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Collapsing States and Re-emerging Nations: The Rise of State Terror, Terrorism and Crime as Politics

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Draft paper dated August 3, 1995, authored by Rudolph C. Ryser and prepared for the Los Alamos Historical Society symposium "The End of the Second World War and its Aftermath" (University of New Mexico–Los Alamos, August 13–16, 1995). The document analyzes state collapse, nationalism, and the evolution of state and non-state terrorism in the post–World War II era, citing numerous conflicts and secondary sources. Features include historical overview, conceptual distinctions between state and populist terrorism, regional case examples, and a policy proposal for a Congress of Nations and States. Text shows minor OCR artifacts (hyphenation, character substitutions) but content is recoverable. Includes a partial bibliography.

Toward the Coexistence of Nations and States

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Center for World Indigenous Studies
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Typed remarks delivered in conjunction with the Moscow Conference on Indigenous Peoples' Rights (September 13–18, 1993), articulating a framework for coexistence between nations and states and proposing a Congress of Nations and States grounded partly in Geneva Conventions Protocols I and II. The document includes a 1993 CWIS copyright notice and contact information for the Center for World Indigenous Studies. OCR-derived text exhibits minor artifacts (irregular punctuation, spacing markers).

Neo-Termination and the Reagan Administration: U.S. Assimilation Policy with a New Label

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Typewritten policy analysis on National Congress of American Indians letterhead, dated August 4, 1982, authored by Rudolph C. Ryser. The document reviews U.S. policies from the Termination Era (1947–1962) through the Self-determination period and outlines an "incrementalism" strategy attributed to the Office of Management and Budget in the mid-1970s. It includes section headers, page headings (pages 1–6), references to U.S. policy documents (e.g., Helsinki-related reporting), and examples of tribal impacts. OCR-derived text shows spacing, hyphenation, and minor lexical errors (e.g., extra spaces around hyphens, misspellings). The letterhead lists NCAI officers and area vice presidents but does not designate them as authors.