Mission Uruzgan : : Collaborating in Multiple Coalitions for Afghanistan / / ed. by Jan van der Meulen, Ad Vogelaar, Joseph Soeters, Robert Beeres.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter AUP eBook Package Backfile 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Andres, Manon,; Beeres, Robert,; Bijlsma, Tom,; Bogers, Marion,; Bollen, Myriame,; Broesder, Wendy,; Buijs, Tessa Op den,; Dado, Edwin,; Dalenberg, Sander,; Davids, Christiaan,; Ducheine, Paul,; Fenema, Paul C. van,; Graaff, Miriam de,; Grant, Tim,; Heeren-Bogers, Jacqueline,; Heuvel, Gijs van den,; Kampen, Ton van,; Khalil, Masood,; Kitzen, Martijn,; Kleinreesink, Esmeralda,; Koster, Guus de,; Kramer, Eric-Hans,; Kremers, Jasper,; Lubberman-Schrotenboer, Irene,; Mantas, Mirjam Grandia,; Meijer, Marten,; Meulen, Jan van der,; Moelker, René,; Munnik, Ton de,; Olsthoorn, Peter,; Pouw, Eric,; Richardson, Rudy,; Rietjens, Sebastiaan,; Rietveld, Natasja,; Schut, Michelle,; Soeters, Joseph,; Trevinyo-Rodríguez, Rosa Nelly,; Verweij, Desirée,; Vogelaar, Ad,; Waard, Erik De,; Weger, Michiel de,; Wijnmalen, Julia,
• HerausgeberIn: Beeres, Robert,; Soeters, Joseph,; Vogelaar, Ad,; van der Meulen, Jan,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (340 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of contents --; List of figures and tables --; 1. Introduction. Among hosts, allies and opposing forces; the Dutch military in Uruzgan --; Part I. Setting the stage --; 2. Brussels calling National politics under international pressure --; 3. Legitimizing the use of force. Legal bases for operations Enduring Freedom and ISAF --; 4. Getting there and back. Organizing long-distance military logistics with customers in mind --; Part II. Security --; 5. Controlling the use of force. Legal regimes --; 6. Military ethics and Afghanistan --; 7. On your own in the desert. The dynamics of self-steering leadership --; 8. Strain and stress. Role ambiguity in an unfriendly environment --; 9. The use of air power in Uruzgan --; 10. Vipers or tigers? Early Dutch special forces operations in Uruzgan --; 11. Planning dilemmas in coalition operations --; 12. Trust thy ally Multinational military cooperation in Uruzgan --; Part III. Reconstruction --; 13. Reconstruction through construction --; 14. Talking to strangers, learning to listen --; 15. Stimulating entrepreneurship in Uruzgan. IDEA-officers focusing on private sector development in post-conflict environments --; 16. Enhancing Uruzgani Governance. The viability of a PRT’s civil-military network --; 17. Task Force Uruzgan and experimentation with organization design --; 18. Military engagement in civilian healthcare in Uruzgan. An ethical perspective --; Part IV. Evaluating --; 19. Dutch Treat? Burden sharing in Afghanistan --; 20. Taking stock The social construction of effectiveness --; 21. It’s not over till it’s over S haring memories at the home front --; 22. Books and bikes. Noises and voices of veterans --; 23. Epilogue. Looking back and moving on --; Contributors
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9789048515011; 9783110700671; 9783110606515; 9783111023786; 9783110662788
• DOI: 10.1515/9789048515011?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Jan van der Meulen, Ad Vogelaar, Joseph Soeters, Robert Beeres.

Mission Uruzgan provides on-site testimony of the Dutch military mission in Uruzgan, Afghanistan from 2001 to the present day. Proffering fresh data and probing analyses, this extensive examination of a controversial deployment addresses a variety of crucial issues related to Dutch involvement in Afghanistan, from the politicking that led up to the utilization of military tactics to the rules of engagement on the ground. This collection brings together an assortment of learned scholars to deliver a wide range of insights into the problems faced by Dutch soldiers.