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Diss. Stockholm : Stockholms universitet, 2004.

The main subject of this diploma thesis is analysis of the czechoslovak arms industry during the normalization period. The study gives complete information about the facts, that had most vital influence on the main goals setting , giving arm industry its course and all the consequences of the economic development in the seventies - eighties. It is dedicated mainly to the management system, structure and dynamics of armaments, depending on the cold war development. As Czechoslovakia was included to the soviet sphere of influence, part of the thesis is dedicated to the integration into coalition economic and military political structures. Arms material export to the developed countries is represented by the analysis of international relations with Libia.

The current economic crisis has led the leaders of the European states to decrease their spending on defense. This paper argues that if this reduction in public spending is not offset by the increase in international cooperation than the military capability of the region is going to deteriorate in the near future. The argument that the defense budgets are decreasing is based on the analysis of the data available for the public defense expenditures. Further six case studies of EU states are presented showing that the potential decrease in capability is observable in a wide range of EU countries. The case for greater international cooperation is based on the economic theory of comparative advantage and benefits of competition in the defense market. Furthermore, academic literature supporting this hypothesis is also presented to the reader throughout the paper. The conclusion of this paper is that the current tendency of governmental politicians of EU countries to ignore the need for greater international cooperation in the defense sector is unsustainable and that if European Union wants to maintain its position as one of the world power blocks, systematic reform of the EU defense market will need to be introduced.

This thesis is focused on the international arms trade -- its theoretical and practical aspects. The first part deals with methods and definitions. Some problems relating to the terminology are also mentioned. Other chapters include trends in armament, legislation concerning the arms trade and the impacts of its regulation. This study also includes the analysis of the biggest arms suppliers and importers in term of particural countries.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2006-05-23Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:34:14Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 pennacchi_amt_me_assis.pdf: 2409725 bytes, checksum: 627220c3f5a78e455f96e393f16a6e25 (MD5) / No final do século 19, nos anos que se sucederam à Guerra Civil, os Estados Unidos se consolidaram como nação industrial e também vivenciaram, como a Europa e o Japão, os problemas causados pela super-produção e pela gradual escassez de recursos naturais. Em busca de uma solução para tais dificuldades e a despeito de seu discurso isolacionista e liberal, os Estados Unidos iniciaram um processo expansionista que gradualmente estendeu sua influência econômica, política e cultural por todos os continentes. Um novo tipo de domínio, esse expansionismo se consolidou como resultado de uma conjuntura histórica, ideológica, tecnológica e religiosa e caracterizou-se por não ter limites, nem fronteiras; por englobar a totalidade do espaço do mundo e por penetrar na vida das populações subjugadas, não apenas nas suas relações com a grande potência, mas também em seus corpos, mentes, ideários e religiosidade. No passado, nenhuma ordem política ocupou tantas dimensões ou exerceu tanto controle sobre o mundo. A velha sociedade disciplinar tradicional e seus valores políticos foram substituídos por uma nova sociedade de controle e a hegemonia norte-americana passou a ser consolidada por uma rede de bases militares espalhadas por todos os continentes e por meio de sofisticados sistemas de comunicação e informações, além de atividades de enquadramento com coerção militar. Este estudo pretende aprofundar o conhecimento sobre essa nova forma de expansão e domínio, concentrando-se na teoria política do realismo, no fortalecimento do militarismo nos Estados Unidos e nas relações existentes entre o governo e o grande conglomerado das industrias da defesa instalado no país. / In the end of the 19th century, after the Civil War and its consolidation as an industrial power, the United States also suffered the consequences caused by overproduction. Looking for a way out of it and in spite of its isolacionism and politicals critics on European imperialism, the United States ingeniously began its own imperial expansion, favored by military events which allowed them to incresase its economical, political and cultural influence all over the world. The expansion performed by the United States is a form of dominance that emerged in the last decades as result of political and military interests, added to all technological transformations that humanity has been through, being quite distict from the political power exercised over men in past eras: it has no limits or frontiers; it comprises all the world and involves the lives of entire populations, affecting their bodies, minds, ideals and religiosity. Never before a political order has taken such a dimension or has exercised such a control over the world. In this context, the old and traditional disciplinary society and its political conventions had to give way to a new society of control, ready to rule all over people through a net of defensive military basis set quietly and regularly over all continents, and through communications systems, high-tech information nets and deadly potent armaments. This work is, therefore, dedicated to collect data and explain the historical evolution of this expansion and is focused in the connection among the political theory of realism, the escalation of militarism in the United States and in the close relations that tie some sectors of the government to the economical conglomerate of defense industries.

Orientador: Clodoaldo Bueno / Banca: Janina Onuki / Banca: Milton Carlos Costa / Resumo: No final do século 19, nos anos que se sucederam à Guerra Civil, os Estados Unidos se consolidaram como nação industrial e também vivenciaram, como a Europa e o Japão, os problemas causados pela super-produção e pela gradual escassez de recursos naturais. Em busca de uma solução para tais dificuldades e a despeito de seu discurso isolacionista e liberal, os Estados Unidos iniciaram um processo expansionista que gradualmente estendeu sua influência econômica, política e cultural por todos os continentes. Um novo tipo de domínio, esse expansionismo se consolidou como resultado de uma conjuntura histórica, ideológica, tecnológica e religiosa e caracterizou-se por não ter limites, nem fronteiras; por englobar a totalidade do espaço do mundo e por penetrar na vida das populações subjugadas, não apenas nas suas relações com a grande potência, mas também em seus corpos, mentes, ideários e religiosidade. No passado, nenhuma ordem política ocupou tantas dimensões ou exerceu tanto controle sobre o mundo. A velha sociedade disciplinar tradicional e seus valores políticos foram substituídos por uma nova sociedade de controle e a hegemonia norte-americana passou a ser consolidada por uma rede de bases militares espalhadas por todos os continentes e por meio de sofisticados sistemas de comunicação e informações, além de atividades de enquadramento com coerção militar. Este estudo pretende aprofundar o conhecimento sobre essa nova forma de expansão e domínio, concentrando-se na teoria política do realismo, no fortalecimento do militarismo nos Estados Unidos e nas relações existentes entre o governo e o grande conglomerado das industrias da defesa instalado no país. / Abstract: In the end of the 19th century, after the Civil War and its consolidation as an industrial power, the United States also suffered the consequences caused by overproduction. Looking for a way out of it and in spite of its isolacionism and politicals critics on European imperialism, the United States ingeniously began its own imperial expansion, favored by military events which allowed them to incresase its economical, political and cultural influence all over the world. The expansion performed by the United States is a form of dominance that emerged in the last decades as result of political and military interests, added to all technological transformations that humanity has been through, being quite distict from the political power exercised over men in past eras: it has no limits or frontiers; it comprises all the world and involves the lives of entire populations, affecting their bodies, minds, ideals and religiosity. Never before a political order has taken such a dimension or has exercised such a control over the world. In this context, the old and traditional disciplinary society and its political conventions had to give way to a new society of control, ready to rule all over people through a net of defensive military basis set quietly and regularly over all continents, and through communications systems, high-tech information nets and deadly potent armaments. This work is, therefore, dedicated to collect data and explain the historical evolution of this expansion and is focused in the connection among the political theory of realism, the escalation of militarism in the United States and in the close relations that tie some sectors of the government to the economical conglomerate of defense industries. / Mestre

In this paper I look at the evolving role of Russia in the Middle East, analyzing transfers of Russian military equipment to its main ally in the region, the Syrian Arab Republic. By using Syria as a case study, I provide insight as to the evolution of Russia’s Middle Eastern policy, examine the motivations that play a role in Moscow’s decision-making process and the discuss the changes that have taken place in the Middle East military landscape. My research illustrates that Russia is a prestige seeking state that is motivated my domestic issues. Furthermore, sixty years of arms transfers indicate that Russia has never sold game-changing weapons to Syria as this would be counterproductive to Moscow’s main goal in the region: the brokering of a new Middle East peace deal. / text

THE 1977 UNITED STATES ARMS EMBARGO AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA: INSTITUTION AND IMPLEMENTATION TO 1997 The institution and implementation of the 1977 mandatory United States arms embargo against South Africa and the impact thereof on relations between the United States and South Africa is investigated in this study. The investigation centers around the objectives of the United States in instituting the arms embargo, whether these objectives were met through the implementation and enforcement of the arms embargo, and whether the South African reaction to the embargo indicates the failure of the embargo to meet its objectives. The relation of the arms embargo to the foreign policy of the United States Government of the day, as well as the impact of the embargo on the South African military industry is discussed. The basis on which the problem statement is built is that close scrutiny of the implementation of the arms embargo would allow one to judge the seriousness that the United States assigned to the objectives of the arms embargo. The main objective of the embargo was to force the South African Government to abandon apartheid. Full compliance with the embargo would demonstrate the commitment of the United States to this objective, while non-compliance would be regarded by critics as a retreat from that objective. The United States’ implementation of the arms embargo would furthermore demonstrate the ability of major arms producers like the United States to reduce the threat of global violence by putting measures in place to successfully block arms and related items from being exported to potential belligerents. In conclusion to the study, it was found that the implementation of the embargo was linked to external objectives of the United States Government of the day. Thus, the strengthening or weakening of arms embargo regulations occurred according to the objectives that the Government of the day wanted to achieve. Nonetheless, the United States’ implementation of the arms embargo was generally very effective. It was also concluded that the arms embargo indeed acted as the main stimulant for the development of the world-renowned South African arms industry. This industry developed out of the determination of the white South African minority Government to remain in power, which in turn resulted in a defiant disregard for the arms embargo. Clandestine activities became the order of the day. These activities later had a major impact on the first democratically elected black government in South Africa. This government inherited a legacy of embargo violations, which led to much tension in relations with the United States in the first few years after the 1994 South African elections. The research therefore also paints a picture of the inherited struggles that the new South African Government had to face as a result of the arms embargo, and the resultant difficulties in normalizing relations with the United States. / Thesis (DPhil (History))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / Historical and Heritage Studies / unrestricted