Essays about: "cold war culture"
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1. NATO and their gold card holders : An entanglement analysis of Sweden and Finland's decision to apply for membership in NATO
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : The aim of this paper is to gain a greater understanding of the meaning-making process behind Finland and Sweden’s decision to join NATO in 2022, and by so, deviate from their long-standing tradition of military non-alignment. Instead of solely pointing to the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the official reason for NATO membership this paper suggests that the concept of strategic culture can provide one with a greater understanding of their decision to join NATO. READ MORE
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2. Small State Relations in a Post-Cold War Order : A Case Study of North Macedonia
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : During the Cold War, small states were often side-lined as unimportant or too weak to make an impact on the world stage. However, as the Cold War ended, more smaller states emerged along the emergence of several international institutions and increased focus on international laws, which smaller states sought to uphold through participation in the international forums such as the UN. READ MORE
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3. Strategic Narratives in Media Representations of the Refugee Crisis of 2015 : A Comparative Study between RT and BBC World News
University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMKAbstract : As immigration turns into the scapegoat of political and social tensions all over the world and politicians that seem to be talking about migration flows communicate instead their conception of the world and where it should head, this study investigates the refugee crisis of 2015 as represented in the two global television channels RT and BBCW. Widely studied for the depiction the press gives of the refugees, for the first time the refugee crisis is analyzed as an arena where competing understandings of international relations are constructed, in a media ecology where a myriad of actors have a chance to foreground their truth and where wars are fought, and possibly won, through the weapons of values, culture and the attraction they exercise (Nye Jr. READ MORE
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4. Continuities and Changes of Europe in Romanian National Discourse A thematic analysis of Romania`s chiefs of state speeches, between 1931 and 2016
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Abstract There are several problems when studying, as this thesis, the interplay between the concepts of Europe and of nation, in an official discourse of a state. One is that these concepts are largely seen as being in a dichotomous position. READ MORE
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5. A Study of how Organisational Culture and Experience Affect Firms’ Political Risk Identification: A Case Study of Ericsson, Motorola Solutions, Tecnotree and KVH Industries
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The end of the Cold War marked the end of a dual world power system and an opening up of world markets. This has resulted in a more complex risk landscape, complicating political risks that firms face abroad. The 1990s and onwards also marked an increase in global interconnectedness, increasing companies’ exposure to political risks. READ MORE
