Essays about: "The war on terror"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 64 essays containing the words The war on terror.

1. 1. The Dynamics of the NATO expansion to the Baltic states : A study about NATO with a focus on the United States from a Realism perspective

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

   Author : Pontus Jaktlund Gunnarsson; [2023]
   Keywords : United States; Russia; Realism; NATO; International Relations; Foreign Policy; Baltic States; Qualitative Text Analysis;

   Abstract : During the Cold War, NATO had proved itself successful in protecting the West. Therefore, NATO was seen as an organization that had the potential of maintaining security, democracy and peace. It has been repeatedly suggested that the US promised Russia no more NATO expansion. A promise which was broken in the 90s. READ MORE

3. 2. Automatic compilation and summarization of documented Russian equipment losses in Ukraine : A method development

   University essay from Försvarshögskolan

   Author : Carl Zaff; [2023]
   Keywords : Russian Equipment loss; Russo-Ukrainian War; Method development; Machine learning; Tesseract OCR; Oryxspioenkop; OSINT; Ryssland; Materielförlust; Rysk-ukrainska kriget; Metodutveckling; Maskininlärning; Tesseract OCR; Oryxspioenkop; OSINT;

   Abstract : Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the 24th of February 2022 – most of the United Nations have, in one way or another, participated in the most significant war of many decades. The war is characterized by Russia’s atrocious war crimes, illegal annexations, terror, propaganda, and complete disrespect for international law. READ MORE

4. 3. Why we hate you & Why we fight you : A thematic data analysis of Salafi jihadism's central pillars in Dabiq and Rumiyah.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

   Author : Ida Inkeri Bunæs; [2023]
   Keywords : Cosmic War; ISIS; Islamic State; Salafi-Jihadism; Satanization; Terrorism; Theater of Terror;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine how the central pillars of Salafi-Jihadism are discussed in ISIS’s own magazines and how the pillars are related to Juergensmeyer’s concepts of cosmic war, satanization, and theater of terror. The material in this thesis has been sourced from the magazines Dabiq and Rumiyah, which were published by ISIS in the period 2014-2017. READ MORE

5. 4. The Arab Spring, the rise of terrorism in the Sahel and the evolution of peace and counterterrorism operations in the region : A case study of Mali and neighbouring countries and how peace and counterterrorism operations adjusted to the rise of terrorism in the region

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Maria Maio; [2023]
   Keywords : terrorism; Arab Spring; Sahel; failed states; ungoverned spaces; peace and counterterrorism operations; war on terror; development-security nexuss;

   Abstract : The Arab Spring led to the overthrow of multiple authoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa and to the flow of arms and fighters from Libya to Western African countries, triggering the crisis in the Sahel and altering the security landscape of the region. The Sahel, a quite stable region, became vulnerable to the rise of terrorism due to political instability, internal conflicts dynamics and power vacuum which led to ungoverned spaces to be seen as safe havens to terrorist groups. READ MORE

6. 5. The War on Terror - Terror on the Stock Market?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jakob Erlandsson; Jesper Hedlund; [2022]
   Keywords : Event study; CAAR; sign test; War on Terror; stock market; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper aims to investigate the effect of the major events of the U.S. War on Terror on the stock market. This is done by replicating an event study by Hudson and Urquhart (2015), which analyzes the effects of World War II events on the stock market returns. READ MORE