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Tactical Control or Bureaucratic Tactics? An Analysis of Checks and Controls on Local, Hybrid, and Substate Forces in US Foreign Policy
This thesis explores how the decision to try to mitigate risks when working with non-state, substate, or other more irregular armed groups might affect the decision to engage with these groups. It does so by examining nine ... -
The Drivers of Conflict Management by the European Union: A Theoretical Analysis
The European Union has deployed military operations to manage conflicts in Europe and in Africa, contributing to the stabilization of those continents in cooperation with the United Nations and with regional partners. What ... -
West German foreign policy towards the Arab states, 1967-1979: history of a disappointment
(2021-07-01)Over the past ten years, a large amount of research on Germany in the Middle East has been undertaken, with many studies focusing on the period of the World Wars or, later, German-Israeli relations. Less well studied, ... -
Essays on the economic and financial challenges facing South Africa's commodity sector
This thesis is comprised of three standalone articles, each exploring a different dimension of South Africa’s platinum group metals (PGM) sector. The PGM sector is an insightful case study given that it is a microcosm of ...
