Part 2: Force Structure 2018

Todor Tagarev; Valeri Ratchev

Connecting Conflict Concepts: Hybrid Warfare and Warden’s Rings

Nikolic, Nebojsa. "Connecting Conflict Concepts: Hybrid Warfare and Warden’s Rings." Information & Security: An International Journal 41 (2018): 21-34.

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Defining the Concept of ‘Hybrid Warfare’ Based on the Analysis of Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine

Manko, Oleg, and Yurii Mikhieiev. "Defining the Concept of ‘Hybrid Warfare’ Based on the Analysis of Russia’s Aggression against Ukraine." Information & Security: An International Journal 41 (2018): 11-20.

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Cooperative Capability Development

The lecture introduces the notion of "curse of the scale" and the need to seek economies of scale. It outlines the cooperation mechanisms in NATO and EU formats, and possble levels of cooperation and coordination in the national security sector, as well as the phases in the capability delivery process in which such coordination needs to take place.

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Defence Policy and Defence Management

This lecture presents the scope and the content of a defence policy, the main variables and their interrelations. The national defence policy is devised in the context of allied defence policies, the national security policy, other public policies and the respective allocation of public resources. The terms “management” and “security strategy” are also examined briefly in their relation to the formulation of defence policies. Some key references are freely available online, in English.

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Key Issues in the Implementation of the EU Global Strategy and the Evolution of European Defence

Tagarev, Todor. Key Issues in the Implementation of the EU Global Strategy and the Evolution of European Defence In CSDM Views., 2018.

From Wales to Warsaw and Beyond: NATO’s Strategic Adaptation to the Russian Resurgence on Europe’s Eastern Flank

Fryc, Mariusz. "From Wales to Warsaw and Beyond: NATO’s Strategic Adaptation to the Russian Resurgence on Europe’s Eastern Flank." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 15, no. 4 (2016): 45-65.

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A Changing Security Paradigm. New Roles for New Actors – The Russian Approach

Banasik, Mirosław. "A Changing Security Paradigm. New Roles for New Actors – The Russian Approach." Connections: The Quarterly Journal 15, no. 4 (2016): 31-43.

Introduction

In 2014, the Russian Federation conducted two separate phases of operations in Ukraine. Despite substantial differences in the objectives of and methods used within the operations, it is worth noting that their natures have much in common. Both operations were planned and conducted in accordance with the doctrine followed by Gerasimov and on the basis of the concept hybrid warfare.

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Serbian Security Perceptions: Motivations to Serve

Nikolic, Nebojsa. "Serbian Security Perceptions: Motivations to Serve." Information & Security: An International Journal 33, no. 2 (2015): 122-137.

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Part 3: The Integrated Defence Institution at Strategic Level

Ratchev, Valeri, and Todor Tagarev. "Part 3: The Integrated Defence Institution at Strategic Level." In Bulgaria's Defence Policy and Force Development 2018. Sofia: Military Publishing House, 2008.

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