically investigated. To this end, a Foucauldian lens of ’disciplinary power’ is utilized to uncover U. READ MORE

6. 5. US POWER DYNAMICS IN AFRICA

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Misha Desai; [2016]
   Keywords : [United States; Kenya; Security; 9 11; War on Terror; Critical geopolitics]; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 have had a profound effects on global perceptions of security and threats. The ensuing global War on Terror has increasingly been used by the US as a pretext to wage a ‘global war’, far outside the borders of the American homeland. READ MORE