Connections
Emerging Security Challenges. SPRING 2016
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Contents
Conditionality and Compliance: The Shaky Dimensions of NATO Influence (The Georgian Case)
Solving the Syrian Knot: Dynamics within the UN Security Council and Challenges to its Effectiveness
Defense Policy and Reforms in Bulgaria since the End of the Cold War: A Critical Analysis
The Future of the Sinai Peninsula
Nanotechnology and Global Security
Nanotechnology enables new solutions with numerous civilian and military applications. This paper provides an introduction to nanotechnology as a strategic research and industry field, presents trends with key potential impact and examines related policy and security implications. In lieu of conclusion, the author provides a number of policy considerations in regard to the security application of nanotechnology.
Previous Issue
Two of the papers in the Fall 2013 issue of Connections look into the legitimacy in the use of force in cyber space in three recent cyber attacks and the engagement between NATO/U.S. and Russia in the cyber domain. Another article treats the dilemma of transparency vs. confidentiality in the oversight of security agencies and the experience with pa...
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