Connections
Contents
Lessons from the Post-Totalitarian Transformation of Intelligence Services
Transformation of State Security and Intelligence Services in Poland – A Job Still Unfinished
Lessons Learned from Military Intelligence Services Reform in Hungary
Intelligence and Security Services Reform and Oversight in Ukraine – An Interim Report
Infogate Influences on Reforms of South Africa’s Intelligence Services
Georgia’s first peaceful transition of power, through the parliamentary elections in 2012, has been celebrated as an important achievement in the democratization of the country. At the same time, the new government has initiated several high-profile criminal cases against representatives of the former government, including the president and the prime minister, creating solid bases for critical assessment of further prospects for the democratic consolidation of Georgia. The new government has signed an Association Agreement with the EU – an important test to prove Georgia’s pro-Western orientation and dismantle speculations about pro-Russian sentiments of the new ruling elite. Nevertheless, how the political change in leadership might impact the external relations of Georgia remains to be seen.
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The Fall 2020 issue of Connections: The Quarterly Journal presents a variety of security-related applications of the concept of resilience. Two articles address the relation to cybersecurity – one presenting a framework for assessing national cyber resilience, and the other the need to enhance the resilience of the armed forces to cyberat...
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