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The Politics of Coercion : Toward a Theory of Coercive Airpower for Post-Cold War Conflict

By: Ellwood P. "Skip" Hinman

...suggest about the use of airpower in the early twenty-first century? More specifically, Colonel Hinman seeks to determine whether any of the existing theories of coercion can stand alone as a coherent, substantive, and codified approach to airpower employment. Framing his analysis on three key attributes of conflict in the post–Cold War era—limited, nonprotracted war; poli...

.... . . . . . . . . . . 37 Limited, Nonprotracted War and the Coercion Hybrid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 The Coercion Hybrid and the Politically Restrained Nature of Post–Cold War Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 The Coercion Hybrid and the Better State of Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 The Esca...

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Democracy and Deterrence : Foundations for an Enduring World Peace

By: Dr Walter Gary Sharp Sr.

...that discourage nondemocratic governments from pursuing violent conflicts. Arguing that existing democracies must make an active effort to foster the political environment in which new democracies can develop, Sharp discusses the elements critical to promoting democratization and thus strengthening system wide deterrence at the state and international levels....

...RAL DEMOCRACY AND ITS GLOBAL INFLUENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features of a Liberal Democracy . . . . . . . . .2 Global Political Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 2 CONVENTIONAL THEORIES OF WAR AND WAR AVOIDANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Conventional Think...

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Speculations and Physics

By: Sam Vaknin, Ph. D.

...f Measurement VI. The Quantum of Continuity VII. Quantum Mechanics and Superstring Theories SPE C U L A T I O NS I. Psychophysics ... ...Theodicy: The Problem of Evil IV. Miracles, Wonders, Signs V. Appendix: Scientific Theories The Author PHYSICS Time A... ...chophysics Negentropic Agents and the Increase of Entropy Superstring and Membrane Theories Return Negentropic Agents and the Increase of Entropy... ...d the convergence is precisely where concepts of order and disorder emerge. String theories, for instance, come in numerous versions which describe... ...stitions are less concerned with the physical Universe and more with human affairs. Political falsities - such as anti-Semitism - supplanted magic ... ...erology, or other esoteric "systems". The emergence of "relative", New Age, and politically correct philosophies rendered science merely one opt... ...ew theory is invented. Incorporation is the sworn enemy of parsimony because it is politically motivated. It keeps everyone happy by not giving up ... ...rate with the powers that be: with the industrial base, the military complex, the political elite, the intellectual cliques in vogue. Institutiona... ...elds of finance and economics, and numerous articles dealing with geopolitical and political economic issues published in both print and Web period...

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And Gulliver Returns Book IV : A Look at Our Human Values

By: Lemuel Gulliver XVI

...pope. Similarly, the values of the people and those of their religious or political leaders often vary.‖ ---―Wanda, one of my parishioners tol... ...tables or how to add when you have a calculator? Why consider alternative theories of the origin of the universe when we have the Bible? Why consid... ...are the rule rather than the exception. Prostitution, gambling, drugs and political payoffs are only a small part of their overall business, much of... ...How well are the common people represented when they have not watered the political flower pots? ―There is something to be said for self inter... ...is something to be said for self interest. Ayn Rand‘s popular conservative theories stress that self interest makes for honest and fair trading. Dish... ...ose your driving license if you speed, will you speed? If you know that a political candidate will lower your taxes but that your children will be sa... ... but that 50% thinks it is absolutely right, and it makes a great deal of political noise, so you think there are more of them than there actually ar... ... influenced by the refusal of conservative religious people to accept the theories of science, such as evolution. They may also be influenced by the ... ...phers of the Enlightenment. Today with the certainty of evolution and the theories of the astrophysicists, I think that yesterday‘s deists would mor...

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And Gulliver Returns Book VII : Book 7 Visit to Indus

By: Bob Oconnor

...l requirement for a separation of church and state, then look as how many political candidates have to continually call on God to bless everybody. A... ...necessary program. It took some time before she was able to overcome that political faux pas. We politicians learned our lessons—do what is necessary... ...eople want. Pushing for what they need, like a reduced population, can be political suicide. So instead of curing the root cause of our poverty by r... ...he art of being honest‘ but without an educated electorate we have to use political techniques such as propaganda to nudge our voters. All modern de... ... do this. No modern democracy has voters who are all educated in history, political science, economics, the environmental sciences and all the other... ...ower than other educated groups to accept clearly verifiable findings and theories of science. And I know you in the priesthood are a very well educ... ...hould opinions or hopes replace accepted scientific definitions or proven theories? Where should the mere opinions of the powerful be allowed to rep...

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And Gulliver Returns Book I : Touchdown

By: Bob Oconnor

...t only goes against the traditions of the human race but it is definitely a politically incorrect idea. This is especially true in countries that ca... ...en we have the idea, especially in the U.S. that allowing for abortion is a politically incorrect action. “But the ideas of what causes or act... ...ically incorrect action. “But the ideas of what causes or actions are politically correct changes. The right, even the necessity, to own slave... ...in college and the right for women to succeed in business and politics. The politically correct idea that Jews and Asians should be kept in lowly pla... ...is going hungry (1aaa) Not so much because of a lack of food as the lack of political will to get the food where it is needed. “It was recen... ... prejudices and hatreds. But if they realize that there are highly probable theories in economics and the social sciences that may make them capable...

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The Path of Splitness

By: Indrek Pringi

...ed to separate these two inseparable aspects into different phenomenon, using theories of Gravity, and Friction, and Magnetism, and Centrifugal forc... ...clever deception, scientists began to find crucial flaws in almost all of his theories. Accepting his explanation that light curved around the moon... ...ally; it studies it mechanically. This is a basic weakness in all scientific theories, models, knowledge and exploration. It was also Einstein’s ba... ...act that Science has been able to gather so far. Not by mathematics. Not by theories, Not by models. By actual facts that have been verified. Th... ... improved for over 4 million years… the technique of separation, or to use the politically correct term; tool-use. THE PATH OF SPLITNESS Cha... ...e which will impregnate the female planetary-egg. The entire, international political race to get to the moon first: was merely a mechanical recrea... ... that word as an excuse for refusing to listen to any new idea; it is just the politically correct code-word for saying: ‘I am afraid of any kind of ... ... changing tool-environment forcing them to change For instance: by seeking political stability or in terms of real politick; retaining their advan... ...le fancy analysts tut-tut about the worsening state of affairs and give their politically correct double-speak opinions of how to stabilize things… ...

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Empire and Wars

By: Sam Vaknin

...nd corrupted by vacuous materialism. Recent accounting scandals, crumbling markets, political scams, human rights violations, technological setbacks... ...te with an eschatology, which involves a changing cast of demonized "enemies", both political and cultural. Read about American eschatology HERE. ... ...ten one and the same. The global spread of American influence through its culture, political alliances, science and multinationals is merely an ext... ...try succeed to thus transform itself? The paper attributes America's success to its political stability, neglecting to mention its pluralism and mul... ...ic, cultural and military. In an echo of defunct Soviet and Euro-left conspiracy theories, the paper insists that expansion was "triggered by com... ...oft power works through attraction ... Our attractiveness rests on our culture, our political values and our policies by taking into account the int... ...der Israel the darling of the Turkish street, though. Turks, addicted to conspiracy theories, fully believe that the second Iraq war is being instig... ...itality and decadence of "Old Europe". The foes of the West, steeped in conspiracy theories and embittered by centuries of savage colonialism, will... ...ge of phenomena associated with the Nazi regime - from industrial murder to racial theories, from slave labour to the forcible annexation of territ...

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The Labor Divide

By: Sam Vaknin

...he UK reduced its own from 9% to 6%. The remedies, though well known, are politically not palatable: flexible wages, highly mobile labour, flexible ... ...s 5% and the UK's 6% (down from 9%). The remedies, though well known, are politically unpalatable: flexible wages, mobile labour, the right fiscal p... ... Or it may prolong working life by postponing retirement. These are not politically palatable decisions. Yet, a wave of xenophobia that hurtled la... ...racies welcome the brain drain as it also drains the country of potential political adversaries. Emigration also tends to decrease competitiveness. ... ...latively new phenomenon there, according to Testsuro Kato, a professor of political science in Hitotsubashi University. But what is the impact of al... ...heory, at least, have the same right. This, according to current economic theories, can be achieved only through effective competition. Competition ... ...hat are the long term, structural causes for unemployment? There are more theories than there are unemployed people. Some say that free trade encour...

...Modern labour theories and practice. Covers issues like employment, unemployment, migration, brain drain, entrepreneurship, workaholism, and trade unions....

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Contributing to Efforts for Greater Financial Markets Stability in Apec Economies

By: Apec Finance Minister Process

...…………………...…………………………………….. 1 I.1 Introduction ………….……………………………………………...…………. 1 I.2 Theories on Financial Market Stability ……………………………………...… 2 ... ...d the drafting of recommendations to Senior Finance Officials Meeting (SFOM). I.2 Theories on Financial Market Stability Financial markets are... ...ural problems in the economy, and public dissatisfaction with it may in turn lead to political instability. 2. The corporate sector’s riskiness: it... ...her economies • Possibility of not implementing Dodd-Frank Act, 2010 as it is due to political bickering and wrangles has the potential to underm... ...the degree of inflation in Mexico is quite low during the study period. Based on some theories, when inflation increases, the SMCI will decrease. Th...

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And Gulliver Returns Book VI : Our Psychological Motivations

By: Lemuel Gulliver XVI

... able to read the works of the great, and not so great, intellectuals of our race. It now gives me cause to consider some of the psychological theori... ...izing that, let‘s see what I can do to help you. I‘ll have to warn you that I try to go back to the basics as much as I can. There are so many theori... ...re, like sex, our basic drive or are we driven to find higher meanings in life? Serious students of human nature have expressed each of these theori... ...ife? Serious students of human nature have expressed each of these theories. ―Perhaps by understanding some of the various psychological theori... ...or being the toughest inmate, the power gained from being in the best school or on the best team—the examples are endless. Then there are the politi... ... in our children and young adults the abilities to have power to do some things well. This can be in the vocational, avocational, familial or politi... ...is often valued by the newsmen. But is press freedom more valuable to a Muslim whose prophet has been defiled? It is religious values versus politi... ...r over men. Granting sexual favors is even a better means of gaining power over them. Men tend to get their sexual attraction from economic or politi... ...cles for the drive for power. It had forced them to achieve in business, to become the money winners, and to work at the highest academic and politi...

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