In this article the role of financial information in the armed forces is discussed against the background of economic behaviour. Economic behaviour envelops the optimization of the relation between resources and contribution. If resources as well as contribution can be expressed in an overall criterion …

In the view of the nineteenth-century Prussian strategist Carl von Clausewitz the value of information is described in a rather pessimistic vein. A full century later the value of information is unquestioned, and there are only luxury problems concerning the way to control the inexhaustible flood of …

Collaboration in organizations is not a new phenomenon indeed. Processes in organizations have always required collaboration and co-ordination between people, activities and departments. The last few years, however, there has also been increased co-operation between organizations, the so-called inter-organizational …

This article focuses on Command and Control and the role of information from a military perspective. The author first address the meaning and content of command and control. Next he reflects upon developments over time in order to discover how change and continuity influenced both command and control …

Ten years into the post Cold War era have shown many humanitarian disasters caused by war. In the wake of these disasters many relief organizations emerged to give humanitarian aid. Nowadays, there is a great variety of actors working in the field of humanitarian operations in order to cope with the …

In recent research and discussions both authors have shown that choosing a management concept is only one side of the coin, and that implementing it is quite another. The way of handling information plays an essential role in this. It can be said that many commanders of result-responsible units within …

'Information Operations' can only be understood in the broader context of change and continuity. 'Cyberspace' is, like land, sea, air and space, a dimension in which war can be waged. Where defence is a necessity while attack is a possibility. There is a close relationship between 'Information Based …

The global technological evolution in the field of information has changed the world. Information now not only integrates most elements of modern life, including the civil community and the military world, but also accelerates all processes. An operational shift of focus towards a systems approach to …

The author explores the international legal rights for states to conduct Information Operations during peacetime and discusses the appropriateness of applying the law of armed conflict to Information Operations during armed conflicts

In the ongoing discussion on information warfare, perception is a central element and a key factor for success. The author discusses in his article if the main object of warfare is the information or the perception. He assumes that something that we could call a perception warfare concept could look …