Forfatteren analyserer nogle internationale kriser, der har udviklet sig til konventionel krig, bla. 2. Verdenskrig, her engelsk/franske og tyske beslutningsprocesser i 1939/40, om israelske og ægyptiske overvejelser forud for krigene i Mellemøsten og endelig forfatterens egne b…
A salient, as well as an intriguing feature of understanding the international behavior of Revolutionary Iran under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1979-1989) revolves around an incorporation of the cultural underpinnings and exigencies of the Islamic Revolution i…
'Race' and "ethnicity" name prominent, potent, pervasive social constructs in popular culture, public life, and other realms of society in the United States. They underpin standard frames of social reference ostensibly rooted in objective biological structures; their facticity i…
This dissertation intends to demonstrate that Karl Barth's doctrine of the Trinity, in that it is determined to be faithful not only to the apostolic, but also the prophetic witness to the God of Israel, provides the church with a different and highly-valuable approach to the do…
Africans in general agree that in the post-colonial and post-apartheid period it is necessary to develop new structures and a new outlook that transcends tribalism, reconciles native Africans and immigrants from Asia and Europe with one another, and builds bridges between the in…
This dissertation extends previous work concerning doctrine and the U.S. Army by asking: How appropriate was doctrine in guiding U.S. Army military operations between 1775 and 2000? Doctrine consists of published manuals that reconcile group interests, guide operational practice…
The 2002 National Security Strategy of the US (NSS 2002) appeared to have presented a momentous approach to self-defense. To many, the doctrine of preemptive selfdefense seemed to challenge the legal and political foundations of the post-World War II international order. Some sa…
The economic and security significance of maritime and political interests around the world has altered with the changing international security environment, as has the importance of secure sea routes to meet global demand. Oman increasingly relies on the sea for maritime trade …
This thesis analyses the United States Marine Corps’ counterinsurgency strategy in Vietnam between March 1965 and November 1968, filling a major gap in the existing literature by forensically examining the primary source records maintained by the United States Marines to produce…
More than one hundred English plays that survive from the period between the rise of the Tudors and the closing of the theaters in 1642 employ a plot of false death: a narrative in which a character dies and returns to life within the play. The use of this type of device essenti…