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Maritime Cyber Security: Future Implications of Autonomous Shipping

Curry, Gwyneth

The technological advances in the last five years has been outstanding. In the shipping industry alone, technology is continuing to advance so much that some believe autonomous shipping for cargo ships will become a reality in less than five years. Th . . .

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Sea Level Refugees: Suitable Recognition and UNCLOS

Powers, Monick Ya

A thesis that analyzes United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in the contemporary world. Furthermore, this work seeks to expand multiple definitions, such as statelessness and the term refugee, delineated explicitly by the United Nat . . .

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All Work and No Play: An Analytical Look at the Benefits, Dynamics, Challenges of Being a Migrant Cruise Ship Worker

Conner, Kenia

GMA 400 - Senior Seminar Research

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Violent Non-State Actors in the Middle East: Who are they, and what is their importance towards the United States?

Cerezo, Daniel

This paper describes the relationship between the United States and Violent Non-State Actors (VNSAs) in the Middle East, and analyzes the shortcoming strategy that the United States has presented to combat their threat. This analyzation utilizes three . . .

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China’s Maritime Policy and Strategic Thinking

Singh, Depak K.

In the past few decades, China has grown at an unprecedented rate. The country has worked on increasing their own military capabilities with their increased wealth. China’s navy in particular, also known as the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), ha . . .