Crisis response organizations operate in very dynamic environments, in which it is essential for responders to acquire all information critical to their task execution in time. In reality, the responders are often faced with information overload, incomplete information, or a combination of both. This …

Some organizations have faced serious obstacles for disseminating their data according to the Open Data requirements and characteristics, e.g., for everybody and any use. Often this is the case when the data is of low quality, has (potentially) sensitive information, or has non-interoperable data format …

This article provides an introduction to the topic of multinational management. Multinational management employs a set of principles, theories and models, forming a systematic framework for managing organizations in a global context. This introduction will provide an embarkation point so as to demystify …

Psychische problemen komen over het algemeen voor het eerst tot uiting tussen het achttiende en het vijfentwintigste levensjaar--de leeftijd waarop jongeren hoger (beroeps)onderwijs volgen. Het hoger (beroeps)onderwijs is in onze samenleving een belangrijk kanaal om je voor te bereiden op een carrière …

Unconventional crises have gained the upper hand in todays international security environment. The numbers of Special Operations Forces (SOF) that most Western militaries have at their disposal do deal with these types of crises are limited; therefore increasingly regular troops are used to fill the …

During the peacekeeping operations in the 90s of the last century it became clear that the military instrument alone could not bring the solution, other actors were also required to solve the multidimensional problems. This meant that in addition to soldiers a range of actors in the crisis regions …

NL ARMS 2016' offers a collection of studies on the interrelatedness of safety and security in military organizations so as to anticipate or even prepare for dire situations. The volume contains a wide spectrum of contributions on organizing for safety and security in a military context that are theoretically …

Due to the absence or incapability of local police or lagging deployment of an international police force, to fill ensuing security gaps, military on international stability missions have been dealing with insecurity, criminality and insurgency. Although ensuring law and order exceeds the core tasks …

There is a consesus in current literature and among Western European secret services that transnational organized crime, terrorism and human trafficking increased after 1989. These transnational threats make the distinction between internal and external security for European states increasingly difficult …

After the failure of the League of Nations after World War I, the Allied powers (the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union) came together to form a new international organization – the United Nations - that could save future generations from war and the atrocities experienced during …