Central Asia, Asymmetric Warfare, NATO's Energy Security Policy, Missile Defense in Poland, Afghan Security Forces. SPRING 2013
The Spring 2013 issue addresses potential roles of Central Asian states post-2014; 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.
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has been unprecedented in its embrace of modern technology for the execution of its foreign policy and intelligence operation. This article examines Russia’s relationship to the internet and computer technology, beginning with the early 1990s and detailing the growth of technology’s popularity with the Rus...