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AMERICAN SEA POWER AND GREAT POWER COMPETITION: HOW THE U.S. MUST RESPOND TO CHINA AND RUSSIA'S GROWING NAVAL CAPABILITY
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-05-19)
American sea power has diminished significantly since the end of the Cold War. The loss of sea power relative to rising great power competitors risks the ability of the United States to adequately advance or defend its ...
THE WESTERN DETERRENCE POLICY REGIME AGAINST A RESURGENT RUSSIA IN THE POST-COLD WAR SECURITY ENVIRONMENT: FAILURES AND A WAY AHEAD FOR THE FUTURE
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-01-07)
Aggressive Russian foreign policy and accompanying military actions have destabilized Europe’s periphery in the post-Cold War security environment. The occupation and annexation of the Georgian territories of Abkhazia and ...
IMPLICATIONS OF BREXIT: GERMAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS AFFECTING THE DIRECTION OF THE EU
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-01-08)
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, known as Brexit, brings uncertainty to Europe. While the future of the UK is unknown, other states within the EU seem well-positioned to gain from the exit; Germany ...
Assessing the Level of Institutionalization in the Sino-Russian Defense Relationship
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-12-10)
China and Russia’s bilateral defense relationship has strengthened significantly in recent years. The steady growth in Sino-Russian military ties has sparked a considerable debate in the academic and policymaking communities ...
“FINDING ONESELF IN CIVILIAN LIFE”: EX-COMBATANTS IN PUTIN’S RUSSIA
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-10-23)
This dissertation is based on five years of research with an intensive fieldwork period of 17 months in 2015-2016 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Through ethnographic work, I describe the experience of “finding oneself in ...
Understanding Russian Offensive Cyber to Repair Private-Public Relations in Critical Infrastructure Defense
(Johns Hopkins University, 2020-12-08)
This policy study assesses how concepts of monitoring IT (Information Technology) and OT (Operational Technology) mitigate the success of Russian Offensive Cyber Operations (OCO) against critical infrastructure. The study ...
Kinetic Versus Cyber Attacks: A Look At International Response To A New Domain Of Conflict
(Johns Hopkins University, 2021-08-25)
This study looks at cyber attacks on the international level and how they may be unique from conventional domains of conflict, which in turn impact international response to such conflicts. Specifically, this study questions ...
Russia's Reach: Why Africa Matters to the Kremlin and Geopolitical Implications for the United States and Great Power Competition
(Johns Hopkins University, 2021-05-25)
This research questions critical assertions underpinning the 2017 National Security Strategy and 2018 Africa Strategy focused on Great Power Competition with Russia and China. As of 2021, the U.S. strategy does not reflect ...
Evaluating Russian Foreign Policy Behaviors: A View of Eastern Europe Through the Mind of the Kremlin
(Johns Hopkins University, 2021-05-12)
This research study explores the fundamental basis behind Russian foreign policy decisions. It seeks to answer the following research question: how well do Russia’s three most prominent International Relations schools ...
On the Effective Use of Proxy Warfare
(Johns Hopkins University, 2021-05-21)
This dissertation asks a simple question: how are states most effectively conducting proxy warfare in the modern international system? It answers this question by conducting a comparative study of the sponsorship of proxy ...