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Drone Strikes : The Moral, Political, and Legal Implications of the Changing Character of War

Creator:: Khalife, Ryan A.
Abstract:: Drone strikes have become a defining strategy in the US War on Terror. Since the first combat drone strike in 2001, the executive branch has intentionally increased the deployment of drones for counterterrorism operations throughout the Middle East and North Africa. This thesis explores the moral and legal justifications for...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : foreign policy, drone strikes, war, Just War Theory, politics, Middle East Corresponding e-mail

Devil Dog Diplomacy and the abandonment of military tradition : United States Foreign Policy in Central America and the Caribbean, 1915-1934

Creator:: Geissler, Eric L.
Abstract:: During the U.S. military interventions in Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti between 1915 and 1934, Washington equipped members of the its armed forces with civil and political powers that represented a radical departure from the North American military tradition. This abandonment of tradition decisively contributed to both the disappointments...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : United States Foreign Policy in Central America and the Caribbean, 1915-1934 AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS

Redefining the past : essays in diplomatic history in honor of William Appleman Williams

Creator:: Williams, William Appleman and Gardner, Lloyd C., 1934-
Abstract:: The essays in this collection do not cluster about a specific theme, nor do they present a single unified interpretative approach to issues in the history of American foreign policy. Above all, William Appleman Williams is a teacher. And good teachers are disappointed with conformity. No one would ever come...
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: on selections that illustrated the relation between economic and foreign policy, he cautioned readers

Entre crítica e imaginación: El contexto de las relaciones de México y Estados Unidos desde la perspectiva de La frontera de cristal y Gringo viejo

Creator:: Hansen, Tobin M.
Abstract:: What historical and political reality is reflected in the novels Gringo viejo and La frontera de cristal? What is revealed when the characters, plot, and setting of the novels are analyzed against research of the context of U.S.-Mexico relations? We begin to explore these questions by studying three periods crucial...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Foreign Languages and Literatures, Political Science, and History presented on May 10, 2007. Title

Frank and Friendly Pressure : U.S. Liberal Interventionism in the Early Cold War

Creator:: Fuller, Kevin J.
Abstract:: U.S. foreign policy during the period between World War II and the Vietnam War has been described as part of a “nation-‐building” or “liberal” grand strategy. This thesis contends that understanding U.S. efforts to influence the internal affairs of sovereign states through the spread of liberal values and institutions during...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Christopher M. Nichols U.S. foreign policy during the

Time is the key to reform : a study of teacher perceptions regarding a change in a middle school schedule

Creator:: Olsen, Kris J.
Abstract:: Time is the educational resource educators most desire, but which is in shortest supply. Educators cannot add more days to the 12-month calendar year, or minutes to the day. Whatever control is to be had over the calendar and clock rests in the way time is managed by those in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: regarding a change in a middle school schedule AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Kris J. Olsen for the

An investigation of the problems experienced by Saudi students while enrolled in institutions of higher education in the United States

Creator:: Al-Shedokhi, Saad Abdul-Karim
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: their stay in the United States. Statement of the Problem For a long period of time foreign students

Peace, But Not at Any Price : The Effects of Rapid Military Demobilization on US Foreign Policy and the Progression of the Nuclear Arms Race 1945-1953

Creator:: Jones, Sean G.
Abstract:: The research conducted here originated with the question of what caused the massive build-up of nuclear arsenals, which included ever larger and more powerful bombs and delivery systems from them, in the United States and the Soviet Union, even though the consensus beforehand was that nuclear energy should be prohibited...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: progression between the ever increasing sense of paranoia in United States foreign policy towards their

Living with a military base : a study of the relationship between a US military base and Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

Creator:: Yoshikawa, Hideki
Abstract:: This thesis is an exploratory and descriptive study of the relationship between a US military base and Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan, presented in the form of ethnography. Guided by James Scott's theory of "weapons of the weak," it explores the relationship between the two in terms of how the townspeople...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Elementary and secondary teachers use of agriculture as a context for teaching : a concerns based approach

Creator:: Anderson, Shawn M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine the concerns of past participants of the Summer Agriculture Institute regarding the use of agriculture as a context for teaching and to determine how they implement curriculum integration. The study used the Concerns-Based Adoption Model as a theoretical framework, which resulted in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Anderson A DISSERTATION Submitted to Oregon State University

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Drone Strikes : The Moral, Political, and Legal Implications of the Changing Character of War

Devil Dog Diplomacy and the abandonment of military tradition : United States Foreign Policy in Central America and the Caribbean, 1915-1934

Redefining the past : essays in diplomatic history in honor of William Appleman Williams

Entre crítica e imaginación: El contexto de las relaciones de México y Estados Unidos desde la perspectiva de La frontera de cristal y Gringo viejo

Frank and Friendly Pressure : U.S. Liberal Interventionism in the Early Cold War

Time is the key to reform : a study of teacher perceptions regarding a change in a middle school schedule

An investigation of the problems experienced by Saudi students while enrolled in institutions of higher education in the United States

Peace, But Not at Any Price : The Effects of Rapid Military Demobilization on US Foreign Policy and the Progression of the Nuclear Arms Race 1945-1953

Living with a military base : a study of the relationship between a US military base and Kin Town, Okinawa, Japan

Elementary and secondary teachers use of agriculture as a context for teaching : a concerns based approach

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