Essays about: "small state security"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the words small state security.
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1. Constructing Capabilities : Military Strategies of Small States in an Age of Transition: Examining the Influence of Strategic Culture
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : 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
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2. Island of the Roses : A case study of the ontological threat of a micronation
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : The discipline of OSS’s (Ontological Security Studies) incorporation in Security Studies has helped unravel state behaviour which other IR-theories (International Relations) have struggled to make sense of. Going beyond the physical security concerns which characterise the traditional literature, OSS has up until recently consistently emphasised the psychological threat of harm to the “self” – emanating from a point of departure which renders it disembodied. READ MORE
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3. The swing of the pendulum: Sweden's pivot to NATO : A case of small states' shift in security policy
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : 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
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4. Can Streams of Weapons Create Waves of Violence Between Farmers and Herders? : A qualitative case study on the role of Small Arms and Light Weapons in conflicts between farmers and herders
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskningAbstract : This paper empirically examines the relationship between the circulation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW), and its effect on farmer-herder conflicts, particularly the risk of escalation. Researchers have emphasised the role of these weapons that are being frequently used in communal conflicts across several African countries. READ MORE
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5. Freshwater Security in Small Island Developing States: A case study of Anguilla
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Freshwater scarcity leads to serious effects on the socioeconomic and commercial development of a country. The management of freshwater resources will be one of the most pressing issues of this millennium making it a catalyst for war and peace. READ MORE
