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Description:: What explains kidnapping by violent, political organizations? Despite a dramatic spike in kidnappings over the last several decades, there has been limited scholarly examination of this tool of coercion. Addressing this gap, my dissertation examines the kidnapping strategies of violent, political...
Author:: Gilbert, Danielle
Keyword:: Interviews, Kidnapping, Civil war, Colombia, and Terrorism
GW Unit:: Political Science
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Downes, Alexander
Committee Member(s):: Finkel, Eugene, McClintock, Cynthia, and Downes, Alexander
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Scholars derive radically different predictions about peace, war, and commerce if they assume states are motivated by a single goal such as security, political survival, prosperity, or status. I develop a unified framework to study great power interactions under the assumption that states may be...
Author:: Joseph, Michael Frederick
Keyword:: Intelligence analysis, Diplomacy, Foreign policy, Game theory, and International Security
GW Unit:: Political Science
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Glaser, Charles L
Committee Member(s):: Miller, Michael K, Downes, Alexander, and Lupu, Yonatan
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: Why is it that some threats are considered credible by states during crises, while others are not? How do target states interpret coercive signals intended to establish threat credibility during these periods? These questions are central to both academic and policy debates about the effectiveness...
Author:: Macdonald, Julia Mary
Keyword:: Foreign Policy Decision Making, National Security, Coercive Diplomacy, and International Security
GW Unit:: Political Science
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Glaser, Charles
Committee Member(s):: Lebovic, James, Downes, Alexander, Goldgeier, James, and Saunders, Elizabeth
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

Description:: What role does oil play in the national security strategies of oil states? The current literature treats oil predominantly as a trigger for interstate conflicts and depicts oil-states as passive victims of states’ ceaseless search for wealth and security. Such a portrayal downplays the importance...
Author:: Kim, Inwook
Keyword:: alliance, geopolitics, armament, oil states, and oil curse
GW Unit:: Political Science
Degree:: Ph.D.
Advisor:: Glaser, Charles
Committee Member(s):: Weiner, Robert, Downes, Alexander, Talmadge, Caitlin, and Hughes, Llewelyn
Resource Type:: Thesis or Dissertation

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