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.

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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.