Contents
The Persistent Demand for Defense Institution Building
NATO’s Defense Institution Building and Projecting Stability: Current Priorities and Activities
Defense Institution Building in the U.S. Context
NATO’s Defense Institution Building in the Age of Hybrid Warfare
Defense Against Negative Strategic Communications
Defense Institution Building from Above? Lessons from the Baltic Experience
Ukraine’s Security Sector Reform: Is Ukraine Taking Western Advice?
Defence Institution Building in Ukraine at Peace and at War
Defense Education Enhancement Program in Ukraine: The Limits of NATO’s Education Program
The lead article in the Spring 2014 issue of Connections looks into the interplay of incentives and requirements for NATO membership from the point of view of an aspirant country, Georgia. Other papers question the effectiveness of the UN Security Council vis-a-vis the Syrian crisis, the US pivot to Asia in view of the enduring terrorist threat, and the application of the concept of sovereignty in the South Caucasus. The issue provides also an insight into the evolution of Bulgaria's post-Cold war defense policy, the security of the Sinai Peninsula and key references on Afghanistan.
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