GPIS Dissertation Defense 5/8
<p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000"><strong><em>Old Dominion University</em></strong></font></strong></span></p> <p align="center"> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000"><strong><em>College of Arts and Letters</em></strong></font></strong></span></p> <p align="center" style="margin-left: -0.5in;"> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000"><strong><em>The Graduate Program in International Studies</em></strong></font></strong></span></p> <p align="center"> </p> <h2> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000"><strong>Doctoral Dissertation Defense</strong></font></strong></span></h2> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000"><strong>Alessandro Shimabukuro</strong></font></strong></span></p> <p align="center"> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000"><strong>The Right to Bear Space Arms: U.S. Resistance to Arms Control in Space</strong></font></strong></span></p> <p> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000">Abstract</font></strong></span></p> <p> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000">Many nations use satellites for a diverse set of economic, scientific and military purposes. The United States is the most efficient user of space based systems, benefiting greatly from the use of satellites, but is also one of its most dependent users. Potential adversaries have taken note of this dependence, and most importantly, its vulnerability. The United States views the weaponization of space (the development, deployment and use of space weapons) as a possible option in defending these assets. Considering that current technology and proven anti-satellite (ASAT) capabilities consist of crude and relatively cheap ballistic missiles capable of destroying satellites in low Earth orbit, and that the consequent debris field generated from such strikes risk more American satellites than those of potential adversaries, why does the United States currently resist any arms control agreements on space weapons? Through the analysis of U.S. government documents and reports, academic research on U.S. military space policy and debates on U.S. power after the Cold War, this dissertation argues that current U.S. resistance to arms control agreements related to space weapons is an example of how primacy allows it to resist negotiations in favor of flexibility so as to preserve its preeminent position.</font></strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000"><strong>Dissertation Chair: Dr. Regina Karp</strong></font></strong></span></p> <p> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000"><strong>Dissertation Committee: Dr. Simon Serfaty, Dr. Jonathan Leib</strong></font></strong></span></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000"><em>Batten Arts and Letters Building</em></font></strong></span></p> <p> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000"><em>Room 7009</em></font></strong></span></p> <p align="center"> <span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 20pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><strong><font color="#000000">May 8th, 1:30 PM</font></strong></span></p> <p> </p>
Shimabukuro Defense.docx (15.8 KB)
Posted By: Margo Stambleck
Date: Mon Apr 15 14:38:23 EDT 2013