Analysis of the Dutch defense expenditure from 1990-2005. In 1990 this still amounted to 2.7% of the Gross National Product (GNP), whereas in 2005 it had dropped morethan a full per cent. In terms of their tasking, size and composition the Netherlands armed forces have changed drastically over the past …

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The Dutch Armed forces have seen an enormous change during the last fifteen years. Peace keeping and enforcing have become the major tasks. The amount of troops and equipment has dwindled, so did the yearly budget. The decline of military means is defended by the thesis that quality is more important …

Due to financial constraints, armed forces are being down-sized, and due to the need for joint operations the organizational structure of the Dutch Armed Forces has changed drastically. Policy-making has been centralized. Navy, Army and Air Force are brought under one com-mand and support has been concentrated. …

This paper describes the interest for financial control within the Ministry of Defense and the operational commands during the final years of the previous century and the first few of the present one. It specifically considers the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee from a Services perspective. Also the relation …

Asymmetric warfare is hot, because all bigger conflicts fought in the world today are more or less asymmetric. According to Bart Tromp, late professor in the theory en history of international affairs, the war fought between the United States and the Iraqi Army in the last decade of the previous century …

The Dutch Government wishes to participate in peace enforcing missions and stabilizing missions. From the early 1990s onwards, the armed forces have taken part in several of such missions,examples of which are the execution of peace enforcing operations in the Gulf area and peacekeeping missions in former …

The Dutch Minister of Defense, Eimert van Middelkoop, aims to maintain investments at a high level. But, how much should be invested in the Armed Forces? And how should the available money be allocated? The Dutch armed forces operate under difficult and ever-changing circumstances. Therefore, making …

This paper investigates how top management can use management decentralization to influence motivation of employees within the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The different types of decentralization under investigation relate to the degree of concentration of power and the segregation of duties, instruments …

Because armed forces are financed by taxpayers money, it is necessary that they are operating in an effective and efficient way. To achieve this, good training is vital. New missions of the Dutch armed forces, for instance in Afghanistan, show that the operational preparedness for tasks is vital. As …