The number of United Nations interventions in civil conflicts has increased since the end of the Cold War. Traditional peace-keeping has proved ill-suited to deal with them; second-generation, multi-task peace-keeping operations have emerged as a substitute. These new operations…
Many national governments choose to hinder the process of financial integration by imposing restrictions on capital mobility. The majority of the International Monetary Fund member nations have enforced capital controls over the past decade. This dissertation attempts to advance…
The United Nations was established in 1945 with its primary tasks to promote international peace and security. A foundational premise of the new organization was that the world's most powerful nations would cooperate to carry out these goals. Instead, the post-war international …
In light of world economic events including regional integration in Europe, in the Maghreb, and more recently in the Middle East, the dissertation will examine and determine the motives, the determinants, and effects of FDI in the manufacturing sector in Morocco and how it is sh…
For reasons of Cold War politics, and subsequently for what would become known as “soft power,” Canada has always been an enthusiastic player in the peacekeeping arena. Within these predominantly United Nations missions, supporting peacekeepers through intelligence operations ha…
This dissertation used a qualitative, case study to explore how the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) applied strategic public relations management during peace operations in post-war Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1995 to 1996. The purpose of this research was to propose a model o…
The United States played a decisive role in the aftermath of the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, notably in its attempt to disengage the deadlocked parties in Beirut. support the Lebanese government in restoring order, and arrange for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Leba…
This research tested the theory that cultural heritage affects attitudes toward business-related fraud and, as a consequence, influences ethical decisions. A sample of 695 white-collar employees from a Middle Eastern multinational corporation (MNC), who represented nine world cu…