Connections vol. 20, no. 3-4, Summer-Fall 2021

This issue of Connections delves into pressing security challenges of global significance: The role of pre-Internet social networks on the growth of civilizations, what small nations can learn from non-profits to enhance defense acquisition, the evolving landscape of hybrid warfare, exacerbated by the COVID pandemic and cyber-social vulnerabilities, the growing cyber threats to maritime industries, the propagation of radicalism via social media, and the evolution of the international perceptions of the Taliban.

Contents

Root, Hilton L.. "How Networks of Social Cooperation Scale into Civilizations." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 20, no. 3 (2021): 5-29.
Briggs, Chad, Yuriy Danyk, and Tamara Maliarchuk. "Security Aspects of Hybrid War, COVID-19 Pandemic and Cyber-Social Vulnerabilities." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 20, no. 3 (2021): 47-72.
Todorov, Yavor. "Maritime Cyber(in)security: A Growing Threat Imperils EU Countries." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 20, no. 3 (2021): 73-91.
Rizki, Aththaariq, and Fauzia Gustarina Timur. "Security Threats of Radicalism through Social Media amid Covid-19 Pandemic: Indonesia’s Perspective." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 20, no. 3 (2021): 95-106.
Balkhi, Mirwais. "A Reciprocal Relation: How Taliban and the World See Each Other." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 20, no. 3 (2021): 107-121.