Connections
Contents
Norms versus Interests: The Ambiguous Nature of NATO’s Democratic Conditionality in Armenia
The South Caucasus Between Russia and the West: How Pragmatic are the Stakeholders’ Approaches?
Sailing the South Caucasus through Troubled Waters towards Regional Integration
Russia vs. EU/US through Georgia and Ukraine
Eurasian Economic Union and the Difficulties of Integration: The Case of South Ossetia and Abkhazia
Return to Babel: The Race to Integration in the Southern Caucasus
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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