Thesis (M.S. in Information Technology Management)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2009. Thesis (M.B.A.)--Naval Postgraduate School, March 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Barreto, Albert. "March 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on April 23, 2009. Author(s) subject terms: Contingency, Contracting, Information Technology, Information Technology Management, Defense Contracting, Case Study, Interview, Survey, Procurement, Contract Management, Contractor, Iraq, Army, Gansler. Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-120). Also available in print.

Inaug.-Diss.--Halle. / Vita. The plan is numbered as one page. The "Beilage" has title: Die Tradition über die Friedens-verhandlungen zwischen Darius und Alexander.

Thesis (M.S. in Meteorology and Physical Oceanography)--Naval Postgraduate School, June 2009. / Thesis Advisor(s): Murphree, Tom ; Stone, Rebecca. "June 2009." Description based on title screen as viewed on July 13, 2009. DTIC Identifiers: Climatology, precipitation rate, statistical forecasting, El Nino, La Nina. Author(s) subject terms: Iraq, Climatology, Long Range Forecast, Composite Analysis Forecast (CAF), Dust, Military Operations, Climate; Seasonal Forecast; Shamal; El Nino; La Nina; Precipitation Rate; Statistical Forecast. Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-61). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A. in National Security Affairs)--Naval Postgraduate School, December 2004. / Thesis advisor(s): James E. Russell. Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-46). Also available online.

Inaug.-Diss.--Halle. / Vita. The plan is numbered as one page. The "Beilage" has title: Die Tradition über die Friedens-verhandlungen zwischen Darius und Alexander.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Syracuse University, 2007. / "Publication number: AAT 3295516."

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Jāmiʻat al-Qāhirah, 1989. / Summary in English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-520).

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Jāmiʻat al-Qāhirah, 1989. / Summary in English. Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-520).

Voluntary and forced migrations over the past century have given rise to the number of displaced peoples and nations who consider themselves diasporas. The resiliency of these extra-territorial nations after displacement is something of a paradox in nationalism studies. For diaspora, the nation is simultaneously local and transnational, divided and caged by the confines of state borders, often intermixed with other ethnic groups, nations, and cultures, and yet, undeniably, a singular community. Through a comparative examination of the Assyrian and Chaldean diaspora in the United States, this dissertation uses boundary theory to explore the role of diasporic elites in making and sustaining a diasporic nation, and the events, identities, and ideologies that shape diasporic action. It draws from twenty-nine interviews held with Assyrian and Chaldean leaders in Michigan, Illinois, and California, and with policy-makers, as well as research into congressional documents, policy papers, and press reports. The multi-ethnic fabric of American society is formative to boundary-creation, and yet challenges its retention, providing an open society for ethnic expression and civic and political engagement, whilst at the same time facilitating assimilation and loss of diasporic culture and identity. Diasporic elites pursue institutional completeness to sustain diasporic presence in local societies, and cultivate national ideologies that in turn engender activism on behalf of the greater diasporic nation. The Iraq War served as a catalyst to nation-building, providing the first political opening in decades for diasporic actors to mobilize on behalf of Assyrians and Chaldeans in the homeland, seeking constitutional recognition as equal members of the Iraq state. However, the impermeable, exclusionary Iraqi national boundary wrought in conflict instead posed an existential crisis, forcing Assyrians and Chaldeans from Iraq and forcing diasporic leaders to confront questions of what will become of their nation if the homeland is lost. Revealed in the resulting political demands are two distinct strains of nationalism: that for resettlement into diaspora and continued integration into Iraq; and that for territorial autonomy within Iraq’s Nineveh Plain. This dissertation argues diaspora is a continuous, evolving product of boundary-making, often the result of diasporic elite mobilization. Diaspora is a nation not simply born of displacement, but formed through social boundaries encountered and made upon resettlement outside the homeland. Nationalism is a significant component of diasporic nation-building, offering insight into political goals, ideologies, and the dedication of diasporic elites to sustaining an Assyrian and Chaldean homeland, an atra, in diaspora.

The “Policy Framework for Iraq’s Petroleum Industry” is a logical structure that establishes the rules to guide decisions and manage processes to achieve economically efficient outcomes within the energy sector. It divides policy applications between regulatory and regulated practices, and defines the governance of the public sector across the petroleum industry and relevant energy portfolios. In many “Rentier States” where countries depend on a single source of income such as oil revenues, overlapping powers of authority within the public sector between policy makers and operators has led to significant conflicts of interest that have resulted in the mismanagement of resources and revenues, corruption, failed strategies and the ultimate failure of the system. Some countries have succeeded in identifying areas for progressive reform, whilst others failed due to various reasons discussed in this thesis. Iraq fits into the category of a country that has failed to implement reform and has become a classic case of a rentier state. The primary aim of this research is to produce a policy framework applicable to the local settings of Iraq’s petroleum industry, together with an implementation strategy that helps the country in its transition from legacy practices to sustainable policies compatible with the federal constitution of 2005. Such a framework would observe the legislative applications that appeared in the aftermath of establishing a federal regime. The framework will help to rationalise the decisions and processes that sustain the governance and business practices across the energy value chain of Iraq. The development of a policy framework exemplified by the final setting of the Federal Energy Council (FEC) proposed in this thesis has to take into account the existing legal framework, the legacy of previous policies and the governance arrangements of developing policy under a new federal regime. A review of federal models of major resource holders that may share similar attributes to Iraq is subsequently necessary to identify the appropriate fiscal regime which fits Iraq’s legal system. Conflicts of interest and how they have been reduced or eliminated in case study countries, must be identified to instruct the final proposed framework. This research also examines key factors that influence the petroleum sector of a federalized major resource holder. Furthermore, qualitative in-depth case studies have been conducted to investigate the research problem. This research is complemented by numerous interviews that took place with high profile executives, policy makers and senior officials, as well as a review of data relevant to Iraq from an array of historical literature. The findings of this thesis will comprise a proposed “policy framework for Iraq’s petroleum industry,” exemplified by the FEC that the federal government of Iraq needs to adopt to transition energy institutions from the legacy of centralised rule to a modern and efficient petroleum industry in a democratic setting.