Thesis (M. A.)--University of Canterbury, 2006. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 123-133). Also available via the World Wide Web.

The global trade in weaponry has created an environment in which states are now utilizing arms transfer agreements to bolster their own domestic defense industry aspirations. Previous research concerning arms transfers has suggested that a state may alter its behavior depending on its level of dependency on foreign sourced weapons. However, previous scholarship primarily examined the effect from importing arms and not the effect that military industry will have upon state behavior. Since the number of states possessing domestic defense industries has risen by 250% since 1950, it is paramount that we understand the effect of a domestic military industry on state behavior. To explore this problem, this dissertation utilizes militarized interstate dispute and arms procurement data. 3 primary independence variables are created, all of which measure military independence in different ways. These variables include, military industry presence, arms supplier diversification, and foreign dependence on military goods. The dissertation hypothesizes that the level of military independence will have an effect on the probability that a state will be involved, initiate as well as decrease dispute duration.

Thesis (M.A.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2003. / Title from title screen (viewed Aug. 4, 2004). "December 2003." Also issued in paper format.

Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2003. / Thesis advisor(s): Harold Trinkunas, Robert Looney. Includes bibliographical references (p. 63-66). Also available online.

Thesis (LL. M.)--Judge Advocate General's School, United States Army, 1988. / "April 1988." Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 87-106). Also issued in microfiche.

Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2007. / AD-A475 772. Thesis Advisor(s): Russell, James A. ; Khan, Feroz. "December 2007." Description based on title screen as viewed on January 25, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-107). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S. in Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 1990. / Thesis Advisor(s): McGonigal, Richard A. Second Reader: Dresser, Cynthia "June 1990." Description based on title screen as viewed on 20 October 2009. DTIC Identifier(s): Naval equipment, Taiwan Strait, foreign policy, North Pacific Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean, balance of power, weapon systems, defense systems. Author(s) subject terms: Technology transfer. Includes bibliographical references (p. 56). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A)--East Carolina University, 2005. / Presented to the faculty of the Department of History. Advisor: Timothy Runyan. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [134]-141). Also available via the World Wide Web. Adobe reader required.

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This thesis examines whether intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) can socialize member states by testing the effect of shared IGO memberships on dyadic arms transfers. IGO socialization is one of many proposed causal mechanisms by which IGO memberships might reduce interstate conflict. This thesis argues that the institutional socialization hypothesis (ISH), which asserts that shared IGO memberships will lead to interest convergence between member states, uses an invalid conceptualization and measurement of socialization. Instead, socialization is re-conceptualized as increased trust between member states, and re-operationalized using dyadic arms transfers as a proxy for trust. The study uses linear regression with cross-sectional panel data from the years 1960 to 1965 to test if the number of shared IGO memberships a dyad has five years prior leads to an increase in the number of arms transfers in a given dyad-year. The results are suggestive of a positive relationship between the number of shared IGO memberships and dyadic arms transfers, but are not conclusive at a 0.05 level of significance.