1st Edition

International Military Operations in the 21st Century Global Trends and the Future of Intervention

Edited By Per M. Norheim-Martinsen, Tore Nyhamar Copyright 2015
260 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

258 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the challenges that military forces will face in multinational operations in the 21st century. Expanding on Rupert Smith’s The Utility of Force , the volume assesses the changing parameters within which force as a political instrument is ultimately carried out. By analysing nine carefully selected mission types, the volume presents a comprehensive analysis of key trends... Read more

1. Trends and Scenarios in International Military Operations, Per M. Norheim-Martinsen 2. Five Parameters for Analysing International Military Operations, Tore Nyhamar 3. Future High Intensity Conflict: A Possible NATO Counter-Regime Operation in Africa, Sverre Diesen 4. Counterinsurgency Operations Revisited, Robert Egnell and David Ucko 5. Military Advising and Assistance Operations, Guro Lien 6. Special Operations Forces – A Weapon of Choice for Future Operations?, Iver Johansen 7. The Future of UN Peacekeeping Operations, Stian Kjeksrud 8. The New Urban Operations, Per M. Norheim-Martinsen 9. Transnational Operations, Tore Nyhamar 10. Cyber Operations, Siw Tynes Johnsen 11. Protection of civilians as a New Objective in Military Operations, Alexander William Beadle 12. Conclusions: New Missions, New Tasks, Tore Nyhamar and Per M. Norheim-Martinsen

Biography

Per M. Norheim-Martinsen is senior research fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies in Oslo, Norway and author of The European Union and Military Force (2013).

Tore Nyhamar is senior researcher at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and has a PhD in Political Science from the University of Oslo.