By means of the economic analysis of strategic behavior it is attempted to elucidate the decision making on peace support operations of the armed forces. The analysis reveals that the choice between peace keeping based on the supposed agreement of the parties involved in the conflict - and peace enforcing …

The authors research the efficacy of Terror Management Theory. Their starting point is the disruption caused by the existential threat of death on military operations, particularly on international stabilization operations that are complicated by problems of coordination and communication between participating …

This article intends to examine some of the tensions that can arise between civilian relief workers and military personnel in peace operations. The context is the qualitative change that has taken place in the post-Cold War period concerning the types of peace operations that military personnel and humanitarian …

With this article the author wants to share his experiences with CIMIC in an SFOR peace support operation in Bosnia . He limits himself to the period around the sending out of his battalion. On the basis of this limited experience it is still possible to draw several lessons that can be useful for the …

While NATOs definition of CIMIC would suggest an unambiguous concept, the essays in this volume make clear how complicated it can be and how it defies simple categorization. CIMIC takes place both during disaster relief and during peacekeeping operations. It takes place after military conflicts as well …

The decrease of the number of personnel employed in the western defence sector since 1990 can truly be called spectacular. But even before that year there was an unmistakably downward trend. Cooperation, therefore, is the buzz word for the military. This cooperation in the defence sector happens jointly …

Just like other countries, Austria is confronted with the increasing dynamics of the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Both the public sector, including defence, and the private sector are depending on ICT. When discussing conflict scenario's, one has to discern international …

The authors discuss the problems surrounding the functioning of soldiers in areas in which human rights are being violated. Central to this article is the question of how commanders in operations under difficult circumstances can contribute to knitting peace and security and human rights closer together …

The author tries to explain the conditions in which soldiers of peace support units can de led to misbehave or, even, to commit atrocities. In addition, he provides a few recommendations to counter.

With his article the author aims to contribute to the judgement of people facing questions of military leadership under difficult circumstances. It is based on his experiences as a leader of marine corps units. He tries to describe how some leadership principles can be used during Peace Support Operations …