The attached dissertation was successfully defended on June 3, 2019. It is currently under academic embargo, pending consideration for publication. The Dissertation Committee included Dr. Mariya Omelicheva (Pol/Sci; Dissertation Committee Chair), Dr. Don Haider-Markel (Department of Political Science Chair; Dissertation Committee Co-Chair), Dr. Mark Joslyn (Pol/Sci), Dr. John Kennedy (Pol/Sci), and Dr. Adrian Lewis (History). Faculty present at the defense from outside of the University of Kansas included Dr. Robert Davis (History; School of Advanced Military Studies) and Dr. Dan Cox (Pol/Sci; School of Advanced Military Studies).