Essays about: "interstate conflict"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words interstate conflict.

  1. 11. Determinants of violence and escalation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sebastian Nilsson Qvist; [2019]
    Keywords : Militarized interstate disputes; civil-military relations; praetorianism; conflict behavior; conflict decision-making.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Democratic peace theory, or DPT, has in recent academic studies had its explanatory power and validity questioned and examined. One of the contenders against DPT is civil-military relations. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Evolution of ECOWAS: How the Economic Organization Transitioned Into Peace and Security

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : William Aleman; [2018]
    Keywords : Ecowas; West Africa; Peace; Security; Humanitarian Intervention; Responsibility to Protect; Nigeria; United Nations; cosmopolitanism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Ecowas’ original purpose was to integrate West African states for economic prosperity, however, the politically unstable region’s economy could not develop unless peace and security could be guaranteed. By adopting various security protocols to the original treaty in an attempt to stop interstate conflicts, Ecowas began its transition into a security organization. READ MORE

  4. 13. A Gendered Analysis of the Brahmaputra Dialogue : A study of the relation between transboundary water management and gender norms

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tove Lexén; [2017]
    Keywords : transboundary water management; gender; governance; conflict; South Asia;

    Abstract : Transboundary water management (TWM) regards how internationally shared waters are managed. Recently, TWM processes have been researched from the perspective of gender inclusivity. READ MORE

  5. 14. WATER AS A CURSE? A quantitative examination of the link between water resources and interstate conflict

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Prenzel; [2016-09-16]
    Keywords : resource curse; water abundance; interstate conflict; greed; grievances;

    Abstract : The phenomenon of the resource curse links the abundance of natural resources to higher levels of conflict occurrence. Until now, most literature merely focuses on non-renewable resources such as diamonds or gold. READ MORE

  6. 15. Understanding the Energy Interdependence Between the EU and Russia: Case of the Baltic Sea Region

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Svetlana Izosimova; [2016]
    Keywords : European Union; Russia; Baltic Sea region; natural gas; energy; realism; liberalism; regional security complexes; interdependence; conflict; security;

    Abstract : This study is conducted with the purpose to unfold hidden sides of the EU – Russian energy cooperation and to shed a light on possible reasons for existing problems that have rarely been voiced before. This study provides an alternative view on the role of the Baltic Sea region in the overall EU – Russian energy dialogue and its current situation. READ MORE