Essays about: "external influence"

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1. 1. Friends or Foes? Examining 10 years of U.S Intelligence assessments on the China threat, 2013-2023

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Mir Rashid; [2024]
   Keywords : United States; China; U.S Intelligence Community; US-China relations; Qualitative document analysis; Threat perception theory; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines how China has been portrayed in the Annual Threat Assessment reports of the U.S. intelligence community between 2013-2023. A qualitative document analysis is conducted on 9 publicly available threat assessment reports issued during this period. READ MORE

3. 2. Constructing Capabilities : Military Strategies of Small States in an Age of Transition: Examining the Influence of Strategic Culture

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Lara Kristjansdottir; [2024]
   Keywords : Strategic culture; neorealism; military strategy; defence planning; small state security; Sweden and Denmark.;

   Abstract : Scholars tend to approach small states’ military strategies in terms of restraints and opportunities in the external security environment, largely overlooking the influences of a state’s domestic particularities. This thesis aims to explore how the theory of strategic culture, regarded here as an inherent, domestic context in which strategy is formulated, can add nuance to such realist analyses of how small states build and adjust their defence capabilities. READ MORE

4. 3. Stamskador och dess uppkomst vid mekaniserad kvalitetsgallring i norra Sverige

   University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

   Author : Lovisa Hansén; [2024]
   Keywords : skördare; faktorer; gallringskvalitet;

   Abstract : Gallring är ett ingrepp som görs i ett skogsbestånd med syfte att ta bort ett urval av träd för att gynna de kvarstående, samt att ge en intäkt i form av virke. Som skogsägare kan man prioritera vilka värden man vill gynna i sin skog; ekonomiska, sociala och/eller biologiska. READ MORE

5. 4. The swing of the pendulum: Sweden's pivot to NATO : A case of small states' shift in security policy

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Irena Bonnier; [2024]
   Keywords : Security and defence policy; Sweden; NATO; Small states studies; Deterrence; Shelter theory s political military dimension; Realism; Foreign Policy Change; Domestic determinants of small states security policy; Process-tracing; Säkerhets- och försvarspolitik; Sverige; NATO; Småstatsteori; Avskräckning; Vindskyddsteorins politiska militära dimension; Realism; Utrikespolitisk förändring; Inhemska påverkansfaktorer på småstaters säkerhetspolitik; Processpårning;

   Abstract : Sweden is the only state in the Baltic Sea region currently not under NATO protection, which puts the state in a particularly vulnerable position. On 18 May 2022, Sweden officially deemed NATO alignment a more effective option of security strategy in projecting deterrence and dealing with the security challenges the state is facing, compared to a strategy of non-alignment which has been Sweden’s security posture for over 200 years. READ MORE

6. 5. Symbiosis in Open Innovation: Small Firms' Dance with Large Companies

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Carl Fröblom; Evelina Holmstedt; Ragnvald Løkholm-Alvestad; [2024]
   Keywords : Open innovation; Licensing; Asymmetric Partnerships; Challenges; Management; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the challenges that small firms face when engaging in open innovation by out-licensing to larger companies. Additionally, it aims to investigate the strategies that these small firms use to manage the challenges. READ MORE