Essays about: "Weaponization"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the word Weaponization.

  1. 1. A Camouflaged Weapon : Coercive Engineered Migration against Europe by Armed Nonstate Actors in Libya

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Rebecka Rönnegård; [2024]
    Keywords : armed non-state actors; coercion; foreign policy; Libya; weaponized migration;

    Abstract : In a world witnessing unprecedented levels of forced displacement, the weaponization of migration has emerged as a potent and unexplored tool in the foreign policy arsenals of states and non-state actors. Challenging traditional state-centric perspectives in international relations, this thesis delves into the realm of Coercive Engineered Migration (CEM) employed by armed non-state actors. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Propaganda of Iran and its Proxies : A study on the cross-group cohesion of Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Gustav Christensson; [2024]
    Keywords : Iran; Hezbollah; Hamas; Axis of Resistance; social identity theory; Islamist propaganda; content analysis;

    Abstract : Since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 Iran has employed a deliberate and successful strategy centered around the use and support of various proxies, notably Hezbollah and Hamas who are part of the Iranian led Axis of Resistance. There is a vast literature that has studied different aspects of this Iranian proxy dimension, but relatively little research has been conducted on propaganda as a unifying mechanism. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Ambiguity of the Russian Measures in Outer Space

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Francesca Feltrin; [2023]
    Keywords : Outer Space; Russia; Militarization; Weaponization; Offensive Realism; Balance of Power;

    Abstract : Outer Space has been a contested domain since the Cold War but in the past few decades with the advancement of technology, it has become even more desirable. Outer space has become extremely important in our everyday lives from satellite telecommunications, television broadcasting, weather forecasting, and navigation. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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

  6. 5. Weapons or Victims? The impact of weaponized migration on the European Union’s self-perception and identity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Wilma Sörman Ivarzon; [2022]
    Keywords : Weaponized migration; Refugee Portrayals; Ontological Security; European identity; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how the European Parliament portrays weaponized migration, a phenomenon in which states mobilize migrants against another state to force concessions. Furthermore, the thesis analyses how instances of weaponized migration impact European identity. READ MORE