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
Digitalization made our societies and admed forces vulnerable to cyber threats, turning cyber defense into a natural task for all defense organizations. This issue of Connections: The Quarterly Journal looks into the experience of Austria, Germany, Israel, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, providing valuable examples of policies, doctrinal aspects, organization and procedures the military applies to counter cyber threats. It further emphasises the importance of international cooperation, in particular in the framework of NATO, the European Union, and their partnerships, for promoting international norms and best practice in the provision of cybersecurity.
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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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