Contents
South Caucasus, PME and Intelligence Services’ Transformation in Focus
The South Caucasus: Stage for a ‘New Great Game’ between NATO and Russia?
The Culture of Military School: The Example of the Dr. Franjo Tudjman Croatian Defense Academy
Transformation of the Security and Intelligence Services in the Czech Republic
Transformation of the State Security in the Slovak Republic from 1989 to 1992
Transformation of Security and Intelligence Services in Latvia
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 parliamentary committees of inquiry in Germany. The fourth article examines the paradigm shift in the discourse on energy security, and the final one - the causes for vulnerability of Western youth to Al Qaeda's ideological recruitment.
Previous Issue
The theory of deterrence emerged with the advent of nuclear weapons to address the challenges of preparing for and preventing a full-scale nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. This special issue on "Deterrence in International Security: Theory and Current Practice" features seven articles set in a post-Cold war context, with ...
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