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The PfP Consortium Regional Stability in South East Europe Working Group at 25: The Transformed Balkans and the Work Ahead

Pantev, Plamen. "The PfP Consortium Regional Stability in South East Europe Working Group at 25: The Transformed Balkans and the Work Ahead." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 24, no. 1 (2025): 17-29.
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The Atlanticist Anglo-Saxon Reich and All That: How Russia Understands Strategic Confrontation

Herd, Graeme. "The Atlanticist Anglo-Saxon Reich and All That: How Russia Understands Strategic Confrontation." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 23, no. 2 (2024): 46-71.
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Fueling Instability: European Foreign and Energy Policies in the Wider Black Sea Area

Mansouri, Leila, and Syuzanna Kirakosyan. "Fueling Instability: European Foreign and Energy Policies in the Wider Black Sea Area." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 22, no. 3 (2023): 85-101.
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NATO and Intermediate Force Capabilities: Why Human Effects Matter

Foley, Shannon, Caitlin Jackson, Susan Aros, and Anne Marie Baylouny. "NATO and Intermediate Force Capabilities: Why Human Effects Matter." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 21, no. 2 (2022): 123-134.

Introduction

On February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the international order was impacted sharply and abruptly. Russia’s invasion put the North American Treaty Organization (NATO) on center stage. As a contribution to international security, NATO’s deterrence capabilities take many forms. From nuclear weapons to cyberattacks, to be effective, deterrence must be scalable across a conflict spectrum that includes non-kinetic actions.

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Twenty-first Century Threats Require Twenty-first Century Deterrence

Derleth, Jim, and Jeff Pickler. "Twenty-first Century Threats Require Twenty-first Century Deterrence." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 21, no. 2 (2022): 11-23.

Introduction

Soon after the defeat of Germany in World War II, the USA and the USSR found themselves in a global struggle for power and influence. In contrast to previous great power competitions, which often led to armed conflict, nuclear weapons changed the risk calculus for both sides. This had four key consequences.

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