Index Catalog // ScholarWorks

1. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is Dead. Now What?

Creator:: Jampolsky, Rachael
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and U.S. exit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the implications held therein for United States involvement in the Asia-Pacific region and Asia policy under the Trump administration indicate an abdication of U.S. hegemony in the region, allowing China further expansion of influence through the rival trade pact, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The qualifiers for TPP abandonment under the Trump Administration were insufficient, deserting decades of strategy and national interest. Moving forward, it is necessary the U.S. take care to uphold presence and authority in the region as well as form stronger bilateral trade relations with allies and growing powers in the Asia-Pacific to secure regional stability and peace. Special interest should be paid to strong allies that will continue forward with RCEP, namely Australia, Japan and New Zealand who will inevitably develop closer trade relations with China.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

2. The Jones Act: Too Big to Sink?

Creator:: Coleman, Shane
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The American shipping industry operates under the regulation of the Jones Act, found in the Merchant Marine Act of 1920. The 97 year old legislation has outlived its intended purposes. In 1920, the United States created the Jones Act in order to regulate maritime commerce while creating a platform to build a Merchant Marine Fleet to aid during times of war or national emergencies. The current state of the U.S. Jones Act fleet is deteriorating before the nation’s eyes. The government continues to aid the dying American shipping industry through an excess amount of government subsidies. The American shipping industry has fallen so far behind, the subsidies are no longer enough to support the failed interests of the United States. The repercussions of having a disastrous maritime cabotage industry now have begun costing the consumers of the United States. The current state of the Jones Act in today’s maritime industry can no longer support the original claims: protecting national security, economy, safety, environmental, and global context.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

3. Article 9's Geopolitical Effect on Japan

Creator:: Warrick, Geovani
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and After World War Two, Japan was in a state of reformation under the political and military influence of the United States. As a result of their aggression and actions during the war, United and actions during the war, United and actions during the war, the United States imposed a new constitution for their government. This new constitution had an article that forbade Japan from having a standing military and denied Japan the right to wage war ever again. Article 9 has been in Japan's constitution for over seventy years and is now up for debate on whether or not the article should be repealed
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

4. A Gauge for the Future: Maritime Terrorism in the Indian Ocean Rim

Creator:: Steele, Keegan
Description:: The Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) has become a major geopolitical and security interest in the 21st century. One of the biggest issues that faces the Indian Ocean today is the swift growth of maritime related security threats. This is a major concern to not only first world nations like the United States, but also to developing states in the region. Due to the lack of stability in the region, the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula have been a breeding ground for violent non-state actors. Piracy, illicit trade, and terrorism are just a few of the non traditional maritime security threats. With instability in an already pirate-infested area, the threat of a growing maritime terrorism domain is a looming and haunting notion. This thesis will look into the history of maritime based terrorist attacks, and the potential for up and coming non-state actors, terrorist organizations, and organized crime in a region of instability. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

5. Blockades: Justification, Effectiveness, and Impact

Creator:: Young, Pierce
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Blockades have traditionally been an operation navies take during war yet are used today when no declared war is taking place. Today blockades have been used due to the security threats posed to a belligerent if one were not in place and as a display of power within the region. They are by far an extremely effective operation compared to other options given such as an occupation. Blockades almost always create some sort of humanitarian crisis when enacted for an extended period of time and humanitarian support isn’t allowed access.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

6. Catastrophic Blackout: California Ports and National Security

Creator:: Lum, Brandon
Description:: With rising threats from naturally occurring events and human caused attacks, California’s ports are a critical piece of infrastructure that must be protected at all times. In order to operate these ports rely on systems and networks. Electricity is the most important critical node that drives port operations. Without electricity, California’s ports will be dormant and the U.S. border would open a weakness that can be exploited by threat actors. These actors may have the intent and capability to exploit that weakness. If and when the grid does fail, the incorporation of continuity of operations for California’s ports and the maritime domain will be imperative for security and economic prosperity. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

7. Lone-Wolf Copycats: the Spread of Transnational Digitally-inspired Terrorism.

Creator:: Crawley, Arlen
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The rise of ideologically-motivated "lone-wolf" active shooter attacks constitutes a new phase of terrorism like nothing seen before. The perpetrators of these attacks are radicalized through the Internet, via digital communities with an environment supportive of political violence. This form of terrorism is self- perpetuating, as each new act of terrorism provides inspiration for future attacks. Unlike domestic terrorism of the past, these attackers are motivated by ideologies not confined by national borders or physical proximity. Likewise, terrorist attacks in one country ma inspire related attacks on the other side of the world. Unlike traditional international terrorism, these acts are not committed as part of any formal plan by an organized group. The patterns inspiration by which this form of terrorism spreads appear similar to the spread of school shootings. As these type of attacks are committed by individuals without the direct involvement of others online or in person, they are uniquely challenging to predict or prevent.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

8. China's Expansion Threatening U.S. Foreign Policy?

Creator:: Belman, Joseph D. W.
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The Indian Ocean Rim (IOR) has become a global hotspot for international states and developing states to grow in their commercial industries. The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean on Earth and is home to a variety of natural raw materials found within and around the Indian Ocean. These materials can be used to sustain different industries which can provide materials used to develop nation’s infrastructure and supply its population. This intervention by China in the Indian Ocean has the potential to disrupt the United States foreign relations with China diplomatically and economically, Lastly, with this much involvement in the Indian Ocean will China invest more into its maritime/naval forces to maintain and reliable presences in the region.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

9. How Intervention Leads to Blowback : Unintended Consequences from US Intervention in the Middle East

Creator:: Cervantez, Daniel
Description:: The United States is currently involved in three conflicts the Middle East. The current result of these interventions has resulted in consequences that the United Stated did not intend. The question is why does the United States find itself in the same situation with a consequence it did not want. There are two recurring elements that leads to blowback, which are fear and hubris. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

10. The US-Sino Trade War: The Bigger Picture

Creator:: Kim, Alec
Description:: The study focuses on what exactly the core issue is of this “bigger picture”. Rather than specifically discussing what the trade war entails, this thesis uncovers what the trade war really represents, and the underlying ideological conflicts that exists. The formulation of the issue and the influences of the US hegemonic power take center stage as these two components are the key explanations of why this trade war is taking place. An analysis of US influence in other countries is also a critical factor as it displays the evidence of how the trade war with China is one of many examples of pure exertion of US power and international leader influence and GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

11. Sea Level Refugees

Creator:: Powers, Monick Ya
Description:: Sea Level Refugees: Suitable Recognition and UNCLOS, is a thesis that seeks to expand multiple definitions, such as statelessness and the term refugee, delineated explicitly by by the United Nations. Furthermore, this thesis analyzes the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and its relevance in the contemporary world; it strongly advocates for the international community to acknowledge and recognize nations at risk of disappearing due to sea level rise, known in this work as "sea level refugees" and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

12. Challenges Facing the U.S. Flag: Revitalizing the U.S. Merchant Fleet Through National Policy

Creator:: Alfaro, Joshua
Description:: Despite the history of a strong and prosperous U.S. maritime industry, today’s U.S. merchant fleet is characterized by inadequacy. Through dwindling numbers as a result of mismanaged legislation as well as shifting global politics, U.S. maritime policy has failed to maintain adequate means of supporting a national fleet. Even with the obvious benefits to the national economy, international political power, and national security, the U.S. government is seemingly unable to overcome internal politics in order to provide the nation with a strong merchant marine. Ultimately, when the question about what became of the U.S. merchant marine is posed, the answer is that it was essentially turned over to rest of world. Without any meaningful change, the U.S. fleet will at best retain its current 2nd rate position in the international maritime community, while at worst it will be left to continue to slowly become irrelevantrate to the same international community that it once led. and GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

13. The Case for a U.S. Nuclear Powered Commercial Shipping Fleet

Creator:: Schmidt, Harry
Description:: The IMO will be introducing new regulations in 2020 that will require ships to reduce emissions of certain greenhouse gases and combat climate change. A promising yet radical alternative to fossil fuels and other renewable energy is the use of nuclear-powered reactors in container ships and bulk carriers. Used by the U.S. Navy and other nuclear powered countries around the world, nuclear energy is an emission free energy source which provides sufficient power for shipping needs and is economically competitive with conventional shipping methods. The U.S. has the capital, technology, and other resources needed to develop a nuclear powered merchant shipping fleet. Though federal and international constraints will need to be resolved to achieve this bold idea, it is time for the U.S. to take the lead as a maritime nation for international shipping standards. and GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

14. Vietnam’s Climate Threats and Response

Creator:: Phillips, Jeremy D.
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and This thesis does an initial survey of Vietnam’s climate change related threats, Vietnam’s response to those threats, and how these threats might impact Vietnam in the future.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

15. The American Merchant Fleet: Doing Enough in the Face of Disaster?

Creator:: Mullaney, C. Paige
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The United States merchant fleet has responded to multiple natural disasters in the past twenty years. They have used their wide scope and available fleet along with strategic positioning for timely response and assistance. Departments such as Military Sealift Command (MSC), the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Maritime Administration (MARAD) have all played vital roles in the first days after domestic and international disasters. With the magnitude of meteorological events expected to increase in coming years, the resources of existing response programs will be strained. A more cohesive relationship between the current government lead as well as non-governmental organizations and the merchant fleet should be considered. The merchant fleet can provide unique resources that have proven valuable in the cases of past disasters. Looking beyond military lead organizations and into the commercial deep water and brown water merchant fleets may prove pivotal in future disaster scenarios.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

16. Why United Nations Peacekeeping Fails

Creator:: Garrard, Eric V. Jr
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and U.N. peacekeeping has a lot of failures such as Rwanda, Kosovo, and others. These failures can lead to in the loss of countless lives. They are also under trained as a fighting force, drawing from countries who have very low Per Capita GDPs.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

17. Louisiana: Transportation Infrastructure Improvement for Economic Development

Creator:: Flalkoff, Linda
Description:: Within this century, 2,400 miles of major roadway are projected to be inundated by sea level rise in the Gulf Coast Region. Roadways are at risk in the event of a sea level rise of about 4 ft, which is within range of projections for this region in this century. In total, 24% of interstate highway miles and 28% of secondary road miles in the Gulf Coast region are at elevations below 4 ft. A program to develop Gulf Coast port facilities will less the economic impact of this sea level rise and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

18. A Solution to the Drug Crisis in America

Creator:: Meyes, Jacob
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The current drug laws in America are outdated. There are some illicit substances that have great medical potential. Some of these drugs that have medical potential could help to assist the current opioid crisis in America. Other European nations have already implemented more modern Laws to help treat drug addicts and reduce overall substance use. Policymakers in the U.S. must observe other nation’s laws and examine which laws worked and those that did not. Illicit drugs will always make their way into America so laws must be put in place that would help to decriminalize some medical beneficial drugs which in turn will help to fight the opioid crisis. And reduce overall substance use and abuse.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

19. The Sinking Ship : the American Shipbuilding Industry

Creator:: Pinzon, Tristan
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Ever since they were a British colony, the shipbuilding industry has been a part of the American manufacturing. However, today, the American shipbuilding industry has been slowly crumbling for a long time and no one has done a thing to stop it. There are several factors that have contributed to the are several factors that have contributed to the are several factors that have contributed to the collapsing shipbuilding industry. Foreign competition has made it difficult for the American shipbuilding to be internationally competitive because they have far surpassed the US. However, subsidies, or lack there of, is the largest contributing factor as to why US shipbuilding has gotten to the point where it is today. The United States did once subsidies the shipbuilding industry, but when President Reagan got rid of them without any similar action from other countries, the shipbuilding industry was finished.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

20. The New Era of Climate Geopolitics

Creator:: Sanford, Justin
Description:: The intention of this work is to synthesize and interpret the tenets of geopolitics within the expectation that the coming decades will present unique and unprecedented challenges for states and populations due to the symptoms resultant from a changing environment. The operant assumption is that modern quality of life may come under threat due to these developments by way of multiple environmental vectors such as drought, rising sea levels, and extreme weather. In addition, while a difficult characterization to make with any certainty, the depletion of resource wealth and the attainability of new, disputed deposits is also posited to be a possible impetus for more aggressive, unilateral behavior by newly empowered states around the globe. Ultimately, the ethic of cooperation rather than competition under these circumstances is advocated for by way of the deduction of hypothetical outcomes of state-to-state and state-to-population behaviors. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

21. United States Lacks Icebreakers

Creator:: Bichlmeier, Andrew
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Anthropogenic actions have resulted in the changing of global climate causing increasing temperatures, changes in storms, and the decrease of polar ice. Less ice in the Arctic creates greater access to natural resources, such as minerals and energy, and the opening of shipping lanes which has the potential to cause a geopolitical battle for control of the Arctic. For a nation to have control of territory in the Arctic, they will need the resources to enforce domestic and international maritime law. Through Alaska lies access to maritime transportation and natural resources. The United States, in order to protect these areas, must have a capable force to deploy to the area to maintain sea lanes of communication, conduct search and rescue, and ensure the protection of natural resources. Therefore, the United States must invest in a modern icebreaking fleet.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

22. Growing Challenges of Violent Non-State Actors in the Middle East

Creator:: Cerezo, Daniel
Description:: The actions that the U.S. have conducted against VNSAs [Violent non-state actors] in the Middle East have produced little success. These VNSAs have used unconventional tactics to constantly outsmart the U.S., so in order for the U.S. to fully eradicate their influence, they must understand all aspects of each VNSA down to the individual. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

23. Combating the Illicit Goods Trade on the Dark Web

Creator:: Mack, Ryan
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and First surfacing in 2011, the Dark Web is a culmination of illicit websites, unable to be located on indexed internet search engines. The first of these Dark Web sites was launched in 2011. Named the Silk Road, this Dark Web site was the first to offer an Amazon like user experience for illicit substances Due to the complex nature of The Onion Router, law enforcement has been struggling to effectively police the Dark Web. In order to properly address this issue, law enforcement must develop a multifaceted strategy aimed at reducing this online illicit trade.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

24. China and its Neighbors: An Analysis of the One-China Policy and One Country, Two Systems

Creator:: Mendenhall, Tatyana
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The People’s Republic of China has two foreign policies specifically aimed to build a relationship with its neighbors the Republic of Taiwan (Taiwan), Hong Kong and Macau. Understanding its history with the city-states, and how they each became an essential piece to the PRC’s foreign dialogue can help policymakers develop strategy in reuniting the country.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

25. Thorium : the Solution to the Energy Crisis

Creator:: Listek, Jared
Description:: Energy security is essential to a country’s national security and growing economic development. Thorium molten salt reactors have the potential to provide sustainable energy for nations seeking cleaner energy options without compromising energy security. Current nuclear reactors struggle in these areas. Discovered during the Manhattan project in 1944, it did not get developed further because it lacked nuclear weapon potential. There is renewed interest in this technology for countries like India, China, and United States, nations that are heavily reliant on hydrocarbons for energy. Thorium provides the potential to reduce fossil fuel dependency and reduce total carbon emissions. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

26. Hired Guns in the Indian Ocean: Solution or Ticking Time Bomb?

Creator:: Custodio, Florenz
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The study conducted for this thesis concerns whether or not the presence of Private Military and Security Companies in the Indian Ocean increase the level of maritime security in the region and measures their effectiveness against various non-state actors. This thesis also brought to light just how fragile and vulnerable maritime commerce can be in specific regions of the world. The historical implications of the private military sector are provided starting from the initial voyages of Christopher Columbus to the relatively recent controversies surrounding the modern day private contractor. Maritime threats and how the security services provided by PMSCs can respond to them while still respecting the legal sphere is also discussed. Finally, three different case studies that involve the major waterways of the Indian Ocean, the maritime threats they face, and how PMSCs can effectively respond are provided. The entire study concluded that PMSCs should be widely more adopted by the international community by the sheer increase of maritime security that they provide to maritime commerce. This is accomplished through their operational successes in the past and how they present themselves as a viable cost-effective alternative to the national armed forces that countries typically use.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

27. One-Sided Arctic Arms Race

Creator:: Gutierrez, Josh
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The Arctic is experiencing significant climate change. The expected changes to the Arctic have created new economic opportunities for states and threatened the future stability of the region. With Arctic becoming more accessible, the control for natural resource extraction and sea lanes of communications have become a major concern. Out of every Arctic state, Russia has been the most aggressive in their development of military infrastructure. As of now, the United States has adopted a peaceful cooperative approach to the future stability of the Arctic -in an effort to prevent an arms race. The purpose of this thesis is to explore the challenges Russia’s militarization in the Arctic creates towards U.S. interests in the region.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

28. Adaptive Drug Organizations.

Creator:: Mendez, Alexander
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Drug cartels have become an economical success. This is due to their ability adapt government policies by changing their tactics and structure. The economic success of cartels prompted them to adapt from the Colombian era, to the Mexican cartel era. This thesis analyzes tactics of both eras, the success and failures U.S policies, creates the recommendations after analyzing and identifying the key reasons for cartels' ability to adapt.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

29. Beyond Job Loss In Port Terminals

Creator:: Myers, Jack
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and This project looks at social, political, and economic impacts of port technologies. Research shows that the disadvantages of automation and advancing port technology overshadow the advantages. These disadvantages not only relate to the workers themselves but the entire port communities that share this local economy. The disadvantages can even impact the ports themselves, as regulations, massive capital investment and maintenance, and workflow revision can make advanced technologies an overall loss for some ports.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

30. Political complexities of human trafficking

Creator:: Arenas, Travis
Description:: Human trafficking is a global issue and the components that allow the criminal industry to continue increasing in many regions is a critical aspect. Human trafficking as modern day slavery is a criminal industry that has proven to be difficult to prevent or document effectively. There are implications of human trafficking for individuals and countries covering the different categories such as forced labor at sea, sexual slavery, forced labor (general), and child trafficking. The aspects of government involvement and legislation impacts are analyzed to further understand the growing issue of trafficking. There are various identified problems that have already been put in place by different stakeholders and recommendations that would benefit global actors is of high importance when determining solutions. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

31. A Strategic Look at U.S. Border Security

Creator:: Batoon, Andre
Description:: The United States has one of the largest international borders with approximately 7,458 miles of land borders and 95,000 miles of shoreline. The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 forever changed the way the United States treated its international boundaries. The creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2002 refocused the efforts of multiple law enforcement agencies to develop a new strategy to not only secure the borders against illegal immigration but also against illicit drug trafficking, narcoterrorism, and transnational organized crime both from land and at sea. In the Summer of 2019 the total number of illegal immigrant apprehensions reached its highest point since the turn of the 21st Century. This border "crisis" was the result of the strategic misalignment of America’s overarching objectives, concepts, policies, and resources regarding immigration, border security, and its diplomatic relations with Central and South American countries and Mexico. Although the Trump administration has taken steps to remedy the border crisis, in order to construct a long term solution for ending the immigration crisis, the United States will have to begin by reconstructing their current strategic approach in order to secure not only the Central American countries but the western hemisphere as a whole. and GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

32. Challenges of Sea Level Rise in San Francisco Bay

Creator:: Lange, Robert
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Sea level rise is one of the most pressing concerns for coastal communities in the world today. In the San Francisco Bay Area, there is a predicted 15 to 55 feet of sea level rise, putting not only billions of dollars at risk, but threatening the very way of day-to-day life occurring in the region. The effects of Sea level rise will cause the inundation of infrastructure around the bay; with transportation networks, economic centers, residential areas, key infrastructure providing daily services and even water supplies being flooded with sea water. The threat of sea level rise comes from inaction, where current aging infrastructure cannot hold back the approaching tides of the future. The San Francisco Bay Area as a whole must respond to this issue and adapt to changing circumstances, or a catastrophe will occur, which may very well cripple the Bay Area.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

33. Retrofitting: Future of Ports and Transportation Post-Panamax

Creator:: Thanh, Lydia
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Aging ships in the transportation fleet are being replaced with larger ships called the new-Panamax. These bigger vessels were unable to fit through a key shipping route for Asian Producers to reach the majority of their customer base on the United States Eastern Seaboard. The Panama Canal, for the better part of a decade, was unable to accommodate the new wave of ships and had to default shipments to the West Coast and the US land bridge. In the summer of 2016, the new expanded Panama Canal opened for operation. Producers and shippers are choosing to divert their routes and keeping cargo on the ships longer because it is more direct and economically profitable
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

34. Piracy Hotspot in the Gulf of Guinea

Creator:: Estes, Kyle J.
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (Nigeria) has been a problem that the oil industry operating in the area has been facing. Pirates in the Gulf of Guinea are more ruthless than their counterparts in the Gulf of Aden and the Strait of Malacca (the two other main piracy hotspots), as Nigerian pirates claim to be committing these acts of piracy for the betterment of their people. Due to a corrupts government system, the relationship between the oil industry and the government has tarnished the environmental well being of the Niger Delta. Because of this, Nigerian Pirates operate on a basis of gaining reprimands from the government to the people of the Niger Delta. Pirate attacks often harm the safety of the mariner by injuring and killing them. Nigerian pirates tend to target vessels that are employed by the oil industry to disrupt the oil supply, however attack other vessels as well. Attacks against fishing vessels are very common, however go often times unreported. Because of this, an accurate number of attacks can not be acquired, making it extremely difficult to compare against other piracy hotspots. Most Nigerian pirates have shifted their end goal to the bunkering of crude oil. Bunkering is the theft of stealing oil, in order to sell it illegally on the black market. They do this to turn a large profit, while harming the Nigerian oil industry.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

35. The Non-Profit Industrial Complex’s Effect on Civil Society

Creator:: Freitas, Katherine
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The privatization of the third sector has resulted in non-governmental agencies to step into the role of meeting civil society needs due to the government abandonment of these services. This sector is a trillion-dollar industry comprised of a complex interactions of practices, models, institutions, and bureaucracies. The privatization of these services has created the non-profit industrial complex which has separated social service provisions from social justice.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

36. State Power-Grabs Heat Up the Melting Arctic

Creator:: Whittington, Tanis
Description:: The Arctic is a vast and changing region. Climate change is affecting the availability of many sectors in the Arctic and opening the door for state actors to approve the implementation of industrial resource development, as well as commercial shipping lanes. This thesis seeks to bring territorial claims from states in the Arctic into a singular compilation from the Russian perspective. Finally, this thesis recommends a proposed solution to disputed territory in the Arctic after a thorough analysis of the policies presented throughout the thesis. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

37. What Does it Take to Establish Offshore Windfarms in California

Creator:: Sanchez, Dylan
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and This paper examines the critical components of successful offshore wind development. In doing so it recognizes the historical context behind the global movement towards renewable energy technologies and how varying political attitudes on climate change and energy security still affect the development of renewables today. In searching for factors that lead to the successful development of offshore wind energy, and conversely what factors, or lack thereof, have proven harmful to the outcome of successful onshore and offshore development the criteria identified three key components: suitable locations, adequate legal frameworks, and community support. Suitable locations consist of areas of offshore space with wind speeds high enough to be economically viable and compatible sea floor for the turbine support structure. Adequate legal frameworks are comprised of the necessary policies and incentives established by public sector entities to promote renewable energy development and the specific regulatory process for offshore wind projects. Community support factors include the general acceptance of wind technologies as well as local reactions to specific siting projects and how that can be helpful or harmful. Lastly, this paper will take the criteria established and apply a critical perspective to two cases studies: the unsuccessful Cape Wind and the European model of offshore development where it will then draw conclusions on the lessons learned from the two different approaches.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

38. Challenges of Korean Unification

Creator:: Reamico, Kenn Austin
Description:: The unification of the Democratic People’s Republic Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) is no easy matter. Both Koreas must address their differences, such as their economies, government structures and cultural identities. The German reunification model serves as a prime example for unified Korea. Unifying Korea peacefully requires the aid of U.S., China, Russia and Japan. This thesis is to analyze the possible solution and challenges that's facing the Korean unification. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

39. All Work and No Play : Migrant Labor in the Cruise Industry

Creator:: Conner, Kenia
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The Cruise Industry has been instrumental to setting the standard of creating and establishing the presence of international crews. Encouraged by open ship registries and the globalized labor market, the cruise industry finds its employment from international manning agencies provide cheap and reliable labor. With most of the crewmembers coming from South East Asia and Eastern Europe, the community of crew members that is found onboard creates for an interesting dynamic. Furthermore, most of the lowest positions onboard are dominated by individuals from countries that are outside the economic core while the higher ranking positions are dominated by individuals whose home countries are apart of the economic core, furthering the ideology of colonialism. The benefits, challenges, and dynamics of migrant cruise ship workers provide for a distinguishable social environment.
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

40. Maritime Special Operations Forces

Creator:: Foster, Travis
Description:: In every ocean on the planet there is growing threat of piracy and organized crime, and to combat this the United States and other countries have organized specialized military units that are subject matter experts in the maritime world. For the United States and its allies to remain safe and secure in their global trade, the maritime Special Operations Forces (SOF) of the United States must continue to improve its abilities and resources and GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
Resource Type:: Poster
Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

41. US Diplomatic Power Projection in Africa

Creator:: Kosen, Adam
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The African continent is proving to be the next up- and-coming region in the world. In order to remain competitive in Africa, the United States must fundamentally change its approach to power projection. The United States successfully uses its military capabilities to project power, delivering unparalleled swift operational responses to global threats. Beyond military might, the greatest tool for power projection in Africa that the United States can use is USAID. Promoting regional stability and food security is a necessary function of USAID programs. To achieve the best results, these programs must be temporary, and geared towards to increasing national security for the United States. China’s success in the implementation of its 21st century Maritime Silk Road lies in the development of economic partnerships in East Africa. The United States must determine its position as a global or regional power in order to develop the best diplomatic power projection strategies in Africa.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

42. Fishing, Pirates, Drugs and Legal Codes : Making the African Maritime Narrative

Creator:: Johnson, Bethany
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Africa is home to over fifty distinct countries, each with their own cultures, histories, and security problems. Of these countries, thirty-two have a coastline, and all a stake in a safe African maritime domain. Before 2000, the maritime areas surrounding the continent were largely ungoverned, and there was very little development in the realm of maritime security. The need for change became apparent when piracy became a common occurrence along the African coasts, disrupting vital international shipping routes. The Djibouti and Yaoundé Codes of Conduct were created to consolidate the efforts of their respective regions in combatting this issue. Though their purpose for existence is similar, significant differences arose regarding the content, implementation process, and effectiveness of each code. This phenomenon resonates to the struggles creating a cohesive effectiveness of each code. This phenomenon resonates to the struggles creating a cohesive maritime security narrative on the continent.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

43. Hawaii’s Sea of Trash

Creator:: Flores, Samantha
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and It is evident that Hawaii is dependent on their oceanic environment. They use the ocean to feed themselves as well as import goods. Many of the species in Hawaii’s waters have been affected by marine plastic debris that is derived from the newly recognized Athropocene Era, also known as the era of human impact. With efforts being made to get rid of plastic in the ocean, Hawaii and other countries have already begun the process of change and improvement to the earth today.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

44. The Contemporary Rise of Global Socialist Sentiment

Creator:: Vega, Michael
Description:: The current rise of socialist sentiment is becoming more prevalent in the contemporary world, both in ideology and in practice. The growth of these leftist developments within regimes throughout the globe will have significant influence, as this contemporary phenomenon is awakening in developing states and is bound to induce economic repercussions on the first world western economy. The private industries of powerful capitalist nations will have to adapt to the replacement of the free market by an administrative economy. and GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

45. Rise of Ocean Recreation as a Powerhouse for Suppression of Climate Change

Creator:: Buonsignore, Brendan
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Many surfers have gone beyond the sport to realize a need to reciprocate for all they have benefitted from the oceans. Scuba divers find themselves alone in the deep blue enlightened by the effect’s humans have on the environment. Together, this insight induces global change movements in order to preserve the ocean. Not only are these communities dedicated to the ocean but psychologically the qualities of oceans creates a longing for returning to its shores. This poster will give a visual representation to the types of organizations formed through ocean recreation.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

46. Resurgence of the Cold War

Creator:: Hollis, Delaney
Description:: The Cold War was a period of political turmoil and tension between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States from 1940 till 1991. The two countries had vastly differing political agendas and fought one another through proxy wars throughout the world, each promoting their own ideologies. Then due to economic and political reforms, the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, falling into a listless period. Out of the ruin came the newly named Russian Federation. Despite the country’s newly named government and a bolstered economy, the political agenda has not changed. The Russian Federation is continuing its predecessors agenda, leaving the world in the midst of a resurgence of the Cold War. Russia has continued to provide military and economic aid to strategic areas through out the world. and GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

47. Lost in Translation: Impact of Multicultural Crews on Safety in the Shipping Industry

Creator:: Daniels, Daija M.
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Todays shipping industry is operated by multicultural and multilingual crews. As a result there are miscommunication, communication constraints, alienation and discrimination due to race, culture and religion differences, that cannot be avoided. These challenges lead to consequences leading to serious safety risks. Both Maritime academies and the shipping world should implement culture classes.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

48. Marine Corps Training, Doctrine, and Strategy

Creator:: Pietrucha, Nicholas J.
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The United States Marine Corps, since its creation on November 10, 1775, has been the primary amphibious warfare branch of the United States Military. They have the longest basic training, longest basic officer training, and highest physical standards out of the entire military. For most of its history, the Marine Corps has had a unique purpose within the military and have been integral to the Untied States national defense, often due to their superior training and unique doctrine and strategy. However, since the United States entered the Global War on Terror (GWOT), the Marine Corps have essentially become a secondary land army that is being used to augment the Untied States Army.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

49. Consequences of Shipbreaking in the Indian Ocean Realm

Creator:: Cook, Dylan L.
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Shipbreaking is an industry that uses destructive practices to dismantle end of life vessels who have exceeded their economic value to salvage raw metals. These actions expose the environment and workers to harmful and toxic substances. The international community has taken measures to alleviate the situation but hasn’t been successful in regulating the primary shipbreaking industries in South Asia.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

50. Making Hydrogen a Reality as a Marine Fuel

Creator:: Camalo, Joie B.
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The United States is heavily dependent on oil from foreign countries. The U.S has formed questionable relationships with countries with oil trading being the sole purpose of the relationship. Oil not only costs a lot of money, but is also the leading polluter in the United States. A majority of oil is used for for the U.S transportation sector; this includes shipping and ferry vessels. Using hydrogen as a way to fuel vessel in the U.S will result in vessels emitting zero pollution. The San Francisco area is a maritime hub and one of the leading polluters in the United States.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

51. The Next Generation of Warfare

Creator:: Allred, Matthew
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Over the course of human history, civilized nations have sought to discover and devise new ways have sought to conduct themselves during warfare. The four generations of warfare have, over the last five centuries, changed and altered the scale by which centuries, changed and altered the scale by which humanity participates in war. The most recent of these generations, the fourth generation, has given way to the rise of non-state actors, or organizations without state actors, or organizations without state actors, or organizations without state actors, or organizations without any legal sovereignty. The rise of these actors, facilitated by the benevolence of powerful states, has led to uncontrollable and chaotic forms of warfare rising to predominance around the world and displacing the position of state as sole armed actor in international conflict or otherwise. In order for this trend to be reversed, and the power of non-state state actors to be nullified once more, sovereign states must take steps to ensure that the future of warfare, the fifth generation, is one that re-establishes the supremacy of the state as sole legitimate actor in international affairs. This entire process must be done through the affairs. This entire process must be done through the development of a new generation warfare focused on both technological and theoretical innovations, spearheaded by the great states of world and focused entirely on the countering of non-state actors and unconventional tactics of warfare. Once states master unconventional warfare, only then will they have the ability to counter and destroy it.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

52. Future Infrastructure in the Port of Seattle

Creator:: Turner, Alex
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Growing container ships began creating problems at domestic ports including Seattle. Infrastructure has been struggling to accommodate the vessels with low efficiencies, overall. Seattle needs to renovate their infrastructure with automation to begin meeting big ship demand. Through studying three key challenges identifying what other ports have done regarding the challenges will allow Seattle to be successful in the challenges will allow Seattle to be successful in the future. Results have shown investments should increase, security should be upgraded, automation increase, security should be upgraded, automation should be focused on, and all challenges were solved should be focused on, and all challenges were solved at other ports becoming port strengths. The maritime at other ports becoming port strengths. The maritime industry will continue to grow as trade increases between nations; Seattle's infrastructure must be ready for the increase of trade in the Puget Sound
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

53. The Cult of Isil: Examining the Islamic State as a New Religious Movement

Creator:: Orr, Nancy
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been analyzed extensively as a religious extremist group. Yet today, it is still hard to understand how individuals are compelled to join an organization which demonstrates such disregard for human life and reason. The reframing of the Islamic State as a New Religious Movement offers the potential to better understand recruitment metrics for the organization, implications which may lead to more effective counter-recruitment and counter-terrorism strategies.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

54. Trafficking and Insurgencies in Myanmar

Creator:: Prasad, Rachel
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Myanmar has been in a constant state of civil war since its independence from Great Britain. The civil wars erupted between the different ethnic groups and the government on the grounds of an unjust political agenda and determination for ethnic freedom. The fight for self-determination has changed over the decades in part of Myanmar’s leg in the Golden Triangle. The multi-billion dollar industry has influenced insurgent groups to traffic drugs, weapons, wildlife, and humans which then leads to more backlash against governmental enforcement. Solutions in which fair and just actions towards all ethnic Burmese are just now developing with the hopes that the insurgent groups will share peace with the government, as well as, gain investors from the international community
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

55. Prevention of Terrorist Activity in West Coast Ports

Creator:: Ventimiglia, Marcus
Description:: The West Coast of the United States is vulnerable to a wide variety of threats that can render local and national economies as non-operational. The main document which provides a framework for defining critical infrastructure is the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP). The NIPP defines critical infrastructure as: any asset vital to United States’ security, economy, and safety. Today’s terrorists have the ability to not only inflict physical damage but non-tangible damage to ports. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

56. A Plastic Policy that Protects the Oceans

Creator:: Duarte, Erica Granados
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Plastics and microplastics pollution has become a significant issue to the planet. The increased demand for single-use plastic products have negatively impacted our environment. Single-use bags in our oceans are affecting marine life. Many marine organisms are consuming plastics or getting stuck in plastic products. This poisons the base that forms the marine food chain, ultimately poisons humans that eat the affected fish. This poster explores the different policy actions taken by California, Delaware and Hawaii in search to reduce/eliminate plastic products.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

57. Argentina as the Next Maritime Power

Creator:: Garcia, Daniel
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The foremost reason for the Argentine emergence into the maritime domain is necessity. A mismanaged economy, encroachment on and the realization of valuable coastal resources, increased pressure to address Antarctica, Patago nia, and the Rio de la Plata Basin, have forced Argentina to not only address their maritime presence, but to quickly develop into a major maritime power Former general of La Armada Argentina (The Argentine Armada), Miguel Angel Troitino, stressed the need for Argentina to expand beyond its borders, and that in doing so, would address internal issues. Historically, Argentina have had what is widely considered a government burdened by corruption and mismanagement. Furthermore, Argentina is now in the midst of a recession, with the national GDP expected to fall by 1.8%, industrial production down by 8%, inflation at 35%, and a historically high unemployment rate (The Economist, 2015). Muaricio Macri was subsequently voted into office, with the progressive, “Cambiemos” (change) ideology that the populace saw fit to address the current situation. The fact is however, that President Macri is not particularly concerned with immediate change, or any immediate manifestation of progress. Argentina is rather, interested in long term development into a global power, abandoning previous isolationist tendencies, and using access to the South Atlantic as a means to project power.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

58. Vietnam, the Unexpected Micro Power

Creator:: Jacob, Andre
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Vietnam in the last decade has become the second fastest growing economy in the world. This growth has been seen through the strategic policies set into place by the Vietnamese government. The economic growth has attracted the attention of two super powers in the world today, China and the United States. Vietnamese culture and outlook towards the international community has changed as much as their economy. Vietnam was once one of the poorest Asian nation’s but with a growing economy the government has invested heavily in social infrastructure. These changes can be seen in the poverty rates that currently sit below 10%. It is up to Vietnam to decide what route it will take as the country continues to grow both socially and economically. But how will Vietnam manage relations with two of the biggest super powers in the world today?
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

59. Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia

Creator:: Dao, Bryan
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and This paper describes the issue of human trafficking within the Southeast Asian Region. It will examine the first signs of when human trafficking arose and compare it to where the situation has shifted to today. As well as analysis prior government policies on the issue of human trafficking; and provides numerous policy recommendations for specific nations of the region.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

60. Future of the U.S. Coast Guard's Arctic Policy

Creator:: Barnhill, Bryler
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The Arctic has become an emerging region of importance on the international stage. Climate change in the region has led to the diminishing of perennial ice, opening the Arctic for nations to capitalize on the untapped resources held in the area. Actions from the Russian Federation have only increased as they have become the most dominant force in the Arctic. The People’s Republic of China, while not being an Arctic state has also increased their presence in the Arctic in recent years. Implications from international actors in the Arctic has led to increased interest by the United States and the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard’s old and outdated icebreaking fleet needs an upgrade to supplement the Coast Guard’s increasing role. Proper acquisition of funding for the Polar Security Cutter program and future assets is needed. Recommendations for the expediting of the Polar Security Program and the development of the United State’s own nuclear-powered icebreaker is needed to meet the ever-increasing demands of the Arctic environment.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

61. Drug Trafficking & Human Trafficking 101: Strategies of the Past are Lacking Results

Creator:: Rajasegaran, Navaganapati
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and South America and East Asia are rising once again to dominate the global black-market economy. The cartels and organized crime groups of Latin America and East Asia have in recent years been seen cooperating together. These regions lack the appropriate authority, government, and infrastructure and are a breeding ground for illicit activities. These insurgent groups are no longer focused on just one as they continue to expand. These groups are now supplying everything from drugs and weapons to human beings in this lucrative industry. The drug trafficking and human trafficking industries are being interwove with one another. The issue is not improving nor are strategies and policies of the past yielding any sort of significant impact towards the eradication of both the human trafficking and drug smuggling industries. A new mindset is at play as the International community shifts it focus to alternative methods of combatting these industries.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

62. The Mind of the Dragon: Why internal Chinese politics matter

Creator:: Kannel, Nolan
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and China has long been subjective to retroactive western policies based off of Chinese actions; for instance even now the U.S. is increasing its presence in the South China Sea, reacting to China’s nine dash line. The continuation of this strategy could lead to dangerous misunderstandings. Instead, Chinese Communist Party leadership should be studied; Proactive and meaningful strategies on dealing with the Middle Kingdom, can be gained from taking a closer look at China’s historical patterns of governance. Fear of uprisings have previously kept Chinese foreign ambitions in check. However, Xi Jinping’s newly constructed political powerbase give him the ability to make claims without fear.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

63. The China Maritime Threat: A Taiwan Case Study

Creator:: Duran-Jara, Diego
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Taiwan has been under threat of invasion from China for over sixty years. China has expanded and advanced its naval capacity over the last thirty years. China’s growth into a hegemony directly threatens Taiwan as well as the area surrounding. As the region only increases in value with more trade and energy flow, the security of the small island "state" is uncertain and raises concerns in regards to China's strategy for the area.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

64. Fisheries as a Threat-Multiplier

Creator:: Andrews, Michael W.
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Fisheries are a vital resource globally, employing millions and feeding billions. Fisheries around the globe have become vulnerable to many human and climate threats in the Anthropocene. These threats cause potential scarcity in this resource which in turn contributes to human conflict by creating food and economic insecurities. Such insecurities lead can lead to nationalistic tensions and compromised maritime boundaries. The conflict arising from these tensions is described as “fishery- driven conflict”. The South China Sea (SCS) is a hot spot for this fishery driven conflict as China uses militarized fishermen to exert sovereignty claims on the majority of the region while other nations wrestle for territorial control and security of their maritime boundaries, all in an attempt to secure resources such as valuable fisheries. An institutional fishery management framework, unbound by territorial boundaries, is proposed in order to relieve the pressures of fisheries on security hot spots
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

65. Wildlife Trafficking Funds Criminal Organizations and Social Instability

Creator:: Walker, Dillon G.
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Illicit Wildlife Trafficking (IWT) been viewed through an environmental lens rather than a security lens for many years. This has allowed for increased rates of poaching and an unprecedented growth of IWT. This project asserts that IWT must be viewed through a security lens to improve global security. By showing a clear link between IWT and criminal organizations this thesis will shine a new light on the issue. An analysis of elephant and rhino populations throughout several regions in Africa will give a general ideal of the scope of the problem in Africa. This project acknowledges that Africa is not the only continent afflicted with IWT but points to Africa as a major case study in a very broad topic, that could not be avoided. The goal of this project is to shift the thinking of policy makers from an environmental stance to a security stance; it is also imperative that policy makers to combat IWT in source countries rather than destination countries by improving socioeconomic issues in source countries that could increase IWT.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

66. The Exodus of Eastern and Central Europeans

Creator:: Boisse, Jacob A.
Description:: Throughout history, the many populations of the world have moved about for a variety of reasons. Whether that is actual immigration or emigration depends on the circumstances. For a long time, Europe has been the epicenter of immigration and emigration. Since the beginning of the Cold War, the ex-Soviet states have never honestly been on the same level economically with their Western European counterparts. Economic desolation is more than likely the main reason why so many leave in the first place and along with that, the looming threat of aging populations in Europe is pushing governments to come up with ways of bringing back their youngest and brightest. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

67. Should the United States Stay in NATO

Creator:: Foster, Katherine
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also known as NATO, has been an extremely important tool in the United States’ foreign policy since the end of World War II. It is a common defense pact between 29 countries that assures that if one state is attacked, all will respond to defend it ("The North Atlantic Treaty", 1949). NATO provides unwavering military partnerships for the United States and defends its members from formidable foreign enemies. However, the current administration of the United States has expressed doubt in the continued relevance or need of NATO. The cited issues are the cost and purpose of NATO in a world without the Soviet Union. NATO has shifted to become a tool of foreign policy and conflict resolution for its members rather than a pact against a single enemy. It has launched several successful missions as such to date. NATO is still an essential tool in the United State’s foreign relations arsenal and should be preserved for the future.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

68. Challenges to California’s Ports

Creator:: Lomeli, Albert
Description:: The developments in the shipping industry have grown significantly in past decades. California's ports are responsible for over fifty percent of the nation’s container cargo volume. The ports must quickly advance to maintain their role in the global supply chain. The purpose of this thesis is to analyze multiple challenges facing California's ports and provide specific policy recommendations that would best address the challenges. The challenges analyzed include Intermodal issues, the Panama Canal expansion, regional ports/ trade wars, labor relations, and the cost of doing business in California. and GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

69. Variations in Maritime Emergency Response Between Developed and Developing Countries

Creator:: Asbell, Rachael Lee
Description:: Emergency response to maritime natural disasters vary according to the developmental level of the affected country. The actors found in an emergency maritime natural response are civilians, local, national and international responders. Civilian response consists of people in the affected zones as well as the surrounding areas who are usually the first responders on the scene. Local responders are the police forces and firefighters of the local area. The national response is the domestic government, as well as the military and response networks such as FEMA in the US. International responders include foreign governments, international actors and NGOs. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

70. Congestion and traffic in California Ports

Creator:: Edwards, Al-Malik
Description:: Congestion can be found in every port of California. Congestion mitigates the benefits of economies of scale and causes delays in cargo shipment and transportation from port to truck and rail systems. In 2015, port congestion could have caused up to 7 billion dollars in loss. An increase in trade is causing capacity issues for some ports and all of California needs to work on projects and develop new infrastructure to accommodate inefficient methods of moving containers. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

71. Coin and Carnage: Are Private Security Contractors the Most Efficient and Ethical Military Means for State Security?

Creator:: Manciet, Riley
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and This thesis discusses the implications of hiring Private Security Contractors to promote state security. This is done by discussing the history of mercenaries through the Thirty Years War, and the rise of private contractors after the Second World War. In addition, there are important distinctions to be made regarding the legality of PSCs and their relationship to violent non-state actors. Different criteria are also viewed in order to find in what situations contractors are truly needed. The examination of certain case studies, helps to determine both the combat efficiency of contractors, and ethically dubious situations in which they may find themselves. The positive and negative facets of alternative state security solutions such as United Nations Peacekeeper deployment and foreign army deployments are considered as well. Along with these, PSCs are scrutinized as a possible state security solution and face criticism throughout the text. In the end, a conclusion is drawn on which solution best fits a state’s security needs along with why the other two solutions are less viable.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

72. The Displacement of the Sahrawi People

Creator:: Silva, Tami
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The objective of this poster is to present the troubling situation of the Sahrawi people from Western Sahara. Currently over 100,000 people are surviving in internment refugee camps in Algeria, and have been there for nearly fifty years. The region of the camps are divided by a large wall of sand called the Sahara Berm. The Sahara Berm is part of a strategic military defense designed to keep the Sahrawi people and Algeria from taking over Western Sahara in which Morocco occupies. Likewise, the Berm protects an important phosphate mine with the longest conveyor belt in the world that leads to an extensive port. This poster shows aerial views of the camps, a sculpture that represents the camps, military outposts of the berm, as well as the port that transports and exports what is claimed to be phosphate. Furthermore, in order to bring accountability and reference to those responsible for the representation of the Sahrawi people, a timeline of representation has been added.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

73. The Illegal Trade of Shark Fins

Creator:: Olvera, Scott
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Shark finning and has occurred in international waters ever since the Chinese Dynasties. However, in the recent century, shark finning has become a growing global issue as the population of sharks is at a severe decline due to overfishing and by catch. Fishing vessels of various countries catch massive quantities of sharks to meet the demand, which brings in enormous amounts of money to companies supplying shark fins. With the large number of sharks being pulled from the oceans, the population is at a steep decline, which not only impacts the shark population but the overall biodiversity of the sea.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

74. Human Sex Trafficking in the United States

Creator:: Anyaoha, Nneka
Description:: Human trafficking is a big problem throughout the United States. This poster will talk about the impact human trafficking has in the United States. There are many associations that are determined to help sex trafficking victims and Non-governmental Organizations (NGO’s) that participate in combating human trafficking. Navigating you through the insides of trafficking of minors and what they do to recruit girls for their heinous crimes. This poster will teach you ways you can recognize victims and my policy recommendations on how to deter human trafficking. and GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

75. Trends in USAID Funding

Creator:: Brown, Jasmin J.
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The United States Agency for International Development is an independent institution that funds projects and missions in foreign countries that need economic assistance. Each new administration appoints a new administrator of USAID. The trends and patterns of spending during the eighteen-year time frame from 2001 to 2019 reflect upon the Bush Administration, the Obama Administration and the current Trump Administration. The data shows a fluctuating system with a general rise in the amount of aid given. The two highest trends in the cumulative data are reflected in the Trump and Obama administrations showing no drastic relationship to bipartisanship. The four countries that received the most amount of aid over the course of eighteen years are: Ethiopia, Syria, South Sudan, and Pakistan with an overall donation of $ 11,560,997,100. While humanitarian aid is essential in helping countries climb out of poverty, the importance of Disaster Risk Resiliency (DRR) is essential in ensuring robust infrastructure and mitigation efforts.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

76. China’s Ambitions as a Maritime Power

Creator:: Pascual, Kailen T.
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and China’s ambitions in the South China Sea and Indian Ocean Rim are of significance to China’s expansion. In recent years, the South China Sea has been a major area of dispute between various Asian claimants over small islands, atolls, and reefs in the region. Many of these nations are looking to gain access to the resources in the Exclusive Economic Zones that encompass these islands. China’s expansion in the Indian Ocean differs in that the country aims to establish strong trade partners in the region.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

77. Examining the Government-Population Relationship

Creator:: Pavlik, Alexander
Description:: The relationship between governments and their people has significantly evolved over the centuries. The 20th and 21st centuries have seen incredible advances in technology, public health, and behavioral norms which have dramatically re-characterized this relationship. This then begs the question of how the structure and function of government affects this relationship and the outcomes produced by the intersection of policy and population. Parliamentary, multi-party systems appear to encourage greater trust in government alongside higher levels of democratic participation. Meanwhile, public healthcare programs - despite their high tax burden - greatly contribute to public health and improve government trust. Further, universalist and conservative welfare regimes are more effective at reducing income inequality than liberal welfare regimes. and GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

78. Applying Cooperation and Institutional Theory to Maritime Development Agreements

Creator:: Phillips, Joseph C.
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The development of the maritime sector is instrumental in the overall development of states. In order to achieve this development states enter into a variety of maritime development agreements. Cooperation and institutional theory is applied to better understand these agreements and what makes them mutually beneficial. Conditional indicators based on these theories were chosen including clarity, reciprocity, goodwill, and interdependence. These conditional indicators are applied to three development agreements in the maritime sector. Upon analysis, recommendations are made in an attempt to create more successful and mutually beneficial development agreements in future. Amongst these recommendations is that states should prioritize clarity, reciprocate both cooperation and defection, act in a manner of goodwill towards their partners, and create structures of complex interdependence amongst all parties.
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Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

79. Women from Sea to Shore

Creator:: Buford, Angela
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and This thesis provides a history and background of women at sea, addressing the past, present, and future of women in the maritime industry. One focus is on the obstacles women faced when breaking into a dominant male field of work, how over time the integration of women in the maritime industry dealt with many challenges. The untold stories of sexual harassment unveiled, women have taken on more responsibility and are in higher-ranking positions in the marine and the military today. Most important is finding the answers as to why women are leaving the wonders of the sea and taking shore side jobs, and what issues and reforms could they handled with policy changes? Despite the challenges women faced on vessels, in war, at work, and at home, they continued holding on to the dreams. One day they are hoping to be remembered for the work they put in the maritime industry. This thesis showcases some of these women and what they went through.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

80. Brexit: the Divorce

Creator:: Bickel, Mary
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The United Kingdom has chosen to leave the European Union. This exit will cause inevitable change on both the European Union and the United Kingdom. The future policies of the United Kingdom follow a path set out in history that has been analyzed and studied by political science scholars and theorists. As the United Kingdom leaves they will set out on a trip that will alter their history and determine a new line of policy that they have not experienced before. New agreements will need to be made to deal with the military obligations, military security, border control, immigration, tourism, fishing, trade, the economy, and foreign direct investment. All of these will change in the coming years as the United Kingdom fully separates from the bonds of the European Union that has been constricting the United Kingdom. Using three scenarios the United Kingdom could fall into one of these transforming their international relations, as well as the international system.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

81. Shark Finning in the South China Sea

Creator:: Alvarez, Manuel
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The purpose of this thesis is address the issue of shark finning and the players involved in South China Sea. The demand for shark fins is encouraging distributers to overfish sharks, which is making it difficult for certain species to remain at a sustainable level. Case studies from nations that have implemented regulations against shark finning, will be used to propose solutions. Actions taken by non-governmental organizations will also be examined to create additional proposals.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

82. Combating Coral Bleaching in Australia

Creator:: Soule, William
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and critique the current policies in place regarding the protection of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia in relation to coral bleaching. To accomplish these goals, the writer examines different policies put in place by the Australian government, while analyzing the strengths and weaknesses within. In addition to this, the author analyzes the policies in place on both the national and state level in the United States; focusing on the strengths and weaknesses, in addition to the viability of Australia adopting some of the policies in place in the United States.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

83. California as a Leader for Marine Invasive Species Management

Creator:: Potter, Benjamin A.
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The State of California is arguably the most forward looking state in regard to producing environmental policy. California often serves as the benchmark for other U.S. states and even other countries around the world. The state serves as a model for how policies regarding the environment are created, established, and implemented. The state’s policies, however, are threatened by various outside forces and trends.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

84. How does tech influence the ethics guiding U.S. security policy?

Creator:: Hall, Harry Howard
Description:: The purpose of this thesis was to explore how advances in the field philosophy and technological progress in the military sector have impacted American political attitudes and decisions in the national security realm. Superior military technology gives a country significant edge in war, and by extension, technologically advanced countries are able to advance their political philosophies on the tip of their spear. New weapons pose new challenges, often blurring the traditionally established rules of moral conduct in war. Overcoming these problems rests in the government's ability to exercise prudence that is proportionate to the threat nation faces to achieve a balance between protecting individual liberties and ensuring national security. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

85. NATO and its Modern Relationship with Russia: the Importance of the United States

Creator:: Francey, Zachary
Description:: There has been a massive change in the relationship between Russia and NATO following the dissolution of the USSR and the end of the Cold War. There have been a series of actions taken by both NATO and Russia in an attempt to control the European theatre. NATO has expanded the alliance to encompass former members of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, threatening Russian national security. Russia has also had two major actions, following the reform of their military, in response to the NATO encroachment towards their borders. These actions in Ukraine and Georgia point towards a modern and more active Russian military while also accomplishing their geostrategic objectives. Even with the re-igniting of tension between Russia and NATO there is still the possibility of de-escalation. NATO and Russia have worked together in anti-piracy operations off the coast of Africa. Finally, the relevance of the NATO alliance and the value that the United States brings to the organization is key to the stability of Europe. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

86. Twists and Turns Along the Maritime Silk Road

Creator:: Hadeen, Tedric
Description:: The Maritime Silk Road is a Chinese foreign policy launched in 2013 as a part of China’s One Belt One Road Initiative. The Maritime Silk Road is a vast infrastructure and investment project that stretches from eastern China to Europe. China instituted the MSR with the objective of securing important Sea Lanes of Communication, expansion of trade through infrastructure investments, and to increase its influence to a global scale. In conclusion, China used numerous un-economical projects to debt trap Sri Lanka to achieve a footprint in the Indian Ocean, with the lease of Hambantota port. This move secures Chinese trade in the region of its rival, India, and could give China a forward presence advantage in coming conflicts. China pursues a mutual beneficial trade relationship in Myanmar through infrastructure projects in Myanmar’s hinterland. China is using these projects to increase trade efficiency into central China while decreasing its dependence on the Malacca straits for trade. This relationship provides China with energy security, overland access to the Indian Ocean, and a growing export market. For Myanmar, it provides needed infrastructure and technology to expand its economy, which will help solve Myanmar’s social unrest. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

87. Impact of Maritime Research

Creator:: Peña, Vanessa
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The entrapment and increasing amount of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere has caused for an imbalance global temperature. Research has been able to determine the impacts Earth will face and how they affect people of world. Maritime research is significantly vital in the global community; it has a powerful influence in comprehensive policies and concerns for the environment. The two main focuses consist of sea level rise and the melting Arctic.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

88. How should aid be given in the 21st century?

Creator:: Babbitt, John
Description:: China and the United States have similar motivations for foreign aid but different methodologies. For the U.S. aid is given with conditions. China believes that they should have a policy of non-interference. Both have advantages and disadvantages. For either methodology aid is only effective if it is tailored for each recipient country. In any scenario, both countries have much to gain by providing foreign aid. Determining the motivations is vital to understanding aids effectiveness. With current U.S. political climate turning inward for a more nationalistic view, ensuring that foreign aid is effective and necessary will help policy makers justify foreign spending to their constituents. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

89. Is Brexit Harmful to UK Maritime Policy?

Creator:: Leahy, Cameron J.
Description:: The international community was shocked by the United Kingdom’s recent vote to secede from the European Union. Although the UK pondered the idea of leaving the EU for many years, the proposal became official on June 23rd, 2016. There is no doubt that the future implications of this decision remain unclear. Many British politicians warned the people of the United Kingdom of the challenges that a “yes” vote would present. To the contrary, some UK politicians promoted the high level of uncertainty regarding secession as a source of excitement and motivation. As the UK continues to negotiate with the EU, and other world partners, regarding the details of implementing the British-exit (Brexit) decision, many people question the effects that this will have on key policy areas. One key policy area is the UK’s maritime sector and industry. Understanding the effects of Brexit on maritime security, trade/shipping, marine environmental policy, and marine insurance provides for greater insight regarding the extreme vulnerability of the United Kingdom’s economic, national defense, and environmental interests. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

90. How bald eagle flies on the New Silk Road

Creator:: Zhange, Li
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and China's One Belt Road strategy is establishing a new cooperation framework; it allows China to participate and even dominate some countries' economic development. Central Asia, an area that left behind the world -economically and politically, recently became a hot spot of China's new outlook. However, Central Asia has not received enough attention from The US. Central Asia plays a significant role in international energy security, human rights issues and terroristic threats. This thesis addresses China’s influences in Central Asia, what’s the role The US plays this region, and hot the US should react to China's new strategy in Central Asia.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

91. The Indian Ocean’s History and Its Prospects of Unified Region

Creator:: Fasciano, William
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The Indian Ocean region has a rich history of trade, migration, and cooperation, creating world systems within the region through the use of the monsoon winds and sail. This is, however, contrasted to the Indian Ocean of today, which has become the single most important ocean for global trade but also a region of volatility. While the Indian Ocean oversees over half of the world’s oil production and its transportation, it also sees around half of the world’s conflicts along with a plethora of security issues that overflow into the maritime realm. These issues could possibly be better addressed through a more unified Indian Ocean region, where they can be shared and solved under a single cause. The concept of a unified Indian Ocean would be a challenge to behold, but there are aspects that are shared among the nations along the rim that could bring them together for their greater good.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

92. A Dutch Approach to Sea Level Rise: U.S. Takeaways

Creator:: Garcia, Angel
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Climate Change has the sea-levels rising and threatens coastal states around the globe. The North Sea Flood of 1953 devastated the Netherlands. As a result, the Delta Work Commission was created and set up dams, storm surge barriers, and flood gates. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management was subsequently created which consolidated spatial, water, and land management sectors into a single entity. The state of the Netherlands has since been protected from storms, storm surge, and rising sea levels. The United States is vulnerable on a larger scale to sea-level rise and storm surge but has not invested the necessary resources to mitigate such risks. Despite reeling from major hurricanes such as Hurricane Andrew and Katrina, that caused millions in damage and years of rebuilding, there has been no major change to mitigate the effect of such events. As climate change advances sea-level rise, metropolises of the United States are under siege. Currently there are no sure-fire ways set in place to protect the state in its vulnerable areas, leaving the population more susceptible to any flooding or storm surge. By learning from the Dutch and emulating their system of water and infrastructure management, the United States can begin adequately protecting the population.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

93. China's Maritime Policy and Strategy

Creator:: Singh, Depak K.
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and In the last few decades, China has made unprecedented progress in its own growth. From the work of Deng Xiaoping and the upkeeping from his successors until current leader Xi Jinping, China's economic rise rivals that of the United States. This has also renewed maritime confidence in China's navy, also known as People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) which has been growing. Strategy and doctrine play a large role in the advancement of Chinese military influence it has on policy. Strategists such as Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and Alfred Mahan are essential to the leadership and strategy studies of officer in PLAN. With a rise in power, it is assumed that the leadership and strategy studies of officer in PLAN. With a rise in power, it is assumed that the Untied States and China will fall into a concept known as the Thucydides Trap which predicts war between the two powers. This comes with tensions that are building around Chinese waters.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

94. The Trading Gamble and the Future of Maritime Insurance Security

Creator:: Barlow, Sean Christopher
Description:: In Marine Insurance, the industry culture tends to avoid the high risk red zones of the trading routes in the world. Such as the waters off the coast of Somalia, Strait of Malacca, and the Niger Delta, in the Gulf of Guinea. These areas are high risk zones, for cargo insurance companies, because of the high levels of piracy and war in those areas. In the past, insurance companies have worked hand in hand with security companies to push against piracy and war threats with a gun vs. gun approach. However, in the current maritime environment, officials realize this type of approach is not as effective as they once thought. The change in security thinking has seen authorities move from the gun vs. gun approach to a more social development approach. The goal of this approach is to fight the threat of piracy and war by focusing on improving the government, economy, and environment from behind enemy lines. The insurance companies will also focus on developments that could indicate the future zones that will become the next high risk zones. This “Humanitarian” approach presents a better understanding of future high risk zones and the reasons for them. and GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

95. U.S. Drug Strategy in the Caribbean

Creator:: Krikorian, Michael
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and The international drug trade has been a problem for decades and is showing no signs of slowing down. The United States strategy has been based around stopping drugs in transit. As long as drug trafficking is a viable and rewarding business, there will always be those who attempt it. The U.S. needs to focus on working with governments in Central and South America in order to combat drug cartels and repair their local economies to make progress.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

96. Northeast Passage : Potential for Shipping and LNG Extraction

Creator:: Herzog, Andrew
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and In recent years, environmental changes have increased access to a series of maritime routes along the Arctic. Of these, the Northeast Passage has received the greatest interest as a sea route and potential source of oil and gas extraction. Given the passages ability to undercut time and cost of shipping extraction. Given the passages ability to undercut time and cost of shipping extraction. Given the passages ability to undercut time and cost of shipping between Europe and Asia while providing an alternative source for oil and gas, the route is poised to become increasingly more significant and competitive
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

97. Biofouling Regulations : The Future of Global Marine Invasive Species Prevention

Creator:: Ford, Monica
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Nonindigenous species (NIS), also referred to as non-native or invasive species, are organisms that pose a threat to the environment to which they are introduced to. International commercial shipping vessels are considered a vector for these introductions, primarily through the vessels’ ballast water systems and through fouling, or attaching to the hull and releasing in a new location. Ballast water release is regulated by international law, while California and New Zealand are the only jurisdictions that have requirements Zealand are the only jurisdictions that have requirements for biofouling management. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) provides guidelines for biofouling management, but these are not required. CA and NZ regulations are both similar to these guidelines with the same best practices. Ballast water regulations are used as a case study to examine the future of biofouling management. The purpose of this project is to identify good elements of regulations, define best practices, and analyze the future of how the policy will spread.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

98. Taiwan’s National Identity and Its Implications for East Asia

Creator:: Glasson, Sean
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Taiwan has always had a unique position in the Far East, both in terms of geography and the national identity and political institutions that are not only critical for citizens of Taiwan, but are also critical to the major powers in East Asia, such as the UnitedStates, China, and Japan. Besides the influences of foreign policy on the Taiwanese evolution, the various effects of the globalization thathave swept the world in the last several decades have had an even more dramatic effect on Taiwan by comparison. The events of the past twenty years and the global trends that have accompanied them have transformed the thinking of Taiwan’s population as they consider what course they should take going forward. This paper seeks to look at how that change came to be, and how it has already affected the policies and actions of both Taiwan and its neighbors.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

99. Humanitarian Uses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Creator:: Polewaczyk, Matthew
Description:: GMA 400L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) may play an important role in solving regional challenges that traditional responses cannot. Today, UAVs range from low-cost consumer electric designs, to multimillion dollar military UAVs. In particular with countries poor infrastructure, low-cost UAVs may be viable in disease preventions and medicinal deliveries. In more developed nations, UAVs may be a viable addition to policing.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

100. The Influence of Media Bias on the American Perspective of White Supremacy

Creator:: Humphrey, Michael
Description:: GMA 460L - Senior Seminar Research Lab and White Supremacy has been a persistent disease throughout the history of the United States since the reconstruction era. However the post 9/11 era has had an extreme focus on Radical Islamic terror in the news media. This focus has led to the threat of White Supremacy being downplayed until 2017 when the severity of the threat was revealed in Charlottesville.
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Campus Tesim:: Maritime
Department:: Global Studies and Maritime Affairs

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