Connections
Contents
The Security Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Impact of COVID-19 on Salafi-Jihadi Terrorism
COVID-19 and No One’s World: What Impact for the European Union?
Coronavirus Pandemic and Reactions in the EU Accession Classes of 2004-2007
The Legal and Legitimate Combat Against COVID-19: German Curfew-related Case Law
Balancing Defense and Civil Support Tasks: The Impact of Covid-19 on the Bulgarian Military’s Roles
Pandemics and Armed Forces: Which Roles Are Appropriate?
The Pandemic in the Middle East and North Africa: Reflections on Current and Future Impacts
COVID-19 in the Central Asian Region: National Responses and Regional Implications
Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The Western Balkan Countries in the Face of the Covid-19 Pandemic: Policy Recommendations
The Gray Zone represents a space between peaceful state rivalries and war. Within this space actors have developed hybrid strategies to extend their influence. This concept of conflict is best illustrated by Russia’s actions in Eastern Ukraine in 2014. Gray Zone doctrine leverages ambiguity to create an environment in which adversaries are unable to make strategic decisions in a timely and confident manner. Cyber Operations, because of the attribution problem, lend themselves to this kind of conflict. This article explores the interactions between the Gray Zone and cyber operations and considers questions which NATO must address in order to adapt.
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This issue of Connections. The Quarterly Journal looks into a number of issues: professional military education and its role in deepening defense capabilities with a special focus on the South Caucasus, the defense cooperation of the South Caucasus nations with both Russia and NATO which may result in a new form of a ‘Great Game’ rivalry...
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