De krijgsmacht is een cruciale partner in nationale veiligheid. De grondwet kan niet anders worden geïnterpreteerd. Maar de Defensienota mist een strategisch fundament dat recht doet aan de grondwettelijke taak van de krijgsmacht en maakt geen beredeneerde keuzen voor de bijdrage aan nationale veiligheid. …

"Samenvattend laat het onderzoek zien dat operationele leden van de Nederlandse krijgsmacht, die opereren in nationale en Europese crisisbeheersing, actief organisatiepolitiek bedrijven met hun leidinggevenden om lokaal relevant beleid te bewerkstelligen, wat uiteindelijk civiel-militaire samenwerking …

Optreden in conflictgebieden wordt voor zowel humanitaire organisaties als de Nederlandse Defensie steeds complexer. De voornaamste reden hiervoor is de toename van het aantal actoren en politieke belangen in een conflict. Hierdoor is het voor zowel humanitaire organisaties als militaire organisaties …

Following the withdrawal of large scale military contingents from Afghanistan and Iraq, enthusiasm in the Western world for what has been called armed state-building seems to have sunk to an all-time low. This is not entirely surprising given the high stakes and the meagre results of the massive efforts …

This chapter explores the roles of the armed forces in the twenty-five Dutch Safety Regions. After distinguishing four types of Safety Regions based on the risks that they report, the rationale for the Safety Region is provided based on organization theory. Next, civil-military collaboration in Dutch …

The comprehensive approach was deviced to facilitate cooperation between civilian and military actors, to tackle causes of instability and to create a more safe and secure environment in areas of conflict. Due to weak governance and with police and military not up to their jobs, a Provincial Reconstruction …

Network Centric Operations is a promising command doctrine in both military operations and during civil disaster management. As both sectors started intensifying their joint operational capacity through civil-military collaboration, it becomes increasingly relevant to address the different command doctrines …

Since the nineties the Netherlands armed forces have become increasingly active in humanitarian aid and reconstruction in countries where they have carried out peaceoperations. This activity implies close cooperation with civilian institutions, for which the concept of civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) …

Some four years ago, the increased attention for civil military cooperation (CIMIC) led to a situation in which the Netherlands Chief of Defence Staff requested the Services to develop a CIMIC Policy, which would give him sufficient information about the CIMIC capacities needed for the Netherlands Armed …

Historical overview of CIMIC operations since 1945 : the authors deal with the development of CIMIC in World War II and its aftermath, during the operations in the decolonisation era, up to the current post-Cold War activities in the contextf PSOs. Their contribution clearly demonstrates that the content …