01951nas a2200289   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002100052653004000073653003000113653001200143653001300155653003000168653001700198653002900215653002500244653002300269653001100292100001800303700001900321700001800340245007000358300000800428490000700436520121800443       2022                            d  c202210aauthoritarianism10acapabilities-based defense planning10aChina military leadership10aculture10aHofstede10ahuman resource management10aIndo-Pacific10aNATO School Oberammergau10aneo-authoritarianism10aRussia-Ukraine war10aTaiwan1 aPhilipp Fluri1 aTamar Pataraia1 aTodor Tagarev00aLeadership in the Defense and Security Sector in the 21st Century  a5-90 v213 a<p>This editorial article introduces the reader to the rationale for revisiting the subject of leadership in the defense and security sector, highlights<br>the challenges of analyzing the topic during the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine, and then presents the content of this special issue of Connections:<br>The Quarterly Journal. The contributors address diverse topics, such as the elicitation of desired leadership traits on the basis of the curricula of selected courses of the NATO School Oberammergau, the experience of China in introducing Western leadership concepts in the education and training of future military leaders, the experience of Ukraine in leading the enhancement of human resource management in the ministry of defense as part of the capabilities-based planning process, and the dangers for Ukraine in falling into the trap of authoritarian leadership during the current war with Russia. Three additional articles examine the interconnections between leadership in communication, respectively, in Hungary’s law enforcement organizations, the impact on organizational design, and the role of strategic narratives in Taiwan’s soft power and its positioning in the Indo-Pacific region.</p>