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Connections vol. 1, no.2, April 2002

Contents

Gerhard Simon
"Ukraine and Russia: Two Countries-One Transformation."
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1-7
Gennady Chufrin
"Putin’s Domestic Policy: Its Implications for National Security."
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no. 2
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9-19
N. Simonia
"Peculiarities of Corruption in Russia and the Challenges Involved."
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no. 2
(2002):
21-32
Igor Zhdanov
"Corruption in Ukraine: Essence, Scale, and Influence."
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no. 2
(2002):
33-49
Liudmyla Shanghina
"The Demographic Situation in Ukraine: Present State, Tendencies, and Predictions."
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no. 2
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51-70
Anthony Forster
"New Civil-Military Relations and its Research Agendas."
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no. 2
(2002):
71-87
Valeri Ratchev, Velichka Milina
"Civil-Military Relations and the Construction of Consolidated Democracy: The Case of Bulgaria."
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no. 2
(2002):
89-99
Daniel Nelson
"Beyond Defense Planning."
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no. 2
(2002):
101-111
John Maresca
"Preparing to Fight Unloved Wars."
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no. 2
(2002):
113-117
"What We’re Fighting For: A Letter from America."
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no. 2
(2002):
119-134
Claire Spencer
"The EU as a Security Actor in the Mediterranean: Problems and Prospects."
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no. 2
(2002):
135-142
Frederic Labarre
"Peace Building in the Balkans: Is There a Need to Stay the Course?."
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no. 2
(2002):
143-159

Connections vol. 1, no.1, January 2002

Contents

Peter Foot
"Editorial."
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no. 1
(2002):
3-4
François Heisbourg
"European Defense Policy after the Nice Summit: The Transatlantic Dimension."
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no. 1
(2002):
5-8
Stanley Sloan
"The United States, NATO and the EU’s New Defense Role: An American Perspective."
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no. 1
(2002):
9-13
Richard Cohen
"European Defense: Spreading Cooperative Security."
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no. 1
(2002):
14-21
V.G. Baranovsky
"Common European Security and Defence Policy: Horizons of the Russian Perception."
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no. 1
(2002):
22-28
Simon Lunn
"European Security and Defense: The Parliamentary Dimension."
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no. 1
(2002):
29-38
Ferenc Gazdag
"CESDP and the Group of Six."
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no. 1
(2002):
39-42
Plamen Pantev
"Bulgaria and ESDI/CESDP: No Problem for Us?."
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no. 1
(2002):
43-45
Abdelwahab Biad
"The Southern Mediterranean and the Advent of a European Defense Policy."
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no. 1
(2002):
46-49
David Law
"Democratic Deficits, North America and Security."
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no. 1
(2002):
50-68
Mihaela Vasiu, Michael Schmitt
"NATO Enlargement on the Eve of the Second Round."
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no. 1
(2002):
69-82

Connections vol.14, no.2, Spring 2015

Contents

Craig Nation
"Russia and the Caucasus."
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no. 2
(2015):
1-11
Shalva Dzebisashvili
"Norms versus Interests: The Ambiguous Nature of NATO’s Democratic Conditionality in Armenia."
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no. 2
(2015):
13-35
Gayane Novikova
"The South Caucasus Between Russia and the West: How Pragmatic are the Stakeholders’ Approaches?."
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no. 2
(2015):
37-50
Elkhan Nuriyev
"Russia, the EU and the South Caucasus: Forging an Efficient Over-Arching Cooperative Regional Security Scheme."
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no. 2
(2015):
51-63
George Niculescu
"Sailing the South Caucasus through Troubled Waters towards Regional Integration."
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no. 2
(2015):
65-75
David Matsaberidze
"Russia vs. EU/US through Georgia and Ukraine."
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no. 2
(2015):
77-86
Elizaveta Egorova, Ivan Babin
"Eurasian Economic Union and the Difficulties of Integration: The Case of South Ossetia and Abkhazia."
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14,
no. 2
(2015):
87-97
Heidemaria Gürer
"Return to Babel: The Race to Integration in the Southern Caucasus."
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14,
no. 2
(2015):
99-103

Connections vol.14, no.1, Winter 2014

Connections vol.14, no.1, Winter 2014 (cover)

Contents

"European and Eurasian Security: Viewpoints from Russia."
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1
Anastasia Solomentseva
"The “Rise” of China in the Eyes of Russia: A Source of Threats or New Opportunities?."
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no. 1
(2014):
3-40
Alexander Vysotsky
"Russia and the Arab Spring."
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no. 1
(2014):
41-64
Nikolai Silaev, Andrei Sushentsov
"Russia’s View of Its Relations with Georgia after the 2012 Elections: Implications for Regional Stability."
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no. 1
(2014):
65-86
Yulia Nikitinа
"The “Color Revolutions” and “Arab Spring” in Russian Official Discourse."
Connections: The Quarterly Journal
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no. 1
(2014):
87-104
Denis Alexeev
"Russian Politics in Times of Change: Internal and External Factors of Transformation."
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14,
no. 1
(2014):
105-120
Marina Lapenko
"The Ukrainian Crisis and its Effect on the Project to Establish a Eurasian Economic Union."
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14,
no. 1
(2014):
121-136
Sergei Shenin
"The Transfer of Power in Central Asia and Threats to Regional Stability."
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14,
no. 1
(2014):
137-147

In this issue, the PfPC Editorial Board selected contributions addressing the impact of China’s rise, Russian thoughts on the series of “color revolutions” and the Arab Spring, Russia’s relations with Georgia after the parliamentary elections in 2012, the main factors shaping Russia’s foreign policy, the establishment of the Eurasian Union, and the prospects for power transfer in Central Asia, particularly in Uzbekistan and Ka­zakhstan. Several authors analyze the developments in Ukraine at the end of 2013 and throughout 2014 and their impact on the security of Russia, Europe and Eurasia.

Connections vol.13, no.4, Fall 2014

Connections QJ Fall 2014 cover

Contents

Matthew McCray
"Rapid Reaction Capability of the European Union: Taking that Last Big Step."
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no. 4
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1-24
David Tier
"Regional Alliances: A Political, Military, and Economic Strategy to Confront Hostile Regional Powers."
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no. 4
(2014):
25-52
Valbona Zeneli
"Economic Development in the Western Balkans: On the Road to Competitive Market Economies?."
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no. 4
(2014):
53-66
David Aprasidze
"Democratization’s Vicious Circle or How Georgia Failed to Change."
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no. 4
(2014):
67-74
"GAO Report on Maritime Security."
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no. 4
(2014):
73-118

The Fall 2014 issue of Connections presents ideas on the strengthening of the rapid reaction capability of the European Union and ways and means by which regional alliances may effectively confront hostile regional powers. It provides insight into the challenges and perspectives of the economic development of the Western Balkans and the peacefull, democratic transition of power in Georgia.

Connections vol.13, no.3, Summer 2014

Contents

Vitaly Gelfgat
"Central Asian States: Matching Military Means to Strategic Ends."
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no. 3
(2014):
1-20
Philip Spassov
"NATO, Russia and European Security: Lessons Learned from Conflicts in Kosovo and Libya."
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no. 3
(2014):
21-40
Pierre Jolicoeur, Frederic Labarre
"The Kosovo Model: A (Bad) Precedent for Conflict Management in the Caucasus?."
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no. 3
(2014):
41-57
Ryszard Szpyra
"Military Security within the Framework of Security Studies: Research Results."
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no. 3
(2014):
59-82
Kamila Trochowska
"International Experiences in the Operationalization of Culture for Military Operations—Field Research Results."
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no. 3
(2014):
83-103
Małgorzata Gawlik-Kobylińska, Monika Lewińska
"Content Language Integrated Learning in Polish Higher Military Education."
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no. 3
(2014):
105-115
Tibor Kozma
"From Adjusting to Rebuilding Police Institutions."
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no. 3
(2014):
117-123

Connections vol.15, no.4, Fall 2016

Connections vol.15, no.4, Fall 2016 (cover)

Contents

Matthew Anderson
"NATO Nuclear Deterrence: The Warsaw Summit and Beyond."
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no. 4
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5-30
Mirosław Banasik
"A Changing Security Paradigm. New Roles for New Actors – The Russian Approach."
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no. 4
(2016):
31-43
Mariusz Fryc
"From Wales to Warsaw and Beyond: NATO’s Strategic Adaptation to the Russian Resurgence on Europe’s Eastern Flank."
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no. 4
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45-65
Tinatin Aghniashvili
"Towards More Effective Cooperation? The Role of States in Shaping NATO-EU Interaction and Cooperation."
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no. 4
(2016):
67-90
Abdul Yosufi
"The Rise and Consolidation of Islamic State: External Intervention and Sectarian Conflict."
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no. 4
(2016):
91-110
Charles Hill
"A Euro Border Guard and Hybrid Warfare. An Art Theft Perspective: Human Dimensions and a Moral Imperative."
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15,
no. 4
(2016):
111-120

 The Fall 2016 issue of Connections is dedicated to the NATO Summit that took place in Warsaw, Poland in July 2016. During the Summit, heads of state and government of allied and partner countries discussed key security challenges.

Connections vol.15, no.3, Summer 2016

Connections vol.15, no.3, Summer 2016 (cover)

Contents

Nazia Hussain, Louise Shelley
"Karachi: Organized Crime in a Key Megacity."
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no. 3
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5-15
Nika Chitadze
"Global Dimensions of Organized Crime and Ways of Preventing Threats at International Level."
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no. 3
(2016):
17-32
Aleksejs Loskutovs
"Transnational Organized Crime – Latvian Challenges and Responses."
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no. 3
(2016):
33-39
Aneta Nowakowska-Krystman
"Maritime Piracy as a Form of Organized Crime: A Strategic Management Approach."
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no. 3
(2016):
41-53
Piotr Dela
"Cyberspace as the Environment Affected by Organized Crime Activity."
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no. 3
(2016):
55-64
Sam Mullins, James Wither
"Terrorism and Organized Crime."
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no. 3
(2016):
65-82
Almakan Orozobekova
"The Mobilization and Recruitment of Foreign Fighters: The Case of Islamic State, 2012–2014."
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15,
no. 3
(2016):
83-100

The Summer 2016 issue of Connections is dedicated to the study of organized crime (OC). The lead article presents a study of the activities of organized crime groups in a megacity--Karachi--elaborating on their involvement in the implementation of important governance functions and the local political process. The second article takes a view on the global dimension of organized crime and thr role played by international organizations. In the third contribution, a member of the Latvian Parliament describes the OC challenges faced by this Eastern European country.

Connections vol.15, no.2, Spring 2016

QJ Spring 2016 (cover)

Contents

Detlef Puhl
"Emerging Security Challenges: An Introduction."
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no. 2
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5-7
Sean Costigan, Gustav Lindström
"Policy and the Internet of Things."
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no. 2
(2016):
9-18
Leendert van Bochoven
"Industry and Policy: Partnerships in Disruptive Times."
Connections: The Quarterly Journal
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no. 2
(2016):
19-29
Adrian Ionescu
"Nanotechnology and Global Security."
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no. 2
(2016):
31-47
Filippa Lentzos
"Biology’s Misuse Potential."
Connections: The Quarterly Journal
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no. 2
(2016):
48-64
Bastian Giegerich
"Hybrid Warfare and the Changing Character of Conflict."
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no. 2
(2016):
65-72
James Wither
"Making Sense of Hybrid Warfare."
Connections: The Quarterly Journal
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no. 2
(2016):
73-87
Joshua Mulford
"Non-State Actors in the Russo-Ukrainian War."
Connections: The Quarterly Journal
15,
no. 2
(2016):
89-107
Oliver Fitton
"Cyber Operations and Gray Zones: Challenges for NATO."
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15,
no. 2
(2016):
109-119

Advances in sensors, communications, computing, nano- and bio-technologies, along with new strategies and operational concepts, challenge our policy-making capacity. The Spring 2016 issue of Connections presents the Emerging Security Challenges Working Group of the PfP Consortium and reflections of some of its members on the secuity and policy implications of technological developments. The second group of papers complements these reflections, focusing on what is now called "hybrid warfare," non-state actors and cyber operations, in particular in the context of the ongoing Russian

Connections vol.15, no.1, Winter 2016

Connections vol.15, no.1, Winter 2016 (cover)

Contents

Steve Abrams
"Beyond Propaganda: Soviet Active Measures in Putin’s Russia."
Connections: The Quarterly Journal
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no. 1
(2016):
5-31
Oleksii Izhak
"The Threats and Challenges of a Multipolar World: A Ukraine Crisis Case Study."
Connections: The Quarterly Journal
15,
no. 1
(2016):
32-44
Iryna Klymenko
"Torn Asunder from Within: Ukraine and the Lessons for Global Security."
Connections: The Quarterly Journal
15,
no. 1
(2016):
45-56
Michael Komin, Alexander Vileykis
"‘Good’ and ‘Bad’ Investments: Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Ukrainian Commanders but Were Afraid to Ask."
Connections: The Quarterly Journal
15,
no. 1
(2016):
57-71
Jasmin Čajić
"The Relevance of Clausewitz’s Theory of War to Contemporary Conflict Resolution."
Connections: The Quarterly Journal
15,
no. 1
(2016):
72-78
Alessandro Corvaja, Brigita Jeraj, Uwe Borghoff
"The Rise of Intelligence Studies: A Model for Germany?."
Connections: The Quarterly Journal
15,
no. 1
(2016):
79-106
Connections vol.15, no.1, Winter 2016 (cover)

The Winter 2016 issue of Connections presents original articles on Russia's hybrid warfare toolset an

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