Essays about: "conventional weapons"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words conventional weapons.

  1. 1. Weapons on the Weak : The impact of Small Arms and Major Conventional Weapons Imports on the Intentional Targeting of Civilians in Intrastate Conflicts

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

    Author : Alex Aaltola; [2022]
    Keywords : SALW; MCW; OSV; civilians; intrastate conflict;

    Abstract : Academics and practitioners often assume that arms and violence against civilians are positively correlated. Existing research on small arms and light weapons (SALW) and major conventional weapons (MCW) imports, however, find that arms are a weak explanatory factor for intrastate violence. READ MORE

  3. 2. Particle Simulation and Optimization of a Relativistic Magnetron for HPM Applications

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Fasta tillståndets elektronik

    Author : Wilhelm Thunberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Relativistic Magnetron; FOI Magnetron; TE11; HPM; High Power Microwaves; Particle in cell; MAgic3d;

    Abstract : A relativistic magnetron (RM) is a high-power microwave (HPM) source. The main objective of the RM is to generate directed electromagnetic pulses with high power, which can be used in e.g. HPM weapons and for electromagnetic compatibility testing. READ MORE

  4. 3. By Vice or Virtue: Does it Pay Off to Sin During Market Downturns?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : William Sandell; Albin Lindgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Sin stocks; Socially responsible investing; Recession resistance; Alpha; Beta; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates sin stock characteristics through relative return performance compared to the global market index MSCI World, defining stock defensiveness towards market movements (i.e. recession resistance) and abnormal amounts of excess returns. READ MORE

  5. 4. Security or Security Issue of Tomorrow? Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems : A critical discourse analysis of securitization of LAWS in German political-institutional dabates

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Ronja Schahira Kaya Metzger; [2021]
    Keywords : Lethal autonomous Weapons Systems; Securitization; Convention on Conventional Weapons; CCW; weapons control; Germany;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the role of Legal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) in the German institutional-political landscape is examined. The effort guiding the thesis is to uncover and understand how LAWS have been constructed in the German institutional-political discourse from 2017-2021. READ MORE

  6. 5. Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Humanitarian Law: A mixed-methods study to understand and explain how states’ position themselves vis-à-vis lethal autonomous weapons systems compliance with international humanitarian law

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Emelie Andersin; [2020-11-17]
    Keywords : lethal autonomous weapons systems; cluster munitions; convention on cluster munitions; international humanitarian law; compliance; just war theory;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to understand and explain how states’ position themselves vis-à-vis lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) compliance with international humanitarian law (IHL). It is important to understand and explain why states’ position themselves in the debate on LAWS compliance with IHL due to its rapid development and limited knowledge in this area. READ MORE