Mission Uruzgan

by Beeres, Robert; Van Der Meulen, Jan; Soeters, Joseph; Vogelaar, Ad

• ISBN13: 9789085550501
• ISBN10: 9085550505
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781040792261
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-15
• Publisher: Pallas Pubns
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Summary

From autumn 2001 onwards, Dutch 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 important study provides a wealth of insights into the many problems the military organisation had to cope with, as well as into the solutions achieved by the Dutch soldiers, collaborating with partners in multiple coalitions. Focusing on the collaborative aspect, the authors trace the principles and practice 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.

Author Biography

Robert Beeres is associate professor of defence accounting control and economics at the Netherlands Defence Academy and at the Nyenrode Business University. Jan Van Der Meulen is associate professor of civil-military relations at the Netherlands Defence Academy, and professor by special appointment at Leiden University. Joseph Soeters is a professor of organization studies at the Netherlands Defence Academy and Tilburg University. Ad Vogelaar is professor of human resource management and organisational psychology at the Netherlands Defence Academy.

Table of Contents

List of figures and tables	p. 9
Introduction: Among hosts, allies and opposing forces; the Dutch military in Uruzgan	p. 11
Setting the Stage
Brussels calling: National politics under international pressure	p. 17
Legitimizing the use of force: Legal bases for operations Enduring Freedom and ISAF	p. 33
Getting there and back: Organizing long-distance military logistics with customers in mind	p. 47
Security
Controlling the use of force	p. 67
Military ethics and Afghanistan	p. 81
On your own in the desert: The dynamics of self-steering leadership	p. 93
Strain and stress: Role ambiguity in an unfriendly environment	p. 107
The use of air power in Uruzgan	p. 119
Vipers or tigers?: Early Dutch special forces operations in Uruzgan	p. 133
Planning dilemmas in coalition operations	p. 147
Trust thy ally: Multinational military cooperation in Uruzgan	p. 161
Reconstruction
Reconstruction through construction	p. 179
Talking to strangers, learning to listen	p. 195
Stimulating entrepreneurship in Uruzgan: IDEA-officers focusing on private sector development in post-conflict environments	p. 207
Enhancing Uruzgani Governance: The viability of a PRT's civil-military network	p. 221
Task Force Uruzgan and experimentation with organization design	p. 235
Military engagement in civilian healthcare in Uruzgan: An ethical perspective	p. 251
Evaluating
Dutch Treat?: Burden sharing in Afghanistan	p. 267
Taking stock: The social construction of effectiveness	p. 281
It's not over till it's over: Sharing memories at the home front	p. 295
Books and bikes: Noises and voices of veterans	p. 309
Epilogue: Looking back and moving on	p. 327
Contributors	p. 335
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