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Abstract The international organizations are regionalization in the Post-Cold War Era . In Asian-Pacific region , the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation and the Association of Southeast are the most important international organizations . In order to adapt the trend of regionalization and to join this two international organizations , Taiwan makes a series of the political¡Beconomic and social culture policies , but the members of this two organizations do not change the attitude toward Taiwan and still recognize ¡§One China ¡§ policy . Up to now Taiwan still could not participate high level councils of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation and also could not join the Association of Southeast as sovereign state . The reason why is not only the political pressure from China but also the members of this two organizations have more interests in economic and political cooperation with China than Taiwan.

This thesis investigates higher education regionalization by studying the case of the Asia Pacific Quality Assurance Network (APQN). In this thesis, higher education regionalization is conceptualized in three ideal-types: 1) as a sub-set of higher education globalization, 2) as a regional form of higher education internationalization, and 3) as an alternative to higher education globalization. Theories of international relations and globalization are used to develop a conceptual framework of the norms, values, ideologies, and concepts of regional identity that underpin these constructs. The main research question asks what can be learned about higher education regionalization through a study of the APQN? A sequential mixed method approach is used to gather data from textual analysis, key informant interviews, participant observation, and an online survey to investigate how the APQN bridges national, regional, and international levels of quality assurance in higher education. A methodological triangulation design is implemented to pinpoint the ideal-type of higher education regionalization that most represents the APQN. An embedded case study of Việt Nam’s QA capacity building activities demonstrates the APQN’s role in one country. The findings suggest that the ideal-type of higher education regionalization as a sub-set of globalization best represents the APQN. The nature of the APQN as a network for QA professionals highlights the transformative role that globalization is playing within the nation state. Instead of globalization being a homogenizing force on higher education systems, this study shows that higher education regionalization as a sub-set of globalization is changing the role of the nation state into a regulator for the global market. Higher education regionalization as a sub-set of globalization does not remove the control of the nation state, but rather reinforces the state’s role as a monitor of higher education for market competition. The study concludes by suggesting opportunities for QA policymakers and practitioners to shape higher education regionalization.

This thesis investigates higher education regionalization by studying the case of the Asia Pacific Quality Assurance Network (APQN). In this thesis, higher education regionalization is conceptualized in three ideal-types: 1) as a sub-set of higher education globalization, 2) as a regional form of higher education internationalization, and 3) as an alternative to higher education globalization. Theories of international relations and globalization are used to develop a conceptual framework of the norms, values, ideologies, and concepts of regional identity that underpin these constructs. The main research question asks what can be learned about higher education regionalization through a study of the APQN? A sequential mixed method approach is used to gather data from textual analysis, key informant interviews, participant observation, and an online survey to investigate how the APQN bridges national, regional, and international levels of quality assurance in higher education. A methodological triangulation design is implemented to pinpoint the ideal-type of higher education regionalization that most represents the APQN. An embedded case study of Việt Nam’s QA capacity building activities demonstrates the APQN’s role in one country. The findings suggest that the ideal-type of higher education regionalization as a sub-set of globalization best represents the APQN. The nature of the APQN as a network for QA professionals highlights the transformative role that globalization is playing within the nation state. Instead of globalization being a homogenizing force on higher education systems, this study shows that higher education regionalization as a sub-set of globalization is changing the role of the nation state into a regulator for the global market. Higher education regionalization as a sub-set of globalization does not remove the control of the nation state, but rather reinforces the state’s role as a monitor of higher education for market competition. The study concludes by suggesting opportunities for QA policymakers and practitioners to shape higher education regionalization.

Military strategy is in serve to national interests, which is the basic idea underpin this research. The subject of this thesis is ¡§Military Strategy of People's Liberation Army (PLA) toward Taiwan. The context of this thesis divided into six chapters: 1.Motivation, methodology, framework, target of this research and the definition of military strategy. 2. The change of world system and how it impacts the national interests of Mainland China.3.The national strategies of Mainland China.4. Analyzing the military strategies and actions which might be undertaken by PLA to attack Taiwan.5. The strategies of Taiwan's national military strategy against PLA is¡§effective deterrence and strong defense posture¡¨6.Perspective of the Taiwan's future national security .the damage control from Taiwan in the eventual military activities against PLA will be to strike the enemy before it reached the Taiwan's coast.

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Approved for public release, distribution is unlimited / The authors examine the history of immigrant military service in the United States, explore the motivations of noncitizen enlistees, and analyze the military performance of noncitizens relative to that of citizen enlistees. Information sources include a comprehensive review of literature, focused interviews with a small sample of noncitizen enlistees, and cohort data files of enlisted personnel who entered the military from 1990 through 1998. The history of noncitizen service corresponds roughly to the nation's history of immigration and naturalization policy, with military service having offered immigrants economic benefits, as well as a path toward assimilation. Service by noncitizens has also provided the country a way to meet its military manpower needs. The results of statistical analyses suggest noncitizens have lower predicted rates of first-term attrition, and higher estimated rates of retention beyond the first term and promotion to E-4. The authors conclude that noncitizens provide a valuable source of manpower, and fulfill important roles as influencers for the next generation. Thus, it may be worthwhile to provide noncitizens more information about enlistment opportunities, and to implement unique reenlistment incentives including expedited green-card status for family members. Future research should examine specific ethnic categories of interest within the population of noncitizens. / First Lieutenant, Turkish Army / Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy

Submitted by Elesbão Santiago Neto (neto10uepb@cche.uepb.edu.br) on 2018-04-25T18:03:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 PDF - Ahmina Raiara Solsona Oliveira.pdf: 31428777 bytes, checksum: 2df7c3a6815e0074c38a709a4b1d5904 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-25T18:03:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PDF - Ahmina Raiara Solsona Oliveira.pdf: 31428777 bytes, checksum: 2df7c3a6815e0074c38a709a4b1d5904 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-01 / CAPES / The Asian presence is constant in cyber conflicts and theses countries are appearing as victims or alleged perpetrators. The high rate of participation in such models of war, added to the fact that countries like Russia, China, India, Japan, Pakistan and the Koreas are considered by the Pentagon as possessor of a cyber-army makes feasible the possibility of strong involvement and Asian commitment to the development of cyber capabilities in the region. Despite the strong technological gap between the states of the Asian Pacific, common threats fostered cooperation and united the continent in search for cybersecurity in the region. Therefore, this master's thesis aims to show the Asian commitment to the regional cyber development and the Chinese use of cyberspace as an extension of its national strategic thinking. The methodology is qualitative, with the case study method applied to China. This academic work is organized in three chapters, plus introduction and closing remarks. The first chapter has concepts and definitions we need to understand the discussions surrounding cyber terms. The second chapter sets out some of the cyber conflicts with Asian participation and highlights three Asian organizations working in pursuit of regional cybersecurity. The third chapter expresses the Chinese perception of cyber warfare, explains the use of cyberspace as a strategic tool for its military and economic development, and reveals their actions in order to prepare for the Cyber Age. The main result of this work has been that the Asian Pacific region is gradually getting involved in cyber conflicts and committing to cooperation for a common cyber security – including through the development of measuring tools for the cyber maturity – and that China sees in cyber warfare the possibility to block out impositions by militarily stronger powers and, through technology transfer, to achieve a military level similar to that of the great powers. / A presença asiática se faz constante nos conflitos cibernéticos com seus países aparecendo como vítimas ou supostos responsáveis. O alto índice de participação em tais modelos de guerra, somado ao fato de países como Rússia, China, Índia, Japão, Paquistão e as Coreias serem considerados possuidores de exército cibernético pelo Pentágono, torna fatível a hipótese de forte envolvimento e compromisso asiático com o desenvolvimento das suas capacidades cibernéticas. Apesar da grande discrepância tecnológica entre os Estados do pacífico asiático, as ameaças comuns fomentaram a cooperação e uniram o continente em busca da sua segurança cibernética. Esta dissertação tem como objetivo explicitar o compromisso asiático com o desenvolvimento cibernético regional e a utilização sínica do espaço cibernético como extensão de seu pensamento estratégico nacional. A metodologia utilizada foi de natureza qualitativa, acrescida do método de estudo de caso aplicado à China. O trabalho está organizado em três capítulos, além de introdução e considerações finais. O primeiro capítulo traz conceitos e definições necessários à compreensão das discussões que circundam o termo cibernético. O segundo capítulo expõe alguns dos conflitos cibernéticos com participação asiática e evidencia três organizações asiáticas que trabalham em busca da segurança cibernética regional. O terceiro capítulo expressa a percepção sínica sobre a guerra cibernética, explica a utilização do espaço cibernético como ferramenta estratégica para seu desenvolvimento militar e econômico e revela suas ações de modo a se preparar para a Era Cibernética. Como resultado principal deste trabalho tem-se que a região pacífico asiática vem gradualmente se envolvendo em conflitos cibernéticos e se comprometendo com a cooperação por uma segurança cibernética comum – inclusive através da elaboração de instrumentos medidores de maturidade cibernética – e que a China vê na guerra cibernética a possibilidade de frustrar ações imperativas por parte de potências militarmente mais fortes e de, por meio da transferência tecnológica, alcançar nível militar similar ao das grandes potências.

HIV-positive, Asian Pacific Islander (API) men who have sex with men (MSM) experience triple minority stigma including HIV, sexual orientation, and minority ethnicity. To date, there is no research that examines the influence of cultural factors, level of acculturation, social determinants of health, and other confounding variables (e.g., age, education, level of income, and length of time since diagnosis) on HIV-positive disclosure behaviors, attitudes, and intentions to casual sexual partners for API MSM. The theoretical framework for this study was based on Hofstede's original cultural values and Triandis's cultural dimensions. In this 2-phase, mixed methods, sequential explanatory study, 24 API MSM participants who are members of Fridae and other API organizations in the United States completed an anonymous online survey and 8 participants in Southern California completed in-depth semistructured phenomenological qualitative interviews. None of the regressions produced significant findings at the requested significance level (i.e., p < 0.5). The findings from the 2 phases of the study were integrated to facilitate a deeper, richer, and better understanding and explanation of those results than either approach alone. This mixed methods study was unique because it addressed an under-researched and poorly understood population of API MSM. The findings from this study have implications for positive social change for practitioners to incorporate culturally sensitive counseling strategies and for policymakers to develop or modify existing HIV preventive health education and health promotion programs for HIV-positive API MSM to negotiate safer sex behaviors, improve well-being, provide informed choice, and protect life that would promote competent quality care.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008. / Title from first page of PDF file (viewed June 18, 2008). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Includes bibliographical references (p. 74-81).