Master of Military Art and Science Theses

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Lisbon Treaty and its implications for the common security defense policy in the light of the emerging strategic partnership between NATO and the EU.
Winter, Andreas C.
Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) of the European Union (EU) is the most dynamic concept promoting further European integration. Implementing the Lisbon Treaty has implications on the CSDP and subsequently impacts on the EU relationship...
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How the Posse Comitatus Act restricts Department of Defense information sharing.
Sennott, Daniel J.
This thesis argues that the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA) limits Department of Defense (DoD) information-sharing initiatives, but that such limitations are necessary to the preservation of civil-military relations. Throughout its history, the United...
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Lack of a designated national in-transit visibility system affects the synchronization of information sharing and the timely distribution of materials during natural disaster efforts.
Andrews, Tacildayus
This research discusses the challenges of providing timely distribution of supplies during hurricane relief operations due to the lack of a designated national in-transit visibility (ITV) system. Historical lessons learned from the hurricane that...
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Can social networks assist analysts fight terrorism?
Ciaramella, Michael V.
My primary research question is: can social networks assist analysts fight terrorism? My secondary research questions are as follows. First, how does social networking create linkages? Second, how have social networks been used to solve small...
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Controlling the population: a study of the Civilian Irregular Defense Group.
Stewart, Jesse R.
Controlling the population in any counterinsurgency is critical to the success of the counterinsurgent. Three historical theorists, Sir Robert Thompson, David Galula, and Robert Trinquier all agree on this pertinent issue. Success in Malaya hinged...
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Economic liberalism and regional security in East Asia: a case study on the impact of China's accession to the WTO.
Choo, Frederick
China gained formal accession to the WTO in December 2001 after fifteen years of negotiations and domestic economic reforms. Since then, China’s economy has been on an upward trajectory, surpassing Germany and Japan to become the second largest...
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Preparing general purpose forces in the United States and British armies for counterinsurgent operations.
McCarthy, Brian E.
The U.S. Army has directed that its entire force must be capable of conducting what it terms Full Spectrum Operations, which is being able to conduct offensive, defensive, stability, and/or civil support operations, simultaneously in the 21st...
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Hearts and minds: its evolution and relevance to counterinsurgency campaigns.
Marbella, Winston M.
At the core of U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine is the concept of “hearts and minds.” Although the concept has significantly deviated from its historical grounding and has become a nebulous concept that is frequently maligned, misunderstood, and...
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Organizational imperative: theory and history on unity of effort in counterinsurgency campaigns.
Gleiman, Jan K.
The most respected theorists of counterinsurgency agree about prescriptive principles for the organization of counterinsurgency campaigns. Insurgencies and counterinsurgency campaigns are each unique (sui generis), yet the theorists help provide...
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Resiliency in the rear detachment: using the rear detachment (provisional) as an integral part of building resiliency in units at the brigade and below for current and future deployments.
Charles-Walters, Hugh L.
The definition, translation, and implementation of what resiliency really means when used to reflect the ability of Army families and soldiers is what this research is seeking. The need for a doctrinal template for the roles, responsibilities,...
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Nepal's strategic future: following India, or China, or middle road.
Thapa, Ranjit
Nepal, geo-strategically located between India and China, must have appropriate relations with both countries. Prior to 2006, Nepal's monarch maintained a generally balanced approach in dealing with India and China even though in practice Nepal had...
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Organizational friction: urban crime control diminish effect theory.
Shepherd, Raymond W.
In the early 1990s the Belize Defence Force (BDF) was instructed to provide manpower support to the Belize Police Department's (BPD) crime control efforts in Belize City. This resulted in a drastic reduction in criminal activity; followed by a...
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Special operations forces of Hungary: is a transformation necessary?
Pecsvarady, Szabolcs
Officially, Hungary started to develop its special operations capability in 2005. The Hungarian Defense Forces, however, already had units which were special operations capable, while the newly formed "34th Special Operations Battalion"...
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Will the current solution survive the future battlespace? An examination of the combatant role of the Australian Army's protected mobility capability.
Papalitsas, John G.
In 1994 the Australian Army purchased 347 Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMV) in a bid to develop a Motorized Infantry Capability. The IMV, a four wheeled armored vehicle, was designed and developed to provide organic protected mobility to...
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No heroic battles: lessons of the Second Lebanon War.
Murphy, Brian J.
On July 12, 2006, Israel went to war with Hezbollah in response to the killing and capture of Israeli soldiers along the southern Lebanese border. Believed at the time by many in the West to be an overreaction to a relatively minor border incident...
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Essential civil support tasks.
Milliner, Charles D.
This study identifies essential civil support tasks to aid tactical units, specifically Brigade Combat Teams and Combined Arms Battalions, with Civil Support Operations. Civil Support Operations, an element of full spectrum operations, has four...
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Transformational change of the Texan Army during the Texas War for Independence.
Lohmann, Paul V.
The Texas Revolution was the result of the steady spread of republicanism in North America. The proliferation of Anglo-American immigrants across the continent naturally led to conflict as these fiercely independent people encountered an...
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Given the absence of established doctrine, are there concepts and doctrinal guidance available from varying sources, which are relevant to shaping the capabilities of the Jamaica Defence Force to achieve its mission in the 21st century?
Mason, Radgh
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is desirous of establishing written doctrine for the organization. This paper seeks to review the doctrine of the British, Chinese and US armed forces with a view to extracting and composing considerations for the...
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Cohesion in multinational military units.
Langerholc, Bojan
Several studies have described the relationship between leadership and cohesion, albeit not within a multinational context. Previous researchers have also identified a variety of factors that appear to influence the performance of multinational...
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Radical Islam in West Africa and effects on security in the West Africa sub-region.
Kwabiah, William
While in the past two decades, the region of West Africa has experienced various armed conflicts, a new security threat that has emerged is the growing threat of violence by radical Islamist groups. This phenomenon has assumed prominence in the...
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