Connections
Contents
Disunity in Global Jihad: A Preface
The Mole and the Mallet: Islamic State and al-Qaeda in the ‘Thirty Years' War’ in the Middle East
Heirs of Abu Bakr: On the Ideology and Conception of History in al-Qaeda and Islamic State
Islamic State Enters Al-Qaeda’s Old Hotbed: Afghanistan and Pakistan
Islamic State in Yemen – A Rival to al-Qaeda?
Islamic State’s Incursion into North Africa and Sahel: A Threat to al-Qaeda?
Islamic State and al-Qaeda’s Foreign Fighters
Migrants, Housewives, Warriors or Sex Slaves: AQ’s and the Islamic State’s Perspectives on Women
Abstract: The following article intends to summarize the conclusions and recommendations of research on the operationalization of culture for pre-deployment and operational training and activities. The results are based on research and interviews conducted by the author at Polish and foreign military institutions in the years 2009-2013, among others during study visits to international military institutions, US Army War College and multinational
coalition forces representatives at US CENTCOM in 2012. This piece of research analyzes the solutions implemented in the preparation and conduct of operations by NATO (among others, Canada, the UK, Germany, Poland, and Turkey) and other armies (such as Australia, South Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, and Nepal).
Acknowledgements: This project was funded by the Polish National Science Center, grant no. DEC-2011/01/N/HS5/00981. The author would like to express her gratitude to all the multinational coalition representatives at US CENTCOM for their support.
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The Fall 2016 issue of Connections is dedicated to the NATO Summit that took place in Warsaw, Poland in July 2016. During the Summit, heads of state and government of allied and partner countries discussed key security challenges. This journal issue takes a deep look into two key themes - assuring the security of the Alliance in view of the hybrid ...
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