Permanent Change? The Paths of Change of the European Security OrganizationsIn recent years, the post-war multilateral system and the European security architecture, containing the OSCE, NATO and the EU, have come under scrutiny. However, these organizations have changed for more than seventy years and …

In sum, Mexican Drug Violence provides both a unique analysis of the Mexican case and offers an original threefold model for better understanding similar conflicts. Voeten’s analytical approach is highly useful in applying the same framework to other cases. The author’s additional sixth chapter on drug …

"Military organizations tend to think about their overarching strategy in two ways: how their organization will remain relevant and which future operations they must be able to conduct. In the information era, military organizations struggle with the “design capabilities that will offer . . . credible …

What is true, or counts as a fact, for whom, under what circumstances, and what are the consequences? This article argues for the need for a reflexive attitude, as the object and subject of knowledge cannot be separated entirely. Intelligence is discussed in terms of a knowledge regime, with various …

Public Summary Talk Up Front The Influence of Language Matters on International Military Missions with a Particular Focus on the Cooperation between Soldiers and Interpreters Andrea van Dijk How do language issues affect military operations, and how in particular do soldiers and interpreters cooperate …

Welke rol speelden Olympische Spelen en paspoorten in de annexatie van de Krim? Kolonel Han Bouwmeester is Universitair Hoofddocent Militaire Strategie en Landoptreden. Hij schreef zijn proefschrift over Russische misleidingsmethoden in conflicten. Hoe gebruikt het land beïnvloeding, demonstraties en …

This book examines change processes and the challenge of ambidexterity in military organizations. It discusses how military organizations can better adapt to the complex, and at times chaotic, environments they operate in by developing organizational ambidexterity. The authors identify various multiple …

Deterrence (het proberen af te schrikken van je tegenstander) is een begrip uit de tijd van de Koude Oorlog. Sinds 2014 is er weer veel aandacht voor dit onderwerp. In deze podcast: Waar komt deze hernieuwde interesse in deterrence vandaan? Wat houdt het niet-Westerse denken over deterrence …

Military involvement in foreign policy decision-making, and its role as a driving force in that process, has long been anathema to both academic and practitioner circles. Without wanting to pursue the quest for principles or ultimate predictions this study looks specifically into the role of the military …

In april verschijnt het boek Inescapable Entrapments? The Civil-Military Decision Paths to Uruzgan and Helmand over de besluitvorming rondom de Nederlandse deelname aan de ISAF-operatie in Uruzgan.[1] De auteur, luitenant-kolonel dr. Mirjam Grandia, vertelt in een interview met de Militaire Spectator …