MAJ Andrecht‚ Jay - 2015/03/09 STRATEGIC ESTIMATE OF THE CAUCASUS REGION • US Domestic Considerations are the oil pipeline through the Southern Caucasus Region and the Black Sea for trade access. • Non-US/Multinational Policy Goals‚ include NATO expansion in size and influence. Relations with Russia. Creation of an independent Kurdish nation. • Iran’s objectives to reconstitute former borders‚ control the oil pipeline from Caspian Sea and U.S. presence gone from Caucasus region. Iran interests
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recent memory); equally important‚ the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) into central and eastern Europe presents Russia with a hostile and offensively-armed alliance encroaching on its doorstep. The collapse of the pro-Russian Yanukovych government in Ukraine became a security nightmare come true‚ as Ukraine’s reorientation toward Europe vastly weakened Russia’s power relative to NATO and Western
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Background As chairwoman of this Senate committee I must use my longstanding influence on this committee to navigate the amendments I support into law and prevent amendments that are not in the best interest of my constituency from becoming laws. I will implement strategy to stop 5 amendments submitted to this committee and support 5 additional amendments to be moved onto the Senate floor. Based on the preliminary votes of my other committee members 4 of the amendments on campaign finance reform
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rivalries/histories •Nationalism (France 1960s DeGaulle withdrawal from NATO) •Class/Wealth/Ethnic distinctions between Nations Political Differences Political disagreements between Europe’s leaders lead to an impasse in early European cooperation. •Concerns over Sovereignty/ Central Power over Europe/ Central Bank Currency Pound versus Euro (Maastricht Treaty) •“Eureaucrats”/ Brussels •East versus West/ NATO versus Warsaw-1989 Economic Unity The desire for Economic prosperity
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government policies and reform efforts and its development is a valuable indicator of Bulgaria position within its transition to democracy. Also is analyzed the development of democracy within Bulgaria after 7 years of status-quo. And the new way to the NATO and European Union. The political actors will be introduced and the election results after 1997. Literature Review During the WWI‚ Bulgaria was allied with the axis power but couldn’t provide them with much help in regards of resources and troops
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Bibliography: Art‚ R. J. (2007) Why Western Europe needs the United States and NATO. The Political Quarterly‚ Wiley-Blackwell Publishing‚ Oxford‚ UK. Burgess‚ M. (1991) Federalism and European Union. Routledge‚ London‚ UK. Churchill‚ W (1946) Speech at Zurich 19/09/1946 sourced from Weigall‚ D. and Stirk‚ P. (1992) The origins and
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Bibliography: "Central Europe Review - NATO Intervention in Kosovo." Central Europe Review - NATO Intervention in Kosovo. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2012. . "Council Adopts Dick Marty ’s Kosovo Report." Council of Europe Adopts the Kosovo Report Filed by Swiss Member Dick Marty.- Swissinfo. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2012
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Human Resources Management includes all processes that enable‚ guide‚ execute and control the matching of personnel supply to the jobs required i.e. “spaces vs. faces”. The aim of SAS-059 is to recommend a good approach to Defence HRM to NATO bodies‚ NATO and PfP nations. The documents and output pertaining from SAS-059 will prove to be invaluable to individuals seeking an understanding and appreciation of (a) the main components of Defence HRM and (b) the relationships between those components
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is a shorter and lighter version of the M16A2 assault rifle‚ achieving 80% parts commonality with the M16A2.[1] The M4 has selective fire options including semi-automatic and three-round burst (like the M16A2)‚ The M4 and variants fire 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition and are gas-operated‚ air-cooled‚ magazine-fed‚ selective fire firearms with a 4-position telescoping stock. Original M4 models had a flat-ended telescoping stock‚ but newer models are now equipped with a redesigned telescoping stock that
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The cold war was marked by a conflict that spanned from 1947 to1991 involving subtle surveillance in the biggest cities of the world to violent battles in the tropical jungles of Vietnam. Its general ideas were for the United States to hinder the spread of communism or for the Soviet Union to expand their communist government. With this the cold war largely influenced the economic‚ revolutionary‚ and humanitarian aid of both rivaling nations for areas that suffered the most after World War II. Their
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