Essays about: "war studies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 293 essays containing the words war studies.

1. 1. EU LEADERSHIP AND SANCTIONS A comparative analysis of EU’s crisis response during the Russia-Ukraine conflicts of 2014 and 2022

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Andreé Lindahl; [2024-02-15]
   Keywords : Leadership; European Commission; CFSP; Ursula von der Leyen; Angela Merkel; Sanctions;

   Abstract : The research field on international political leadership is a rich field focusing on leaders as individuals, at institutions and relations between leaders and followers. The literature regarding political leadership in the EU has its focus on supranational and intergovernmental leadership. READ MORE

3. 2. Competition of Interest: Rebel Group Rivalry in Intrastate Conflict : A Qualitative Study of Colombia and Algeria 1994-1999

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

   Author : Vilhelm Hayen; [2024]
   Keywords : Rebel governance; Inclusive service provision; rebel; rebels; Algeria; Colombia; ELN; GIA; civil war; Colombian conflict; Algerian civil war; 1990s;

   Abstract : Although a relatively new research field, many quantitative studies have over the past decade been undertaken examining rebel governance as an insurgent practice in intrastate conflicts around the globe. Nevertheless, gaps persist in the understanding of how common aspects of rebel governance, such as inclusive service provision, affect competing non-state actors in multi-rebel group conflict landscapes. READ MORE

4. 3. Publicly approved wars : How soft power is used to sway public opinion

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Ville Sternbeck; [2024]
   Keywords : Soft Power; Public Opinion; American Military Intervention; Afghanistan War; Taiwan Crisis;

   Abstract : The United States has always been a very prominent user of hard power and has in most of its existence wielded a great amount of it, seen by their long military history. Another power the United States has a vast amount of is soft power, begging the question how this power has been utilized in the past, to for example create public support for military intervention. READ MORE

5. 4. Famine declarations in conflict situations: A critical examination of the process of famine declaration in situations of conflict induced famine and starvation

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Benjamin Holmsten; [2023-10-19]
   Keywords : Famine; starvation; famine and conflict; famine declaration; Tigray; Ethiopia; South Sudan;

   Abstract : This study focuses on providing a critical examination of the current process of famine declaration in situations of conflict induced famine, with special consideration of political influences towards the process. The research methodology consists of two case studies, one from the Tigray-war, Ethiopia (2020-2022), and one from South Sudan from the start of the civil war in 2013 up until today. READ MORE

6. 5. The Insider Scoop: A Study on the Effect of Insider Trading and Abnormal Stock Returns During Uncertain Market Condition of the Russia-Ukraine War

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Louise Williams; Sigge Arvidsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Russian-Ukrainian War; Insider Trading; Abnormal Stock Return; Nasdaq Stockholm; Uncertainty;

   Abstract : This paper examines how insider transactions of stocks listed on Nasdaq Stockholm generate abnormal returns during the period 2016-2022 and extends on how abnormal returns react in times of uncertainty, i.e., after the Invasion of Ukraine. READ MORE