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
Abstract: The essay analyses the role of NATO in the post-Cold War period by conducting a comparison of the cases of NATO’s operations in Kosovo and Libya. The article reveals the enhanced weight of the Alliance member states and the European countries’ active role in protecting their regional interests and also show how the state interests of the USA and Russia played a significant role in the two cases. This analysis of the behavioral patterns of the former Cold War adversaries could provide a useful interpretation and perhaps
an explanation of the current events in Ukraine. The pursuit of power continues to dominate the international relations arena as the confrontation between the USA and Russia is far from over.
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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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