Thesis (M.A.)--University of Hawaii at Hilo, 2007. / Adviser: Enbao Wang. Includes bibliographical references.

Tesis para optar al grado de Licenciada en Historia / En la presente investigación se busca determinar y explicar las formas y el contenido de los kurganes de los pueblos más relevantes de la antigüedad en la zona del Asia Central: los escitas y los hsiung-nu con el objetivo de identificar aquellos elementos comunes que nos permiten hablar de la existencia de un horizonte cultural entre los diferentes pueblos de las estepas. A través del análisis de bibliografía, imágenes y fotografías se buscará demostrar que desde el Volga se generó un movimiento de pueblos a partir del 4.500 a.C. que otorgará las principales características de los pueblos nómades en la región, entre ellos los kurganes como forma de enterramiento y que serán perfeccionados por los escitas hacia el siglo VII a.C., siendo estos quienes a partir de influencias culturales extenderán el uso de los kurganes entre los pueblos asiáticos, particularmente a los hsiung-nu.

This thesis investigates to what extent there is a link between the illicit drugs trade and regional terrorist/insurgent organisation s in Central Asia. In particular , the research attempts to understand the dynamics of actor participation within the drugs trade, including whether any such involvement is motivated by either criminal or political incentives. To inform such an assessment analysis of engagement opportunities, financial requirements, network connections and organisational structure have taken place. The study initially drew from the wide body of literature that has examined the degree to which exploitation of natural resources, including drugs, has fuelled armed conflict. From this starting point a qualitative field research agenda comp rising of over 180 semi - structured interviews, documentary analysis and observation has been undertaken. It is the proposition of this thesis that the manner in which regional terrorist/insurgent organisations participate within the drugs trade appears to be more sporadic and localised than previously thought. The assertion that participation will significantly expand a group’s capabilities only appears accurate in very specific circumstances . Furthermore, the evolving theory that terrorist/insurgent groups have developed long term strategic relationships with organised crime actually appears to be increasingly distant in the post 2001 Central Asian drug trafficking environment.

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. / This thesis examines the origins and implications of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) established in 2001 by China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It analyzes the organization from the Chinese, Russian, and Central Asian states' perspective. Chinese and Russian motives for creating the SCO appear to have been threefold. First, both sought an organization dedicated to providing security and stability to the Central Asian region. Second, both wished to foster stronger economic ties with the oil and natural gas-rich former Soviet republics. Finally, both favored stemming the influence of external powers, notably the United States. The Central Asian states' motives for joining the SCO emanate from security and economic needs. The increase in the U.S. military presence in the region since October 2001 has drawn no response from the SCO. Although some Russian politicians and military officers have criticized it, the governments of China and Russia seam to realize that the U.S. presence may help bring stability to the Central Asian region. Many uncertainties burden the SCO's future. It may constitute another failed attempt to establish a security alliance or turn into a significant voice in international politics, especially with the inclusion of additional members. / Lieutenant, United States Navy

Thesis (M.S.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): David R. Henderson, Robert M. McNab. Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-108). Also available online.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1966. / Title from PDF title page (viewed Nov. 10, 2008). Includes bibliographical references. Online version of the print original.

Thesis (M.A.) - Carleton University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-181). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M.S. in Defense Analysis)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): Anna Simons, Jeffrey Starr. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-85). Also available online.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1966. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--Berlin. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 294-299).