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U.S. Defense Budgeting, 2008.
This paper describes the U.S. defense budgeting process and argues that it is complex and cluttered.
2,630 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 79.95
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This paper explains that the strengths of the U.S. defense budgeting process are that it has many avenues for access and accountability by interested parties, ensuring that the overall military effort is essentially transparent and responsible to society. The author points out that the process allows for much waste and influence, which adds cost rather than value; thereby, the process fails to promote efficiency. The paper relates that the system is not likely to be changed radically soon because the entrenched interests can continue to win favored positions and reforming the system takes great momentum and uncommon nerve. Sources listed are in the form of endnotes.
Table of Contents:
Budgeting Concepts
Budgeting Participants
Budgeting Process
Conclusion
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"One of the main ways that government decides on what to spend each year is through baseline budgeting. It takes what was spent in the previous year as the jumping off point and begins its deliberations on what to spend in the upcoming years based upon that. By using this method, the government can operate according to expectations that have some recent history to support claims that more money is needed or less can be done with. It looks at how things went in the past year and decides where to beef up spending and where to cut."
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U.S. Defense Spending, 2004.
This paper discusses that there is no legitimate reason for the United States to increase its defense spending.
1,560 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper explains that America?s current military spending is exceptionally high and has the country in a downward spiral towards financial disaster. The author points out that the funds are not coming from the wealthy supporters of Bush?s administration, but, instead, they are already coming from cuts to much-needed public programs. The paper concludes that the U.S. government should be focusing its attention on peaceful alternatives to military action because the people of the world want peace.
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"What benefit has come from the redirection of fund from the American working class to our military? Our government claims that we have liberated Iraq and that we are currently providing them with invaluable assistance. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case. ?Iraq has been reduced to a state of intolerable chaos.? Electricity is only available to some areas for a couple of hours each day, which is far less than was available before the war, which is affecting the ability of hospitals to treat the ill. There is also a lack of clean and safe drinking water, which combined with lack of refrigeration and air conditioning as well as limited vital supplies is leading to soaring death rates. Iraq remains largely unemployed.
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U.S. Defense Industry, 1993.
Examines the finances and structure of the U.S. defense industry, discussing primarily work done by Stiglitz in the mid 1980's.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, $ 47.95
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"Market Situation
The U.S. defense industry is characterized by a few buyers made up of mostly the U.S. and some foreign governments. Only a few large prime contractors such as Lockheed and General Dynamics and numerous smaller subcontractors make up this industry (Stiglitz, pp. 261-263). This makes for a highly concentrated industry in which free market competitive forces are lacking. In addition, technology is a crucial factor that leads to a greater degree of monopoly power for a given firm with a given technology. Furthermore, because the nature of the demand is for national defense, it tends to be relatively inelastic. Americans have historically been willing to spend whatever is necessary in order to protect this country from foreign adversaries, preferring to ..."
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The Global Defense Industry, 2008.
A research paper to analyze the financial implications to the global defense industry in regards to a cutback in defense spending.
17,300 words (approx. 69.2 pages), 59 sources, APA, $ 249.95
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This paper presents research, which shows the implications, by the year 2015, for a global defense company if there are cutbacks of more than 20 percent of the U.S. federal budget. The author presents an analysis of current projects to indicate how funding is used towards military sustainment and how projected cuts could affect those projects. The paper demonstrates how the employees of global defense companies, the military and the general population of the United States could be affected. The methodology for this study is content analysis.
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Introduction
Context of the Problem
Statement of the Problem
Research Questions
Significance of the Study
Research Design and Methodology
Organization of the Study
What are the Research and Development (R&D) Options for Companies such as NGC?
Table:Government Contractors in Court
What Options will be Most Beneficial to the Employees and the General Public of the U.S.?
Table: Factors Mitigating the Impacts of Military Base Closures
Table: Recapitulation and Summary of Base Closure Journal Articles and Texts
Table: Recapitulation and Summary of Influences on Defense R&D Journal Articles and Recent Media Reports
Overview of Northrop Grumman
Table: Current R&D Initiatives by Northrop Grumman.
Overview of Boeing
Table: Current R&D Initiatives by Boeing
Overview of Lockheed Martin
Table: Current R&D Initiatives by Lockheed Martin
Potential Research and Development Initiatives
Robotics and Robot Companions for the Elderly
Water Desalination Initiatives
Video Games
Can the U.S. Remain a Superpower and Protect Its People from Terrorism while Reducing Its Military?
Conclusion
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"The quantitative aspects of the water supply have been widely studied as to specific regions of the world and it is possible to view these trends on a global level. According to Starr (1996), the next few decades are going to be characterized by conflicts - even wars - over increasingly scarce water resources. This author reports that, "Nature annually contributes in fresh water to the world's continents about ten times the world's water use for all purposes. On average, about 70 percent flows to the sea in seasonal floods."
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U.S. Foreign Policy, 2005.
This paper discusses U.S. foreign policy from 1900 to the present.
1,680 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that the military activities in the Philippines and Mexico signaled a change in the attitude of U.S. foreign policy from isolationism to imperialism. The author points out that the Second World War and the Cold War caused all of U.S. life to be filtered through the lens of foreign policy such as (1) the facilitation of grant programs such as the National Defense Student loans, (2) reliance on state and local governments for local infrastructure financing because federal monies were committed to Cold War foreign purposes and (3) the more rapid integration of the races at home due to the necessity of integration in the military to have enough troops to conduct overseas operations such as Korea, Vietnam and assorted smaller wars. The paper concludes that, today, there is no foreign policy agenda per se; Bush II is a tabula rasa, straddling two wings of the same party, like a feckless cowboy on two horses.
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U.S. National Foreign Policy Style, 1900 to the Present
U.S. Foreign Policy Domestic Context 1950
Changes over the Last Ten Years
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"It would seem this attitude of foreign policy was written in stone. However, one of its early ardent supporters, Theodore Roosevelt, was among those who began to see that U.S. imperialism was not working. In the end, it was Wilson who noted that the drive for colonies contributed mainly to savage warfare. He concluded, in another sea-change manner that would influence U.S. foreign policy at least until another Roosevelt (Franklin Delano) entered the White House, that it would be best to "dismantle the colonial structure itself. His plan included self-determination for former colonies, international arms reduction, an open trading system to discourage economic imperialism, and a commitment to collective security through international organizations, what is now sometimes referred to as multilateralism." That drive, culminating in such bodies as the League of Nations and reluctant entry into further wars, would be the dominant attitude until the start of World War II."
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Demographics of the Aerospace and Defense Industries, 2002.
A discussion of the challenges of staffing and funding facing these industries today.
640 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 22.95
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The demographics of the national defense industry are discussed, including the size of the defense forces and their mission. The major factors facing the aerospace industry today, such as the lack of funds for research and development of new technologies and the loss of U.S. superiority in space, are outlined.
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"In the area of national defense, there are two major demographic forces at work. A primary worry is the number of people serving in the armed services, and their missions. An armed service prepared mainly for peacekeeping missions is one very different from one prepared for combat, and today, most of our military force is primarily regarded as a peacekeeping force. Many also believe the military should somehow represent the demographics of our society, which is not always possible or necessary.
Adding to that stress is the notion of some that the U.S. military must replicate society, responding to a variety of domestic demographic and social issues. To presume that the military must replicate society is, we believe, another dangerous notion. While the military must represent society, it cannot replicate society without eroding the very basis of the military's purpose and cohesion (Sarkesian and Connor 435)."
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Technological Forces in the Defense/Aerospace Industries, 2002.
An examination of technological advancement that have been made in American military industries.
1,805 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This report provides the information necessary to troubleshoot industry obstacles and develop consistent marketing strategies. It looks at how technology in the defense/aerospace electronic markets is advancing at unbelievable rates. As these technologies begin to unite, the need for information from a variety of sources will become even greater.
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"Most aerospace companies transversely the supply chains are active in both civil and military markets. Although customer requirements for military and civil aircraft are very different, a general technological base feeds both activities. The way in which the interface between military and commercial activities is managed varies from company to company. Specialized military aerospace divisions are the standard for the systems assemblers. Often aerospace corporations control military-oriented divisions operating in other sectors like electronics, shipbuilding, weapons and munitions, thus consolidating military activities across a range of sectors and areas of expertise. In contrast, the defence industries have had to face a reduction in the volume of the domestic and international markets from their climax levels in the mid-1980s. Worldwide military expenditure has fallen conspicuously. According to estimates from the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), military expenditure is now below 2 percent of the global gross national product as compared to over 5 percent at the end of the1980s. Although R&D expenditures have also been pretentious by these trends, there are big differences across countries. While defence R&D has collapsed in Russia, among OECD countries it has fallen by less than 20% since the early 1990s and remains very momentous in many European countries. In France, for instance, public expenditure in defence R&D has fallen by a third since 1990, but its present level is the same as in the mid-1980s (Serfati 1998)."
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The Formation of a National Federal Reserve for the U.S. Army, 2005.
An examination of the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard.
3,900 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 106.95
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This paper studies the formation and emergence of the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard, from volunteer state run militias to a federal reserve and federally controlled National Guard. Through the Spanish American War of 1898, the Dick Act of 1903, the National Defense Acts and two World Wars, this paper traces the wars and events that shaped and molded a modern military power. The paper also examines the political and social ramifications of establishing an extended military.
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"Throughout American history, Americans have generally disliked a strong military. This "antimilitarism" as some historians' term it has dated back since the Revolutionary War. One prominent historian reports: "in resentment of red-coat garrisons in the colonies before the American Revolution, their presence becoming the primary cause of the Revolution." A standing army came to be depicted as a threat to individual liberties and as an oppressor of republican governments. Most people saw the military as only necessary in war, thus the general idea was that the army was praised during war but ridiculed during peacetime."
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Islamic Critique of the U.S. war against Iraq, 2003.
The U.S. invasion of Iraq is critiqued from an Islamic perspective.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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In this paper, the U.S. invasion of Iraq is critiqued from an Islamic perspective. The paper shows how Islam permits defensive war, but not war without provocation.
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U.S. Foreign Policy?s Influence on Terrorism, 2002.
The paper discusses the influence that United States foreign policy has had on creating terrorism throughout the world.
4,405 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 24 sources, MLA, $ 115.95
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This paper argues that U.S. foreign policy within the last thirty years has had a significant influence in the rise of terrorism throughout the world. The writer cites U.S. involvement in domestic politics in many countries, military interventions, and pursing national interests in other countries regardless of the consequences of pursing those interests, as influential in enabling terrorist organizations. The paper claims that in order to stop the wave of terrorism throughout the world, the United States must stay clear from interfering with domestic political problems in many regions around the world and must stay away from pursuing military operations that are not in the national interests of United States.
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U.S. Foreign Policy?s Influence with Terrorism
Defense against Terrorism
The Roots of Terrorism
State Support of Terrorism
War on Terrorism
Solutions to Terrorism
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"As Ahid Aslam concentrated on the foreign policy priorities of the Bush Administration in his article, Robert Cutter from the institute for foreign policy in focus wrote an article titled ?The Anti-Terrorist Coalition: A New World Order Redux.? This article focuses on the possibility that the anti-terrorist coalition may incite terrorist groups to ruse up and take action against the coalition in order to break it up. The author concentrates on the possible negative effects of placing together an anti-terrorist coalition and having being lead by the United States. The author determines that as long as the United States continues to lead the anti-terrorist coalition, the coalition will only be serving U.S. interests on terrorism and not international interests. The author suggests that it should be the United Nations that should be leading the coalition and not the United States."
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U.S.-Canada Relations and the Cold War, 2005.
Examines relations between Canada and the United States during the Cold War era.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 91.95
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This two-part paper examines how the emergence of the Cold War affected the relationship between Canada and the United States in a positive way, allowing for an advancement of trade policies, as well as defense policies, while at the same time causing increasing tension between the two nations in terms of independence. Secondly, this paper discusses the foreign and defense policies of Canada during the Cold War era years of 1945-1957 and shows that, although Canada may have followed U.S. policy in some areas, it also created and maintained its own foreign and defense policies. This paper shows that the beneficial, albeit rocky, relationship that emerged from the Cold War era between the United States and Canada allowed Canada to maintain its own foreign policy and to dictate the future of its country.
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"Part of this decision was due to the newly created United Nations, in which Canada was a key member. Created in 1945, the United Nations treaty, much of which was drafted with the prime assistance of Canada, was designed to promote peace and security in the world. It also served to promote human rights, and security policies. At the time, Canada saw the UN as a guideline for their foreign and defense policies, aiming to promote peace, and avoid aggression (?Canada and the UN?, 2003). As part of this policy, the Canadian government was focused on reallocating resources to assist in post-war recovery efforts, and diverted monies from the military for that purpose."
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Steel Industry Decline in the U.S., 1992.
Examines the decline since the 1960s, compared to and caused by the rise of the Japanese steel industry, discussing dumping, financing, production, the government's role and profits.
3,150 words (approx. 12.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 111.95
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"Following a worldwide trend, the United States steel industry capacity and output has been in a generalized decline since 1973, when a post-W.W.II record of more than 150 million net tons of raw steel was produced (Hogan, 1987, p. 8). Following World War II, steel production in the United States accounted for some 57% of the total world output in 1947 (Hogan, 1987, p. 1), due in large part to the increased wartime production, and the fact that the industry had not suffered any ill-effects from W.W. II (as did those of the U.K., Germany, the U.S.S.R., and Japan).
By 1950, however, it could be reported that the United States' share in the production of raw steel had declined slightly to 46.4% of total world volume, and had seriously deteriorated to only 23% by 1968. In that time, the most notable ..."
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Soft Drink Industry in Thailand and U.K., 2004.
An in-depth evaluation of the marketing strategies of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in Thailand and the United Kingdom.
5,550 words (approx. 22.2 pages), 30 sources, MLA, $ 135.95
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This paper evaluates the marketing strategies of Coca-Cola and Pepsi in Thailand and the United Kingdom and recommends effective marketing strategies for each country. The paper presents the soft drink industry statistics for each country and examines the market trends over the years.
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Introduction
Thailand
Coca-Cola in Thailand
Pepsi in Thailand
Suggested Marketing Strategies for Thailand
United Kingdom
Coke in the United Kingdom
Pepsi in the United Kingdom
Bottled Water Market in the UK
Recommended Marketing Strategies for the UK Market
Conclusion
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"Coca-Cola and Pepsi, rated among the top companies in the world share a common fact ? for several years, both these companies have been successfully selling a simple product made of water and sugar to almost all countries. This would have been impossible unless the companies were able to create sustained excitement over their products and brands among the people and its employees. (Davis and Dunn, 2002) "
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Petroleum Industry in the U.S., 1993.
Examines global strategies, production and consumption data, energy reserves, free trade agreement and competition.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 14 sources, $ 79.95
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"This research examines the global strategies of the American petroleum industry. The findings of this research are presented in four major areas of interest: production and consumption comparisons for the United States and other global regions; global configuration; global coordination; competition strategy; and industry structure.
The contemporary history of the United States has been and continues to be characterized by a dependency on foreign sources of energy--primarily on crude oil (Ashton, 1992, p. 82).
Overall, the United States produces energy in an amount equivalent to 88.9 percent of its total energy consumption
(Energy Information Administration, 1992, pp. 126-127).
Aggregate measures, however, do not reflect the mismatch between the country's energy production mix and the energy consumption ..."
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Beverage Industry in U.S. & Japan, 1999.
An analysis of competition, consumer behavior, products, diversification strategies and marketing implications for doing business in Japan.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 14 sources, $ 79.95
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"Introduction
With its strong economy, Japan has long been an attractive market for international companies, but most have found entrance difficult. Aside from formal trade restrictions, the business environment in Japan includes long-standing relationships and interrelationships which can be difficult for foreign companies to understand and even more difficult for them to exploit. Nonetheless, Japanese consumers are delighted with American goods and American style, and so some Western goods have found popularity in Japan that continues to encourage other manufacturers. Disney is one example of an American company whose product (Tokyo Disneyland) has successfully been adopted by Japanese consumers; soft drinks are another area in which American companies in general, and Coca-Cola in particular, have found success. "
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