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IF LOOKS COULD KILL, BANS ON PHYSICAL FEATURES OF ASSAULT STYLE WEAPONS: CONTRIBUTION TO FIREARM AND GUN VIOLENCE SAFETY OR VIOLATION OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT?
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2020-01-22)The number of mass shootings with assault rifles, such as AR-15’s, continue to make headlines, fuel public concern over gun violence, and spur elected officials to find solutions for what remains a highly divisive issue ... -
The United States Navy as a Hollow Force - An Assessment of Naval Readiness from 2010 to 2017
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2020-01-07)From 2010 to 2017, at least six separate but interconnected factors damaged the military readiness of the United States Navy. This thesis explored the concepts of force readiness and force “hollowness” as qualitative ... -
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 UniversityUSA, 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 ... -
MITIGATING POTENTIAL LONE WOLF TERRORIST ATTACKS AGAINST AVIATION SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2020-01-06)This thesis proposes two primary concepts: (1) that the effective degradation of terrorist organizations by the U.S. and allied nations has contributed to the proliferation of lone wolf terrorism, and (2) that the greatest ... -
IMPLICATIONS OF BREXIT: GERMAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS AFFECTING THE DIRECTION OF THE EU
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 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 ... -
Governments Stuggle with Zero Waste Planning, Policy, and Implemention
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-26)With growing concern over the shortage of landfill space and the health hazards of waste incineration, governments are looking towards sustainable waste management processes for the health of their communities. Zero waste ... -
FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS FROM WESTERNERS WHO DEFECTED FROM ISIS: RECRUITMENT, ALLEGIANCE, DEFECTION
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-27)Jihadist terrorist organization Islamic State (ISIS) has demonstrated a formidable ability to recruit Western civilians as future members. Although prior studies have investigated ISIS’ recruitment techniques targeting ... -
A COMPARISON OF RUSSIAN NARRATIVES IN MOLDOVAN INTERNET NEWS TO RUSSIAN NARRATIVES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-23)As information becomes a more predominant tool of contemporary warfare, Central and Eastern Europe serve on the front line of information operations originating from the Kremlin. Though the use of propaganda is not a new ... -
Secessionist Movements: To Secede or Not to Secede
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-26)Secessionist movements have more than doubled in the last century, and yet very few movements actually succeed in gaining independence. This research study has examined four different cases of secessionist movements in ... -
Covert Networks: A Comparative Study of Intelligence Techniques Used By Foreign Intelligence Agencies to Weaponize Social Media
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-30)From the Bolshevik Revolution to the Brexit Vote, the covert world of intelligence has attempted to influence global events with varying degrees of success. In 2016, one of the most brazen manifestations of Russian ... -
EVALUATING CHINA’S PATTERNS OF RESPONSE TO U.S. ARMS SALES IN EAST ASIA
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-20)This research study looks at Chinese responses to U.S. foreign military sales in East Asia over the time period of 2010-2019. Over the past decade, China has demonstrated an increased willingness to respond and counter ... -
Political Attitudes in America
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-23)This study sought to understand how political attitudes are formed and how do these attitudes affect political life in America? The author approached the research through case study to make conclusions. The study began ... -
Partnering for Prosperity in the 21st Century: An Analysis of Locally Led and Market-Based Approaches to Global Development
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-19)Despite major changes to the global economy, technology, and the developing world over the past few decades, the U.S. government’s strategy on global development has not seen a major reassessment since the days of the Cold ... -
CHINA AND THE SPRATLY ISLANDS
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-20)The sharp turn to the Far East, often referred to as the “pivot”, has brought to light China’s secretive attempts to gain ownership of the straits of the South China Sea, mainly by staking claim of several of the Spratly ... -
The Exploration of Terrorist's Use of Unmanned Aerial Systems using the Diffusion of Innovation Theory
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-19)Islamic State (IS) caught the world’s attention because of their brutality and their individuality by using the globalized world in unprecedented ways. One of their introductions was the weaponization of Commercial-Off-the-Shelf ... -
Complications With The Political Development Of The Electoral College
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-19)In 1787, the framers of the Constitution compromised in choosing the Electoral College as the method to select the President of the United States. Over the years, the choice of this unique and untested method has led to ... -
Post Truth Politics: Disinformation through Alternative Information Streams
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-18)The Information Age has brought numerous consequences and quickly launched us into a Post Truth era. In this new era, disinformation spreads farther than ever in mere seconds. This thesis looks into the issue of disinformation ... -
CHINA’S STRATEGY AND AGGRESSION IN THE EAST AND SOUTH CHINA SEAS: HOW MUCH OF IT IS DRIVEN BY UNDERSEA OIL AND NATURAL GAS?
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-19)Chinese aggression in the East and South China Sea has been a flash point for Pacific affairs since the 1960’s. As China’s economy increasingly needs oil and natural gas resources, how much of China’s aggression and/or ... -
Implementing in vitro screening tools for evaluating novel mRNA-nanoparticulate formulations
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-16)3D spheroids of immortalized cell lines and primary human cells were utilized to examine the structure-function relationship of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). Establishing a rigorous procedure for HepG2 and Hep3b spheroids ... -
Assessing Hydrological Impacts of the Gilgel Gibe III Dam on Lake Turkana Water Levels
(Johns Hopkins UniversityUSA, 2019-12-17)Lake Turkana is a saline, endorheic lake in northern Kenya and is the fourth largest lake in Africa. The lake receives 90% of its inflow from Ethiopia’s Omo River. Local pastoralists who live near the lake are increasingly ...
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