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1	How to Weaponize a Philosopher: Hobbes' Deadly Arsenal Webb, James 15 August 2013 (has links) This is a complex argument about the history of transformations in value through the rise of modern liberalism. I argue that there are several contradictions that emerge from these transformations. I argue that these contradictions emerge as double effects of liberalism, in tension with the project of liberalism and thriving in spite of it. My data are the theories of Thomas Hobbes and the interpretations of his work. Hobbes is a good datum for the project because he is representative of several of these transformations in value due to the time when and concepts with which he writes. I conclude that these transformations have negatively affected the quality of our theory and negatively effected our ability to theorize. Hobbes Politics Religion Philosophy Weaponization Recuperation
2	Explaining Nuclear Rollback: Examining the Cessation of Nuclear Weaponization in Argentina and Brazil from 1964 – 1994 Douglas, Billy Michael 06 June 2018 (has links) No description available. Political Science International Relations Argentina Brazil Nuclear Weapon weaponization WMD
3	Peace in Space for Our Time? : United States Strategical Considerations in Outer Space Policy Bergesen, Oskar January 2016 (has links) The politics of outer space has in recent years been given attention from political elites and scientist due to increasing usage and reliance on space based assets, and due to increasing numbers of actors trying to utilize the benefits of space. Concerns have been raised if the increasing military usage of space will lead to a future weaponization of space, making some political leaders and scholars claiming the inevitability of space weaponization. In this thesis I investigate why the United States of America this far has chosen not to weaponize space based on the strategical setting of outer space politics. The research question guiding this thesis reads: What strategic considerations explain the US decision not to weaponize outer space? In order to evaluate the strategic setting and US strategical considerations I apply Game Theory and Non-Formal Rational Choice Theory to highlight what is causing the greatest space faring nation not to weaponize space. I empirically base this study on official space policy documents and one report written by an official commission to asses US national security space management. Based on the strategic setting of outer space politics and US strategical considerations it is found that the US has not commenced a process leading to the weaponization of space since such development would not increase its national security, but rather in several ways decrease it. I conclude that a process of space weaponization is not likely to be initiated by the US in the current strategical setting. outer space politics space security weaponization strategical setting rational choice theory
4	Weaponization of Space: Subverting the Architecture of Occupation Nasrallah, Majdulin 01 January 2019 (has links) Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine and oppression of the Palestinian people has manifested itself in countless ways. The built environment, fueled by spatial theory, has been transformed into an instrument of war that serves a military agenda. In this context, the physical environment is not simply the arena of conflict, but a weapon wielded by occupying forces. This research investigates spatial control through seemingly mundane architecture and military practices, which are deployed deliberately to strangulate Palestinian livelihood and prosperity. Derived from Deleuze and Guittari’s delineation of smooth and striated space, with an emphasis on walls and barriers, this thesis subverts the spatial weaponization by envisioning design as both a retaliatory and reparative force. In doing so, it critiques and protests against the status quo. Architecture Spatial theory Palestine Israel Spatial Weaponization Colonization Interdisciplinary Arts and Media Theory and Philosophy
5	Uvedení zbraní do vesmírného prostoru: Dvojsečné ostří technologií s dvojím využitím / Weaponization of Outer Space: Double-Edged Blade of Dual-Use Technology Pražák, Jakub January 2019 (has links) The thesis considered the feasibility of space warfare with an emphasis on the malicious potential of dual-use technology. I have described the orbital principles and set the presumptions of space warfare and the principles for space warfare strategy, introduced dual- use technology and its connections to space weapons, elaborated on existing counterspace capabilities and its impact, described the challenges for space warfare and evaluated the utilization of dual-use technology as space weapons. I have reached the conclusion that current space technology does not allow to lead extensive space warfare. However, counterspace technology is mature enough for the conduct of destructive space operations and states are encouraged to proliferate advanced offensive counterspace capabilities that are not sufficiently addressed and bounded to international law. Though, despite it seems space warfare is unlikely, the growing tensions of state space actors and rapid development of new technology that is currently mostly driven by the commercial actors may soon change the situation. Potentially destructive dual-use technology may then increase the risk and probability of space warfare. The thesis proposed several options of potentially destructive dual-technology technology that could be turned into space weapons.
6	L'Amérique en orbite ou l'anomalie de la sous-arsenalisation de l'espace depuis la fin de la guerre froide : une analyse réaliste reflexive / America in orbit, or the anomaly of the under-weaponization of space since the end of the cold war : A reflexive realist analysis Penent, Guilhem 06 October 2017 (has links) Ce travail offre une analyse holistique de la politique spatiale américaine après laguerre froide vue sous l’angle de l’armement limité de l’espace extra-atmosphérique. Prenantappui sur la distinction entre les notions de « militarisation » et d’« arsenalisation » del’espace, il cherche à répondre à la question suivante : pourquoi les États-Unis n’ont-ils pas,depuis la fin de la guerre froide, arsenalisé l’espace ? Dans le cadre de la théorie réalisteréflexive, la thèse montre que ce profil bas s’explique par la quête de l’honneur, laquelleimpose la mise en place d’une politique « hégémonique » fondée sur la recherche de lalégitimité et de la reconnaissance mutuelle entre les États-Unis, les autres puissancesspatiales établies et le reste du monde. La « sous-arsenalisation », en tant qu’alternative audéploiement d’armes spatiales, se situe à l’intersection de trois logiques liées, chacuned’entre elles, à la fameuse triade classique : le prestige, le profit et la sécurité. Plusprécisément, cette étude porte sur les différents programmes de coopération et efforts delibéralisation de l’espace par le marché et de régulation des armements dans l’espaceconduits par les États-Unis depuis l’administration Reagan jusqu’à la présidence Obama. / This work offers an holistic analysis of the US space policy after the cold war fromthe point of view of the limited arming of outer space. Building on the distinction madebetween “militarization” and “weaponization of space,” it seeks to answer the followingquestion: why did the United States not choose to weaponize space since the cold war hasended? Within the framework of a reflexive presentation of realism, the thesis show that thislow profile is better explained by the quest for honor, which gives rise to a distinctive form of“hegemonic” policy, resulted in struggle for recognition and legitimicacy between the UnitedStates, other established space powers and the rest of the world. “Under-weaponization,” asan alternative to actual deployment of space weapons, lies at the intersection of three logicseach related to the classical motivational triad of fear, honor, and interest. More specifically,the study outlines the different programs of cooperation and efforts of market liberalizationand regulation of space armaments led by the United States since the day’s of the Reaganadministration until the end of the Obama presidency. Relations internationales Politique spatiale américaine Honneur Réalisme réflexif Arsenalisation de l'espace International relations US Space policy Honor Reflexisve realism Space weaponization 320
7	Chování států v oblasti militarizace vesmíru: spolupráce vs. soupeření / Actors' behaviour and the militarization of space: Cooperation vs. conflict Gréková, Lenka January 2017 (has links) The thesis deals with the question of militarization and weaponization of the outer space and it analyse the actor's behaviour regarding space militarization and weaponization. The aim of the thesis is to find out whether the key actors cooperate or not in dealing with the use of the outer space. The relations between the key actors are analysed from the perspective of the game theory, particularly with the two models of behaviour: prisoner's dilemma and the tragedy of the commons. These models are used based on the assumption that they best describe the relations between actors in international relations as either cooperative or competitive. The aim is to evaluate whether these two models are valid in researching the behaviour of the key actors in the question of militarization of space. The analysed actors are the United States, Russia and China, as these are the three most important and successful space-faring nations with the biggest potential in the future of space exploration. Analysing their relations, the thesis attempts to evaluate whether the two models of the game theory are valid or not. For evaluating the prisoner's dilemma, bilateral relations are analysed, for the tragedy of the commons, their multilateral relations are analysed. What we learn from the analysis is that both models...
8	The Ambiguity of the Russian Measures in Outer Space Feltrin, Francesca January 2023 (has links) Outer Space has been a contested domain since the Cold War but in the past few decades with the advancement of technology, it has become even more desirable. Outer space has become extremely important in our everyday lives from satellite telecommunications, television broadcasting, weather forecasting, and navigation. The many uses of satellites can also trigger a dual use for military purposes and the weaponization of outer space. In the field of militarization and weaponization of outer space, there is not a significant set of agreements, except for the Outer Space Treaty (1967). This thesis is exploring the Russian behavior in the scope of their judicial and practical decisions in the militarization and weaponization of outer space. Their judicial decisions are analyzed with the balance of power theory since it better explains why Russia maintains a collaborative and diplomatic behavior in this domain. Their practical behavior is analyzed using offensive realism to better understand why they had developed aggressive behavior and chose to develop weapons in the field of outer space. Outer Space Russia Militarization Weaponization Offensive Realism Balance of Power
9	The Media is the Weapon: The Enduring Power of Balkan War (Mis)Coverage Vukasovich, Christian A. 10 August 2012 (has links) No description available. Communication Journalism Mass Communications Mass Media Weaponization of Media propaganda NATO Intervention Yugoslavia Kosovo Grounded Theory war coverage comparative media studies mass media and war
10	The Russian Playbook : Using History & Path Dependence to Analyse How Russia Operationalises Grand Strategy in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. Westbrook, Justine January 2023 (has links) To predict and prevent future armed conflicts like Russia’s war against Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2022, there is more value in knowing how these wars occurred rather than why they occurred. The Russian Playbook is built from three distinct “plays” employed by Moscow and organised in the theoretical framework of Historical Institutionalism through Path Dependence modelling. This research focuses on Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova as cases for comparison by building on the Soviet legacy in each state which forms the antecedent historical conditions of the Playbook’s Path Dependence. Where Play 1 focuses on offensive and defensive influence seeking as a form of structural persistence, Play 2’s shaping and weaponisation acts to counter reactive sequences. Both Plays function within path dependency’s punctuated equilibrium and appear consistently throughout Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova following the collapse of the Soviet Union. When Play 1 and Play 2 are overpowered by reactive sequences that cannot be countered, Moscow deems the disequilibrium as irremediable and the path towards conflict begins. Play 3 refers to the start of lock-in effects towards conflict, beginning with “pre-crisis” conditions. Play 3’s Lock-in Effectsserve as the period in which a predictable conflict outcome is likely to occur, though lock-in refers to the path adherence in preparation for future conflict. This Play occurs in both Georgia and Ukraine at the time of this research, though its future employment within Moldova should not be excluded. These actions, in the form of the Russian Playbook and its Plays act as a guide for operationalising and implementing Russia’s grand strategy. This research goes beyond individual figureheads of Russia or specific institutions and instead focuses on patterns that exist throughout historical cases. These patterns show there is nothing particularly “new” in how Russia operates despite the vast number of newly coined phrases including “hybrid” leading people to believe otherwise. As such, Putin did not create the Russian Playbook, he inherited it. / <p>Master's of Political Science with a Specialisation in International and European Relations.</p> Russia Security International Relations Conflict History Path Dependence Georgia Ukraine Moldova War Historical Institutionalism USSR Post-Soviet Deception Russian Influence Weaponization Weaponisation Donba South Ossetia Crimea Transnistria Pridnestrovia Russian Grand Strategy Abkhazia Frozen Conflict Playbook Political Science Statsvetenskap Social Sciences Interdisciplinary History Historia Globalisation Studies Globaliseringsstudier

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