Connections
Contents
Disunity in Global Jihad: A Preface
The Mole and the Mallet: Islamic State and al-Qaeda in the ‘Thirty Years' War’ in the Middle East
Heirs of Abu Bakr: On the Ideology and Conception of History in al-Qaeda and Islamic State
Islamic State Enters Al-Qaeda’s Old Hotbed: Afghanistan and Pakistan
Islamic State in Yemen – A Rival to al-Qaeda?
Islamic State’s Incursion into North Africa and Sahel: A Threat to al-Qaeda?
Islamic State and al-Qaeda’s Foreign Fighters
Migrants, Housewives, Warriors or Sex Slaves: AQ’s and the Islamic State’s Perspectives on Women
In the current pandemic crisis, the armed forces of many nations are being called upon to provide assistance and support to the civil authorities in an ever-expanding fashion. This article explores the kinds of roles, missions, tasks, and functions that the armed forces are carrying out in this crisis and identifies a number of policy considerations for decision-makers to ponder when they consider tasking the armed forces to provide these services.
Previous Issue
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. This journal issue takes a deep look into two key themes - assuring the security of the Alliance in view of the hybrid ...
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