Essays about: "War on Terror."

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  1. 6. Democracies in Danger : An Analysis of Democracies' Deconstruction in Their War to Dismantle Islamic Terrorism

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Simon Virserius Hayon; [2022]
    Keywords : Terrorism; Democracy; War on Terror; Critical Terrorism Studies;

    Abstract : The 9/11 attacks changed how western societies, and with them the world, view terrorism. To respond to these events, western democracies allied to fight for their values against what they saw as their sworn enemies. READ MORE

  3. 7. Overt Partnership, Covert Intervention : Russian use of mercenaries in the Central African Republic

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Benjamin Hemche Billberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Wagner; Wagner PMC; Proxy war; Private Military Company; Mercenaries; Indirect intervention; Central African Republic; Russia;

    Abstract : Private Military Companies (PMCs) have increased significantly since the end of the Cold War, primarily hailing from the Western countries and South Africa, and notably employed in the War on Terror. In recent years, the Russian group generically known as ‘Wagner PMC’ has been deployed in Ukraine, the Middle East and Africa. READ MORE

  4. 8. “We have to make decisions based not on fear, but on hard-earned wisdom.” : President Obama’s use of historical analogies when justifying the use of weaponized drones in the War on Terror

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Tove Falk; [2022]
    Keywords : drone warfare; historical analogies; cognitive theory; decision-making; War on Terror;

    Abstract : The continued use of weaponized drones in the War on Terror has stirred up a heated debate, both in the scholarly and academic world, and there is still no conclusive empirical evidence to suggest that they are effective. As such, there ought to be factors other than efficacy that impact the decision-making process. READ MORE

  5. 9. “We Are Together” : cultural trauma and discourse of collectivism in Chinese video representation of the COVID-19 epidemic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

    Author : Shujing Zheng; [2021]
    Keywords : risk society; ontological insecurity; cultural trauma; collectivism; COVID-19; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis has two aims. One is to situate COVID-19 in a macro narrative that characterizes our time as a risk society or reflexive modernization. The other is to bring public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic into the sharp focus of cultural trauma study which is closely related to media representations. READ MORE

  6. 10. Political instability and revolutionary war in the Arab Spring - a statistical approach

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Olle Scherling1; [2021]
    Keywords : Political instability; revolutionary war; Arab Spring; J-curve hypothesis; Davies;

    Abstract : The topic of this thesis is on political instability and revolutionary war in the countries that were involved with the Arab Spring. As created by James. READ MORE