Connections vol.12, no.2, Spring 2013
The Spring 2013 issue addresses potential roles of Central Asian states post-2104; the topics of strategic communication; asymmetric warfare as seen by deployed military personnel; the roles of armed forces in civil security, with details on the experience of Italy; NATO's energy security policy and developments in the Caspian; the evolution of balistic missile defense in Poland. It presents a GAO report on US and NATO efforts to assist Afghan security forces.
Contents
"Central Asia and the Afghanistan Security Dilemma: Amelioration, Retrograde, or Status Quo? Central Asia’s Role in Regional Security Regarding Afghanistan after 2014." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 12, no. 2 (2013): 1-26.
"Strategic Communication for Security & National Defense: Proposal for an Interdisciplinary Approach." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 12, no. 2 (2013): 27-51.
"The Asymmetric Warfare Environment as Described by the Participants." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 12, no. 2 (2013): 53-67.
"Europe’s Armed Forces in Civil Security." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 12, no. 2 (2013): 69-82.
"NATO’s Energy Security Policy Put to the Caspian Test." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 12, no. 2 (2013): 83-94.
"Ballistic Missile Defense in Poland: Did the Costs Outweigh the Benefits?" Connections: The Quarterly Journal 12, no. 2 (2013): 95-102.
"GAO Report on Security Force Assistance." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 12, no. 2 (2013): 103-124.