Connections
Contents
The Image of Security Sector Agencies as a Strategic Communication Tool
Guerrilla Operations in Western Sahara: The Polisario versus Morocco and Mauritania
The South Caucasus: A playground between NATO and Russia?
Arms Control Arrangements under the Aegis of the OSCE: Is There a Better Way to Handle Compliance?
Britain and the Common Security and Defense Policy of the European Union
The article examines in detail the process of setting up the security services of Latvia in the period prior to and after gaining full independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The author emphasizes that a successful transition towards a consolidated democracy requires decisive and quick actions in selecting personnel with intelligence experience under the totalitarian regime, yet loyal to the national ideals and the principles of democracy, the need for a clear legislative framework, and comprehensive democratic control of the services along parliamentary, government, judicial, prosecution, and financing venues.
Previous Issue
The Spring 2017 issue of Connections presents hybrid warfare in the experience of Ukraine, with examples and ideas how the country can better organize to deliver advanced technologies to the warfighter. Other contributions examine the effectiveness of parliamentary investigations of terrorist attacks, drivers and inhibitors to IS spillover, and pot...
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