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 …

This paper provides a brief preliminary account of sources of stress for American IFOR forces through the early period (first three months) of the operation

In this first issue of the Netherlands Annual Review of Military Studies the Bosnian Experience is dicussed. The soldiers themselves - especially the Dutch ones - take centre stage. What did they do, or what did they do not? How did they and their home front experience it all? The contributions are the …

In this article the authors will explore if, and under what conditions Mission Orientated Command (MOC) can be applied in peace-supporting operations like UNPROFOR. The focus of the study is on the application of MOC within battalions on platoon or group level and is based on interviews with Dutch soldiers-privates, …

In this article the author confines himself to discuss the logistic support (without the technical details) of the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) operations in the former Yugoslavia.

Everyone needs a certain degree of liberty and space to do his job right. Deprivation of liberty can have serious consequences, also for UN soldiers. Therefore psychological support during peace operations has become an absolute requirement. Over the past few years the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) has …