Essays about: "military capabilities"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 65 essays containing the words military capabilities.

  1. 21. Projecting Power in the Fifth Domain : An assessment of why states use proxies for offensive cyber operations

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Mattias Hjelm; [2021]
    Keywords : Cyber operations; PA theory; Proxy; Russia; The United States.;

    Abstract : In the 21st century, cyber operations have become the modern manifestation of political warfare between great powers. Many states have made considerable efforts to build up their respective cyber commands. Contrary, or as a complement to this, some states choses to rely upon actors detached from the state for conducting their operations online. READ MORE

  3. 22. Understanding Military Implications of Nuclear Weapons : A Frame Analysis of U.S. and Russian Nuclear Policy Discourses 2017-2020

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Larisa Saveleva; [2021]
    Keywords : nuclear weapons; nuclear policy discourse; the United States; Russia; framing theory; nuclear realism;

    Abstract : The paper discusses how strategic nuclear capabilities possessed by the world’s largest nuclear powers, the United States and Russia, affect how their state leadership makes sense of the role of military force in international politics. Using the theoretical framework of the theory of nuclear revolution (Jervis 1989) and nuclear realism (van Munster & Sylvest 2016), the author parses the ways in which the role of military force is framed in U. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Military Utility of Unmanned Aerial Systems for Swedish Tactical Deliveries : A Defence Systems Perspective

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Anton Lomaeus; [2021]
    Keywords : Unmanned Aerial Vehicles; Defence Systems; Tactical Delivery; Systems Perspective; System Engineering; Military Utility; Operation Logistics; Obemannade flygande fordon; Försvarssystem; Taktiska leveranser; Systemperspektiv; Systemteknik; Militär Nytta; Operative Logistik;

    Abstract : There is a rapid development within the unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technologies and the logistics industry leads the research, motivated by potential future profits when used for last-mile deliveries. The military have used unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) for many decades, but the military usage of UAVs for deliveries is almost unheard of. READ MORE

  5. 24. Small States Seeking Status in Afghanistan : A comparative cross case congruence test of the Nordic states' status motivations in the Afghnaistan war

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Hannes Ljungkvist; [2021]
    Keywords : small states; status seeking; alliance dependence; congruence analysis; ISAF;

    Abstract : Why do small states contribute to great power led wars even though they lack the capabilities to determine the success of the war and there are no clear interests to gain? The peaceable states of the Nordic countries could have opted for a free-riding strategy instead of being active participants. Still, the Nordic countries were in relation to their size, some of the top military contributors in Afghanistan. READ MORE

  6. 25. Protection through Deterrence : A quantitative analysis of the effect of military peacekeeping capabilities on violence against civilians by rebel groups

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

    Author : Line Lundström; [2021]
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