Mission Uruzgan
Collaborating in Multiple Coalitions for Afghanistan
An on-site testimony of the Dutch military mission in Urugzan, Afghanistan from 2001 to present day.
From autumn 2001 onwards, the Netherlands armed forces have been involved in military operations in Afghanistan. These deployments found their culmination in a four-year period (2006-2010) when the Netherlands acted as lead-nation in the province of Uruzgan.
This book provides a wealth of insights into the many problems the Dutch military had to cope with. Focusing on the collaborative aspect, the authors trace the principles and practices of working together with partners in multiple military coalitions, involving the local population and its variety of power brokers, allies in and beyond NATO, and civil and military entrepreneurs.
- Presents fresh data and probing analyses to address many crucial issues with regard to mission Uruzgan: from political decision making to rules of engagement.
- Offers insight regarding the logistics of leadership at many different levels in Afghanistan.
From autumn 2001 onwards, the Netherlands armed forces have been involved in military operations in Afghanistan. These deployments found their culmination in a four-year period (2006-2010) when the Netherlands acted as lead-nation in the province of Uruzgan.
This book provides a wealth of insights into the many problems the Dutch military had to cope with. Focusing on the collaborative aspect, the authors trace the principles and practices of working together with partners in multiple military coalitions, involving the local population and its variety of power brokers, allies in and beyond NATO, and civil and military entrepreneurs.
Authors
Robert Beeres
Robert Beeres holds a PhD in administrative sciences from Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Currently, he is a Professor of Defence Economics at the Faculty of Military Sciences, Netherlands Defence Academy. His research interests include the economics of arms export controls, defence capabilities, performance management and burden sharing within the EU and NATO.
Joseph Soeters
Joseph Soeters is a professor of organization studies at the Netherlands Defence Academy and Tilburg University.
Jan van der Meulen
Jan van der Meulen is associate professor of civil-military relations at the Netherlands Defence Academy, and professor by special appointment at Leiden University.
- Title
- Mission Uruzgan
- Subtitle
- Collaborating in Multiple Coalitions for Afghanistan
- Authors
- Jose de Vetten
- Robert Beeres
- Joseph Soeters
- Jan van der Meulen
- Price
- € 54,95 excl. VAT
- ISBN
- 9789085550501
- Format
- Paperback
- Number of pages
- 340
- Language
- English
- Publication date
- 27 - 01 - 2012
- Dimensions
- 15.6 x 23.4 cm
- Category
- War, Conflict and Genocide Studies
- Discipline
- Social and Political Sciences
List of figures and tables
Introduction
Among hosts, allies and opposing forces; the Dutch military in Uruzgan
Jan van der Meulen, Robert Beeres, Joseph Soeters and Ad Vogelaar
Part I Setting the stage
Brussels calling
National politics under international pressure
Jan van der Meulen and Mirjam Grandia Mantas
Legitimizing the use of force
Legal bases for operations Enduring Freedom and ISAF
Paul Ducheine and Eric Pouw
Getting there and back
Organizing long-distance military logistics with customers in mind
Ton van Kampen, Paul C. van Fenema and Tim Grant
Part II Security
Controlling the use of force
Legal regimes
Paul Ducheine and Eric Pouw
Military ethics and Afghanistan
Peter Olsthoorn and Desirée Verweij
On your own in the desert
The dynamics of self-steering leadership
Ad Vogelaar and Sander Dalenberg
Strain and stress
Role ambiguity in an unfriendly environment
Tessa Op den Buijs, Wendy Broesder and Marten Meijer
The use of air power in Uruzgan
Guus de Koster
Vipers or tigers?
Early Dutch special forces operations in Uruzgan
Michiel de Weger
Planning dilemmas in coalition operations
Ton de Munnik and Martijn Kitzen
Trust thy ally
Multinational military cooperation in Uruzgan
Joseph Soeters, Tom Bijlsma and Gijs van den Heuvel
Part III Reconstruction
Reconstruction through construction
Julia Wijnmalen, Jasper Kremers and Edwin Dado
Talking to strangers, learning to listen
René Moelker and Michelle Schut
Stimulating entrepreneurship in Uruzgan
IDEA-officers focusing on private sector development in post-conflict environments
Eric-Hans Kramer, Rosa Nelly Trevinyo-Rodríguez and Desirée Verweij
Enhancing Uruzgani Governance
The viability of a PRT’s civil-military network
Mirjam Grandia Mantas, Myriame Bollen and Sebastiaan Rietjens
Task Force Uruzgan and experimentation with organization design
Eric-Hans Kramer, Erik De Waard and Miriam de Graaff
Military engagement in civilian healthcare in Uruzgan
An ethical perspective
Myriame Bollen, Peter Olsthoorn, Sebastiaan Rietjens and Masood Khalil
Part IV Evaluating
Dutch Treat?
Burden sharing in Afghanistan
Marion Bogers, Robert Beeres and Irene Lubberman-Schrotenboer
Taking stock
The social construction of effectiveness
Sebastiaan Rietjens, Joseph Soeters, Jacqueline Heeren-Bogers and Christiaan Davids
It’s not over till it’s over
Sharing memories at the home front
Manon Andres and Natasja Rietveld
Books and bikes
Noises and voices of veterans
Esmeralda Kleinreesink, René Moelker and Rudy Richardson
Epilogue
Looking back and moving on
Joseph Soeters, Jan van der Meulen, Robert Beeres and Ad Vogelaar
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