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.)

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 Af...

Table of Contents

• 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