Connections vol.19, no.3, Summer 2020 Resilience

The Summer 2020 issue of Connections: The Quarterly Journal is dedicated to the concept of resilience, its evolution from the field of engineering, through psychology and to the ubiquitous referencing to resilience in numerous security and defense policy documents. The first article provides an excellent overview of this evolution and highlights the main points of friction between theory and practice. It is followed by presentation of a simple structure of the concept, yet with anticipation of its high utility. Three articles take a deep look into the promise the concept provides for devising advanced security policies. That includes an article of the need for resilient political institutions, co-authored by Ioan Mircea Pascu, former Vice-President of the European Parliament and Romanian defense minister. A contribution from Belgium studies the resilience of the police officers active at the Brussels airport in the aftermath of the 2016 terrorist act. A contribution from Japan wraps up the issue with a review of the experience in increasing resilience to floods.

Editors: Todor Tagarev and Philipp Fluri

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Contents

Fluri, Philipp, and Todor Tagarev. "The Concept of Resilience: Security Implications and Implementation Challenges." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 19, no. 3 (2020): 5-12.
Rogers, Peter. "The Evolution of Resilience." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 19, no. 3 (2020): 13-32.
Padan, Carmit, and Reuven Gal. "A Multi-dimensional Matrix for Better Defining and Conceptualizing Resilience." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 19, no. 3 (2020): 33-46.
Kerigan-Kyrou, Dinos. "2020 Transatlantic Security Jam: Resilience Going Forward." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 19, no. 3 (2020): 47-54.
Pascu, Ioan Mircea, and Nicolae-Sergiu Vintila. "Strengthening the Resilience of Political Institutions and Processes: A Framework of Analysis." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 19, no. 3 (2020): 55-66.
Milanova, Nadja. "Institutional Resilience and Building Integrity in the Defence and Security Sector." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 19, no. 3 (2020): 67-75.
Easton, Marleen, and Vanessa Laureys. "Behind Blue Lights: Exploring Police Officers’ Resilience after the Terrorist Attack at Brussels Airport on March 22, 2016." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 19, no. 3 (2020): 77-97.
Ishiwatari, Mikio. "Evolving Concept of Resilience: Soft Measures of Flood Risk Management in Japan." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 19, no. 3 (2020): 99-107.