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On this page, CCC will be providing information to assist with student research efforts in the coming months. We currently present information below on DTRA Travel Grants and INSS Fellowships. (Stay tuned: more information on funding and research opportunities will be added to this section in the coming months.)
Funding for Thesis Research
Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) Fellowships, Air Force Academy
CCC has long had a good working relationship with INSS and many students have received travel fellowships from the institute in the past. The application procedure is described on their web page, but is not managed internally by CCC faculty. (A downloadable PDF copy is available here.) Additionally, keep your eye out for roughly annual visits to NPS by Dr. James Smith, Director of INSS when he will brief the program.
Student Theses
Naval Postgraduate School students completing master's theses in National Security Affairs conduct in-depth research into key regions or security issues. Listed below are some of the best recent theses.
Homeland Security and the War on Terrorism
| Nicholas J. Buls | March 2009 | Possible Correlations of Multinational Military Operations and State Stability, and Application to State Building in Iraq | |
| Kevin P. Wilson | December 2007 | Determining Communication Shortfalls for Homeland Defense | |
| James P. Damato | December 2007 | How Terrorism Works: Terrorism as a Disequalizing Input to the Social System | |
| Tony S. Lombardo | December 2007 | Collaboration or Control? The Struggle for Power in Catastrophic Disaster Response | |
| Todd D. Fleming | December 2007 | Multiculturalism and England's Muslim Minority: Solution or Problem | |
| Raymond M. Mattox Peter S. Rodgers | December 2007 | Counterinsurgency in the 21st Century: The Foundation and Implications of the New US Doctrine | |
| Elizabeth L. Stone Bahr | June 2007 | Biological Weapons Attribution: A Primer | |
| Jeffrey F. Hyink | March 2007 | Mobile Sensor Networks: A Discrete Event Simulation of WMD Threat Detection in Urban Traffic Schemes | |
| Christopher A. Wyckoff | December 2006 | The Constraining Dynamics of Public Opinion | |
| Brian C. Bernett | December 2006 | US Biodefense and Homeland Security: Toward Detection and Attribution | |
| Christopher M. Thompson | December 2006 | The Bioterrorism Threat by Non-State Actors: Hype or Horror? | |
| Patricia Rodriguez-Rey | December 2006 | A Balancing Act: Anti-Terror Financing Guidelines and their Effects on Islamic Charities | |
| William W. Browne III | December 2006 | Constituency Constraints on Violence: al-Qaeda and WMD | |
| Alicia L. Welch | March 2006 | Terrorism Awareness and Education as a Prevention Strategy for First Responders | |
| John Sudnik | March 2006 | "Dirty Bomb" Attack: Assessing New York City's Level of Preparedness from a First Responder's Perspective | |
| Peter J. Canonico | December 2004 | An Alternate Military Strategy for the War on Terrorism | |
| Minji Daniels | December 2004 | Online Islamic Organizations and Measuring Web Effectiveness | |
| Herbert N. Warden | September 2004 | Overcoming Challenges to the PSI | |
| Claire E. Rak | September 2003 | Counterproliferation Strategy: The Role of Preventive War, Preventive Strikes, and Interdiction | |
| Todd E. Gleghorn | September 2003 | Exposing the Seams: The Impetus for Reforming US Counterintelligence | |
| Gerald R. Scott | June 2003 | Bureaucracies, Communities and Networks: Interagency Cooperation for Homeland Security in Monterey County | |
| Michael Wayne Baze | September 2001 | Assessing Russian Reactions to US Missile Defense | |
| Eric K. Wright | March 2000 | Russian Decision-Making and Options Regarding US National Missile Defense |
Africa
| Joseph D. McFall | September 2005 | From Rogue to Vogue: Why Did Libya Give Up its Weapons of Mass Destruction | |
| Mohamed Belmakki | March 2005 | African Sub-Regional Organizations in Peacekeeping and Peacemaking: The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS | |
| Alfred K. Mashishi | March 2003 | Intervention in Africa: Assessing the Rationale behind Sub-Regional Peacemaking Military Interventions |
Middle East
| Nicholas J. Buls | March 2009 | Possible Correlations of Multinational Military Operations and State Stability, and Application to State Building in Iraq | |
| Jessica E. Cleary | December 2008 | The Effects of National Policy on Refugee Welfare and Related Security Issues: A Comparative Case Study of Lebanon, Egypt and Syria | |
| Ferdinand Hafner | December 2007 | Cognitive Biases and Structural Failures in United States Foreign Policy: Explaining Decision-Making Dissonance in Phase IV Policy and Plans for Iraq | |
| Douglas G. Thies | December 2007 | Influence through Airpower Security Cooperation in Egypt and Pakistan: Lessons for Iraq | |
| Stephen Andrew Kelley | June 2007 | Better Lucky Than Good: Operation Earnest Will as Gunboat Diplomacy | |
| Robert Eugene Danielson | June 2007 | Nasser and Pan-Arabism: Explaining Egypt's Rise in Power | |
| Timothy A. Kraner | December 2005 | Al Qaeda in Iraq: Demobilizing the Threat | |
| Nicholas I. Haussler | September 2005 | Third Generation Gangs Revisited: The Iraq Insurgency | |
| Mark A. Steliga | March 2005 | Why They Hate Us: Disaggregating The Iraqi Insurgency | |
| Minji Daniels | December 2004 | Online Islamic Organizations and Measuring Web Effectiveness | |
| Jamie Bartz | December 2004 | Israeli Foreign and Palestinian Policy: Politics, Military, Society | |
| Paul Gallaher | September 2004 | Political Exclusion and Violence: The Islamist Movement in Egypt | |
| Peter Scott Ford | September 2004 | Israel's Attack on Osiraq: A Model for Future Preventive Strikes | |
| David M. Burke | September 2004 | Saudi Security: Challenges for the Post-Saddam Era | |
| Charles C. Mayer | September 2004 | National Security to Nationalist Myth: Why Iran Wants Nuclear Weapons | |
| Austin C. Johnson | March 2004 | The Future of the US Navy in the Persian Gulf | |
| Charles C. Mayer | September 2004 | National Security to Nationalist Myth: Why Iran Wants Nuclear Weapons | |
| Adam N. Goetz | December 2003 | Demographics: The Downfall of Saudi Arabia | |
| Steven R. McDowell | November 2003 | Is Saudi Arabia A Nuclear Threat | |
| Scot F. Stine | June 2002 | The Three Possible Solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Their Impact on the Achievement of US Interests |
Europe
| Todd D. Fleming | December 2007 | Multiculturalism and England's Muslim Minority: Solution or Problem | |
| Valentin Fernand Filip | March 2006 | The Intelligence Phenomenon in a New Democratic Milieu: Romania—a Case Study | |
| Michael Alan Adelberg | March 2005 | Races at War: Nationalism and Genocide in Twentieth Century Europe | |
| Joseph P. Kugel | December 2003 | NATO's Prague Capabilities Commitment: Origins and Prospects | |
| Jason Monaco | September 2003 | Oceans Apart: The United States, the European Union, and the International Criminal Court | |
| Iliana P. Bravo | September 2003 | NATO's Weapons of Mass Destruction Initiative: Achievements and Challenges | |
| Michael J. Rak | September 2003 | The US Navy and European Security: From the Cold War to the War on Terrorism | |
| Guray Al | December 2001 | Turkey's Response to Threats of Weapons of Mass Destruction | |
| Benjamin A. Shupp | December 2001 | US Participation in Balkan Peacekeeping: The Rice Proposal | |
| Ronald Leslie Kellar | December 2001 | European Union: US Hegemonic Competitor | |
| Timothy E. Kalley | June 2001 | The Importance of United States Naval Forward Presence in Mediterranean Affairs | |
| Suzanne Helene Himes | March 2001 | NATO and the European Union's Emerging Security Role | |
| Stephen Mann | March 2001 | The Greek-Turkish Dispute in the Aegean Sea: Its Ramifications for NATO and the Prospects for Resolution | |
| Richard E. Myrick | December 2000 | The European Union's Barcelona Process and Mediterranean Security | |
| Jürgen Merrath | June 2000 | Implications of Germany's Declining Defense Spending |
Russia and Eurasia
| Meridee Jean Trimble | December 2007 | US Policy Options Toward Stopping North Korea's Illicit Activities | |
| Andrew H. Tam | March 2006 | Coercion and Governance in China: Analyzing Civil-Military Relations in the Post-Deng Era Using Multiah Alagappa's Analytical Framework | |
| Jefferson E. Turner | September 2005 | Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Paper Tiger or Regional Powerhouse | |
| Albert Gorman | December 2002 | Making the Connection: Transnational Civilian-to-Civilian Partnerships | |
| Brian T. Mutty | December 2001 | The Russian Navy and the Future of Russian Power in the Western Pacific | |
| Michael Wayne Baze | September 2001 | Assessing Russian Reactions to US Missile Defense | |
| John M. Tully | June 2001 | Russia's Submarine Force: Determinants and Prospects | |
| Benjamin Aaron Snell | June 2000 | Dismantling Russia's Northern Fleet Nuclear Submarines: Environmental and Proliferation Risks | |
| M. W. Kelly | December 2000 | Grozny and the Third Block (Lessons Learned from Grozny and Their Application to Marine Corps' MOUT Training | |
| Eric K. Wright | March 2000 | Russian Decision-Making and Options Regarding US National Missile Defense |
South Asia
| Andrew A. Merz | June 2008 | Coercion, Cash-Crops and Culture: From Insurgency to Proto-State in Asia's Opium Belt | |
| Robin J. Walker | March 2008 | Awakening Tiger: India's Quest for Expanded Influence in the World | |
| Rakesh Kumar | September 2006 | Indian Nuclear Command and Control Dilemma | |
| Justin S. Dunne | June 2006 | Crisis in Baluchistan: A Historical Analysis of the Baluch Nationalist Movement in Pakistan | |
| Ammad Hassan | June 2005 | Pakistan's Gwadar Port: Prospects of Economic Revival | |
| Khawar Hussain | June 2005 | Pakistan's Afghanistan Policy | |
| Tariq Mahmood | June 2005 | The Durand Line: South Asia's Next Trouble Spot | |
| Charles C. Mayer | September 2004 | National Security to Nationalist Myth: Why Iran Wants Nuclear Weapons | |
| William Scott Latimer | March 2004 | What Can the United States Learn from India to Counter Terrorism | |
| Marcus P. Acosta | June 2003 | High Altitude Warfare: The Kargil Conflict and the Future | |
| Stephen A. Smith | December 2002 | Assessing the Risk of Inadvertent Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan |
East Asia
| Andrew A. Merz | June 2008 | Coercion, Cash-Crops and Culture: From Insurgency to Proto-State in Asia's Opium Belt | |
| Stephan A. Juetten | June 2008 | North Korea's Juche Ideology and the German Re-Unification Experience | |
| Corey S. Johnston | June 2008 | Transnational Pipelines and Naval Expansion: Examining China's Oil Insecurities in the Indian Ocean | |
| Tonya M. Klempp | March 2006 | Contemporary Radical Islam as a Consequence of Traditional Legacies and Globalization? A Case Study of the Southern Philippines | |
| Andrew H. Tam | March 2006 | Coercion and Governance in China: Analyzing Civil-Military Relations in the Post-Deng Era Using Multiah Alagappa's Analytical Framework | |
| Ariel R. Caculitan | December 2005 | Negotiating Peace with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in the Southern Philippines | |
| Jefferson E. Turner | September 2005 | Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Paper Tiger or Regional Powerhouse | |
| Arnold W. Nash III | September 2005 | Intelligence Reform and Implications for North Korea's Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs | |
| David O. Meteyer | June 2005 | The Art of Peace: Dissuading China from Developing Counter Space Weapons | |
| Michael Todd Bolen | March 2005 | United States-People's Republic of China Military-to-Military Relations: Prospects for Progress | |
| Daniel J. Pojar, Jr. | March 2005 | Lessons Not Learned: The Rekindling of Thailand's Pattani Problem | |
| Murat Yetgin | December 2003 | Strategic Interactions Between the United States and North Korea: Deterrence or Security Dilemma | |
| Supriyanto Basuki | December 2003 | Reconciliation is the Best Solution for Conflict in Aceh | |
| Manuel R. Carlos | December 2003 | US Influence on Military Professionalism in the Philippines | |
| Asep Chaerudin | December 2003 | Countering Transnational Terrorism in Southeast Asia with Respect to Terrorism in Indonesia and the Philippines | |
| Chin Yoon Chin | December 2003 | Potential For Conflict in the Spratly Islands | |
| Darren E. Rice | September 2003 | Missile Defense For Taiwan: Implications For US Security Interests in East Asia | |
| Robert E. Lucius | September 2003 | A House Divided: The Decline and Fall of Masyumi (1950–1956 | |
| Daren Adam Epstein | March 2003 | The Impact of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks on US-China Relations | |
| Thomas J. Garcia | December 2001 | The Potential Role of the Philippines in US Naval Forward Presence | |
| Robert E. Pauley | December 2001 | The Crisis of 2005—The Role of US Naval Forward Presence in the Evolution of Relations Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China | |
| Stephen E. Duke | June 2001 | Japan's Constitution, Prospects for Change: Impact on US Presence in Japan | |
| David C. Rasmussen | March 2000 | Credible Nuclear Deterrence for Japan |
Latin America
| Eduardo Ulery | December 2005 | The Uruguayan Armed Forces and the Challenge of 21st Century Peacekeeping Operations | |
| Ricardo A. David, Jr. | December 2003 | The Causes and Prospect of the Southern Philippines Secessionist Movement | |
| David J. Sanchez | March 2003 | An Emerging Security Community in the Americas? A Theoretical Analysis of the Consequences of the Post-Cold War Inter-American Democracy Regime | |
| George W. Mason | June 2002 | Improving Regional Security in Central America: Military Engagement Options for Nicaragua | |
| Paul A. Beckley | June 2002 | Maintaining the Violent Status Quo: The Political Economy of the Colombian Insurgency | |
| Robert M. Thweatt | September 2001 | The Next Transition in Cuba: An Analysis Based on Institutional Comparisons with Democratic Transitions in Central Europe |
WMD Proliferation and Counterproliferation
| Elizabeth L. Stone Bahr | June 2007 | Biological Weapons Attribution: A Primer | |
| Kevin D. Eack | March 2007 | Securing Nuclear and Radiological Material in the Homeland | |
| Jeffrey F. Hyink | March 2007 | Mobile Sensor Networks: A Discrete Event Simulation of WMD Threat Detection in Urban Traffic Schemes | |
| Christopher A. Wyckoff | December 2006 | The Constraining Dynamics of Public Opinion | |
| Brian C. Bernett | December 2006 | US Biodefense and Homeland Security: Toward Detection and Attribution | |
| Christopher M. Thompson | December 2006 | The Bioterrorism Threat by Non-State Actors: Hype or Horror? | |
| Johnny Hall Jr. | September 2006 | Compelled Compliance: WMD Elimination in the New Era of Arms Control | |
| Peter Scott Ford | September 2004 | Israel's Attack on Osiraq: A Model for Future Preventive Strikes | |
| Charles C. Mayer | September 2004 | National Security to Nationalist Myth: Why Iran Wants Nuclear Weapons | |
| Herbert N. Warden | September 2004 | Overcoming Challenges to the PSI | |
| George M. Robinson | December 2003 | Deterrence and the National Security Strategy of 2002: A Round Peg for a Round Hole | |
| Iliana P. Bravo | September 2003 | NATO's Weapons of Mass Destruction Initiative: Achievements and Challenges | |
| Steven R. McDowell | September 2003 | Is Saudi Arabia A Nuclear Threat | |
| Claire E. Rak | September 2003 | Counterproliferation Strategy: The Role of Preventive War, Preventive Strikes, and Interdiction | |
| Stephen A. Smith | December 2002 | Assessing the Risk of Inadvertent Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan | |
| Adriane A. Stebbins | June 2002 | Can Naval Surface Forces Operate Under Chemical Weapons Conditions | |
| Guray Al | December 2001 | Turkey's Response to Threats of Weapons of Mass Destruction |
Military Affairs
| Nicholas J. Buls | March 2009 | Possible Correlations of Multinational Military Operations and State Stability, and Application to State Building in Iraq | |
| Wesley A. Brown | December 2007 | Falling Out of Formation: A Look at the Navy's Search for a New Maritime Strategy | |
| Raymond M. Mattox Peter S. Rodgers | December 2007 | Counterinsurgency in the 21st Century: The Foundation and Implications of the New US Doctrine | |
| James A. Rushton | June 2006 | Operationalizing Dissuasion | |
| Andrew H. Tam | March 2006 | Coercion and Governance in China: Analyzing Civil-Military Relations in the Post-Deng Era Using Multiah Alagappa's Analytical Framework | |
| Todd C. Shull | September 2005 | Conventional Prompt Global Strike: Valuable Military Option or Threat to Global Stability | |
| Maj. Jennifer V. Chandler, USAF | September 2005 | Why Culture Matters: An Empirically-Based Pre-Deployment Training Program | |
| Albert Gorman | December 2002 | Making the Connection: Transnational Civilian-to-Civilian Partnerships | |
| M. W. Kelly | December 2000 | Grozny and the Third Block (Lessons Learned from Grozny and their Application to Marine Corps' MOUT Training) | |
| James L. Geick | June 2000 | Nuclear Weapons and the Revolution in Military Affairs |
For further information about current CCC research projects or to propose a new project, please contact:
Email: ccc@nps.edu