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Supranational Union and New Medievalism: Forging a New Scottish State
(2016-03-29)
This study aims to understand why the Scottish National Party (SNP) accelerated to prominence after the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. Specifically, this study seeks to answer the following question: To ...
Bridling the Black Dragon: Chinese Soft Power in the Russian Far East
(2016-01-20)
This paper considers the efforts of the Russian government to counter the growth of China’s soft power in the Russian Far East in the context of the dramatic rise in trade between the two nations in the 15 years of the ...
Two Caspian Sea Resource Rich Countries Encounter the East-West Rift: A Comparative Analysis of the Foreign Policy Objectives of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan in a Turbulent Region
(2016-02-19)
This study examines the foreign policy decisions of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan in the complex international relations environment of the Caspian Sea region. Specifically, this investigation attempts to answer how regional ...
Cruel and Unusual Punishment, the Death Penalty, and the Influence of Foreign Law on U.S. Constitutional Jurisprudence
(2016-04-18)
The death penalty has a long and established history inclusive of almost every society since the beginning of time. As society advanced, so did the way people came to understand capital punishment. This thesis explores ...
Moon or Mars: What Is the Next Logical Step for NASA?
(2016-04-18)
This thesis examines the United States Space Program from its inception in 1958 with the formation of NASA, its rich history of space exploration, and its current status under the space policy of President Barack Obama’s ...
A Gender Analysis of Cyber War
(2016-04-17)
This thesis is a gender analysis of cyber war. Cyber war is a relatively recent domain within the context of international conflict. Thus far, neither a gender analysis of cyber warfare, nor of those who carry out cyber ...
The Current Humanitarian Crisis: Children From Central America, Unaccompanied and Undocumented
(2016-04-23)
This research project explores the reasons for the influx into the United States by unaccompanied minors from the Northern Triangle countries in Central America. Research indicates that the people are coming because of ...
Synthesizing the Water Diplomacy Framework and Sustainable Development Goals as a Robust Framework for Transboundary Water Conflict Resolution
(2016-10-17)
When the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is completed, it will join Egypt’s High Aswan Dam (HAD) as part of the world’s only river basin with two megadams—each with no agreed-upon, coordinated operation and no ...
Effects of Political, Legal, and Governance Challenges: Case Study of East African Community
(2016-10-08)
This thesis investigates the effects of political, legal, and governance challenges regional integration policy within the East African Community (EAC), and questions the motivations of partner states and their institutional ...
Science Diplomacy Policy in Colombia, New Horizons for a New Country?
(2016-10-20)
As Colombia moves towards a new phase of development, due to social, economic and political improvements, and the prospect of successful peace talks, the country has the opportunity to use science as an engine of development, ...