Essays about: "Afghanistan war"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 63 essays containing the words Afghanistan war.

  1. 1. Publicly approved wars : How soft power is used to sway public opinion

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Ville Sternbeck; [2024]
    Keywords : Soft Power; Public Opinion; American Military Intervention; Afghanistan War; Taiwan Crisis;

    Abstract : The United States has always been a very prominent user of hard power and has in most of its existence wielded a great amount of it, seen by their long military history. Another power the United States has a vast amount of is soft power, begging the question how this power has been utilized in the past, to for example create public support for military intervention. READ MORE

  3. 2. Peace from the barrel of a gun. : The effect of NATO and UN peace enforcement on war intensity.

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

    Author : Robin Sällström; [2023]
    Keywords : Peacekeeping; peace enforcement; NATO; UN; war intensity.;

    Abstract : Since 1991, NATO has played a prominent role in peacekeeping and peace enforcement in the Balkans and Afghanistan. Despite NATO’s role in peacekeeping, there is little literature that compares the efficacy of NATO and UN peace enforcement operations. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Discourse Analysis of News Values in BBC Reports on Refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Emma Strömberg; [2023]
    Keywords : News values; discourse analysis; DVNA; refugees; Ukraine; Afghanistan; the BBC;

    Abstract : Ukraine and Afghanistan are two nations not unfamiliar with war, with thousands of their civilians fleeing the two countries. This study examines reports produced by the BBC and the use of news values when reporting on refugees from Ukraine and Afghanistan. READ MORE

  5. 4. American national identity at the start and end of the war in Afghanistan: A comparative narrative analysis of presidential speeches

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Tilde Olausson; [2022-08-24]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate the production of American national identity at the start and end of America’s warfare in Afghanistan, and to reach an understanding how the identity-construction legitimatized America’s actions at those moments. Based on a post structural understanding of identity as constructed and reproduced through action and speech, this study examines and compares speeches held by presidents George Bush and Joe Biden in relation to the start and end of the war. READ MORE

  6. 5. The American Withdrawal from Afghanistan

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Hillevi Pihl; [2022]
    Keywords : Afghanistan; war; America; withdrawal; international relations; realism; liberalism; al-Qa’eda; Taliban;

    Abstract : The American war in Afghanistan is the longest war in American history, yet there has seemed to be no clear argument for continuing the war for almost two decades. Unilateral withdrawals in counterinsurgency wars are not uncommon, especially if the other party involved is viewed as nondemocratic. READ MORE