Essays about: "military capabilities"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 65 essays containing the words military capabilities.

  1. 16. On rough terrain: Islands and Violence

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

    Author : Nora Nijboer; [2022]
    Keywords : Island disputes; strategic locations; violent escalation; interstate disputes; territorial conflict;

    Abstract : Although island disputes have returned to the geopolitical theatre on a small scale, to date, virtually no previous research on territorial interstate island disputes and violent escalation exists. This paper argues that when an island is positioned in a strategic location, because of its unique attacking, defending, and trade capabilities this may induce a willingness towards- and eventual use of violence in the attempt to conquer or defend the territory. READ MORE

  3. 17. Philippine strategic behavior from 2011 to 2021 in light of developments in the South China Sea

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Raluca-Maria Irimia; [2022]
    Keywords : Philippine foreign policy; South China Sea dispute; Hedging theory; Risk management; Philippine-China relations; Philippine-US relations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the past decades, China's rise has set off a shift from the unipolar era, rendering the South China Sea (SCS) a theatre for revived great power rivalry. In this environment, the behavior of secondary states navigating the heavy seas of the SCS dispute has drawn significant academic attention to the study of small and middle-power strategy. READ MORE

  4. 18. Germany and the integration of EU military capabilities : Understanding zeitenwende from a neoclassical realist perspective

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Eric Hall; [2022]
    Keywords : CFSP-integration; Neoclassical Realism; European German security foreign policy;

    Abstract : Zeitenwende represents a turning point in German foreign and security policy which is analysed in this paper. The analysis is based on three variables from Rose's neoclassical realism which shapes a state's foreign and security policy. The three variables are Military Capability, Strategic Culture, and Threat Perception. READ MORE

  5. 19. Analysis, Implementation and Evaluation of Direction Finding Algorithms using GPU Computing

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Regina Andersdotter; [2022]
    Keywords : GPU; GPU Computing; Direction Finding; GPU Suitability; CUDA; Multiple Signal Classification; Weighted Subspace Fitting; Correlative Interferometer; runtime; angle resolution; block size;

    Abstract : Direction Finding (DF) algorithms are used by the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) in the context of electronic warfare against radio. Parallelizing these algorithms using a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) might improve performance, and thereby increase military support capabilities. READ MORE

  6. 20. The European Union as a global actor: : The Russia-Ukraine conflict starting in 2014-2022

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

    Author : Fatima Al-Naseralla; [2022]
    Keywords : Global actor; European Union; Russia; Ukraine; invasion;

    Abstract : This thesis aimed to answer how the European Union performed as a 'global actor' in the Russia and Ukraine war from 2014 until 2022 using theoretical approaches of international relations theories. Furthermore, realist scholars define the concept of actorness as an entity capable of military decisions. READ MORE