We analyze the recent Flynn Report and assess its implications for the future of military intelligence in Afghanistan. In particular, we argue that the report seeks to expand the substantive tasks of the military intelligence practitioner, while collapsing nontrivial aspects of existing organizational hierarchies. We argue that implementation of the Flynn Report’s proposals would match poorly w...

urban areas formation and development are considered as the main symbols of prosperity. in the early nineteenth century, when there the global evolution was at its astonishing rate and cities, with their active economic elements, found an outstanding role, iranian society involved internal crisis. this not only ended the political and economic role of cities in important interactions off but al...

In missions to stabilize conflicts around the world, the military forces increasingly find themselves operating amongst the people. The emerging need in military interventions to prevent casualties translated into a range of value driven military technological developments, such as non-lethal weapons (NLW). NLWs can be characterized by a certain technological and operational design ’window’ of ...

This course intends to examine the developments in Europe and U. S. since 1919 until today. The new political structure after 1918 will be considered from the point of global developments. World involvement of the U. S. in Europe affairs, Cold War Sovietisation of Eastern Europe and the Third World countries are also to be discussed. The relations among the industrial and non-industrial politic...

This paper documents that political factors can be linked to the part of stock prices that cannot be explained by the standard present value models. The non-fundamental component of stock market index appears to be significantly influenced by the political orientation of the president and his approval rating, election cycle and military conflicts. The findings presented here indicate that there...

In many countries with weak political institutions, new ventures face challenges such as political risks, corruption, and civil conflict, which can severely hinder their ability to survive and grow. We explore how establishing affiliations at founding with coercive institutional actors can help new ventures overcome challenges characteristic of weak and volatile political environments. Our find...