Mission

Connections: The Quarterly Journal is the official academic publication of the Partnership for Peace Consortium of Defense Academies and Security Studies Institutes, that brings together faculty members and researchers from 29 NATO and 21 partner countries in North America, Europe and Asia, and is open to authors beyond the Consortium. It facilitates dialogue, exchange of knowledge and experience, and dissemination of good academic practices.

Connections is an open-access journal covering security, defense, armed forces, war and conflict, terrorism, transborder and organized crime, intelligence, cybersecurity, emerging security challenges. A list of priority themes is defined annually by the journal's Editorial Board.

The journal is published in English, and then translated and published in Russian, thus increasing its coverage and impact.

Starting with the Summer 2018 issue, Connections is published by Procon Ltd., based in Sofia, Bulgaria.