Essays about: "Moscow"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 50 essays containing the word Moscow.

  1. 1. (Swift) sanctions and the rise of parallel payment systems: A qualitative study of financial infrastructure and power dynamics in times of FinTech

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Jacqueline Klehr; [2023-10-05]
    Keywords : Financial infrastructure; economic sanctions; Swift; payment systems; ; cross border payments; financial network;

    Abstract : In 2022, the West imposed sanctions of unprecedented scale on Russia following the war in Ukraine, including severing Moscow from the main global financial message provider, Swift, with the objective to harm the ability of Russian banks to operate globally. As the global financial system is centralised, being severed from Swift significantly complicates the process of conducting cross border payments. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Russian Playbook : Using History & Path Dependence to Analyse How Russia Operationalises Grand Strategy in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Justine Westbrook; [2023]
    Keywords : Russia; Security; International Relations; Conflict; History; Path Dependence; Georgia; Ukraine; Moldova; War; Historical Institutionalism; USSR; Post-Soviet; Deception; Russian Influence; Weaponization; Weaponisation; Donba; South Ossetia; Crimea; Transnistria; Pridnestrovia; Russian Grand Strategy; Abkhazia; Frozen Conflict; Playbook;

    Abstract : To predict and prevent future armed conflicts like Russia’s war against Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2022, there is more value in knowing how these wars occurred rather than why they occurred. The Russian Playbook is built from three distinct “plays” employed by Moscow and organised in the theoretical framework of Historical Institutionalism through Path Dependence modelling. READ MORE

  4. 3. Soviet intelligence in Stockholm during World War II: A social network analysis

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Björn Lundberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Social network theory; social network analysis; Venona; KGB; NetDraw; Usinet; World War two; Intelligence; dark networks; criminal networks; Mercyhurst College; National security agency; NSA; cables; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In this thesis social network analysis is applied on the Venona project KGB cables between Stockholm and Moscow during the World War two. The method is quantitative where words are extracted according to two different coding sheets and structured in tables. Software is then used for calculations and visualization. READ MORE

  5. 4. Development of an insert for a gripper and a fastening system : Exemplified for a human robot collaborative assembly process

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för ingenjörsvetenskap

    Author : Gonzalo Dimuro Duckwitz; [2022]
    Keywords : Collaborative robot; assembly process; insert; gripper; design; Universal Robots; tool; Abaqus; finite elements analysis; press fits; toy car; manual assembly; human robot collaboration;

    Abstract : Nowadays, the use of robots in industrial tasks is growing constantly. However, manual assembly is one area that is hard to make fully automated since manual assembly operations work with different shapes and products that require human finesse to do some operations. READ MORE

  6. 5. Vladimir Putin’s 20 years in power : The investigation of Vladimir Putin’s grounds of political legitimacy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Slaviska språk

    Author : Lennar Gaynullin; [2022]
    Keywords : political legitimacy; Russia; protests on Bolotnaya Square; Putin’s rating.; политическая легитимность; Россия; Болотная площадь; рейтинг Путина.; den politiska legitimitet; Ryssland; protesterna på Bolotnajatorg; Putins rankning;

    Abstract : This paper aims to investigate the grounds of political legitimacy on which Vladimir Putin relied and still relies to sustain his popularity and remain in power today. Special emphasis is placed on the period after the opposition protests in 2011-2012 and demonstrations on Bolotnaya Square in Moscow. READ MORE