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
Disunity in Global Jihad
The Winter 2017 issue of Connections is dedicated to the controversies between al-Qaeda (AQ) and Islamic State (IS) and their historical, ideological or geographical affiliates. The issue has been prepared by the Danish Institute for International Studies, with Dr. Manni Crone and Dr. Flemming Splidsboel Hansen serving as Guest Editors.
The papers in this special issue cover three main topics: (1) Historical, ideological and conceptual foundations of existing controversies; (2) Interactions between IS and AQ in Syria, Iraq and other key geographic areas - Afghanistan/Pakistan, Yemen, North Africa and Sahel, Caucasus and Central Aisa, and (3) Varying perspectives on foreign fighters and women's roles in Jihad.
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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