Essays about: "interstate conflict a case study"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words interstate conflict a case study.

  1. 1. Climate Variability and Interstate Conflict : In the Arctic Region

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Anna Svedin; [2022]
    Keywords : climate variability; interstate conflict; militarized interstate incidents; Arctic;

    Abstract : This thesis draws on the climate-conflict research field to explore the question how does climate variability affect interstate conflict? This thesis contributes to various gaps in previous research by studying interstate conflict while most climate-conflict research investigates internal conflict, by using a new operationalization of climate variability as sea ice extent, and by studying an understudied case, the Arctic region. The theoretical argument consists of two parallel processes, a background mechanism focused on long-term climate change and a main mechanism focused on short-term climate variability. READ MORE

  3. 2. Threat perception and its impact on international mediation efforts : A comparative case study of the divergent cases of Armenia-Azerbaijan in Nagorno-Karabakh and the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Sanna Stark; [2021]
    Keywords : war studies; international mediation; threat perception; material force; ideational force; interstate conflict;

    Abstract : Although the topic of international mediation has been debated frequently amongst academic scholars, most literature has failed to address the notion of threat perception. This thesis examines the impact of threat perceptions from ideational and material force on the prospects for successful international mediation. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Power of Values in Determining Interstate Threat Perception

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Katrīna Marija Sitniece; [2021]
    Keywords : Threat perception; Values; Interstate; Conflict; Threat; Pre-emptive war; Peace and conflict; International relations; Russia; Military intervention; Regional security complex; Value congruence; 2014; Ukraine 2014; Belarus; Poland; Sweden; Europe; Perception;

    Abstract : Interstate threat perception plays a vital role in peace and conflict, having the potential to lead to pre-emptive war.  Despite the significance of the theme, little is known about the elements and mechanisms at play guiding threat perception at the state level. READ MORE

  5. 4. Understanding the Energy Interdependence Between the EU and Russia: Case of the Baltic Sea Region

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Svetlana Izosimova; [2016]
    Keywords : European Union; Russia; Baltic Sea region; natural gas; energy; realism; liberalism; regional security complexes; interdependence; conflict; security;

    Abstract : This study is conducted with the purpose to unfold hidden sides of the EU – Russian energy cooperation and to shed a light on possible reasons for existing problems that have rarely been voiced before. This study provides an alternative view on the role of the Baltic Sea region in the overall EU – Russian energy dialogue and its current situation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Exploring Misfit : A case study of the northeast Atlantic mackerel

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

    Author : Jessica Spijkers; [2015]
    Keywords : Misfit; international marine governance; fish migration; northeast Atlantic; mackerel;

    Abstract : The pressure of a growing and developing global human society creates environmental stresses that require collaborative management. Sudden and dramatic ecological changes can, however, impede such management by making social arrangements out of alignment with the ecosystem they were designed to manage. READ MORE