Title The politico-military dynamics of European crisis response operations : planning, friction, strategy / Alexander Mattelaer

Published Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Series The European Union in international affairs series European Union in international affairs. Contents 1. Understanding European Crisis Response Operations -- 2. Planning and Friction as Windows on Strategy -- 3. The Launch of EUFOR Tchad/RCA -- 4. The Enhancement of UNIFIL -- 5. The Reorientation of ISAF -- 6. Comparing Planning, Friction and Strategy Processes -- 7. Concluding Thoughts Summary Strategy promises to turn the use of force into an instrument of policy. This book explores how military operations undertaken by European armed forces are intended to deliver political effects. Drawing on the work of Carl von Clausewitz it argues that strategy is the product of an iterative politico-military dialogue. While strategic-level planning endows operations with a rational intent, friction between political leaders and military commanders risks derailing the promise of strategy. Three case studies -- the EU in Chad, the UN in Lebanon and NATO in Afghanistan -- illustrate that the strategic template for European crisis response operations relies on deterrence and local capacity building. Building on over 120 interviews with diplomatic officials, military planners and operation commanders, this book sheds light on the instrumental nature of military force, the health of civil-military relations in Europe and the difficulty of making effective strategy in a multinational environment "Strategy promises to turn the use of force into an instrument of policy. This book explores how military operations undertaken by European Armed Forces are intended to deliver political effects. Drawing on the work of Carl von Clausewitz it argues that strategy is the product of an iterative politico-military dialogue. While strategic-level planning endows operations with a rational intent, friction between political leaders and military commanders risks derailing the promise of strategy. Three case studies - the EU in Chad, the UN in Lebanon and NATO in Afghanistan - illustrate that the strategic template for European crisis response operations relies on deterrence and local capacity building. Building on over 120 interviews with diplomatic officials, military planners and operation commanders, this book sheds light on the instrumental nature of military force, the health of civil-military relations in Europe and the difficulty of making effective strategy in a multinational environment"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Civil-military relations -- Europe Military planning -- Europe Peacekeeping forces -- European Union countries -- Case studies Military assistance, European -- Case studies Conflict management -- Europe Strategy. Political activism -- Europe. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- International Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference. HISTORY -- Military -- Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. Politics and Government. Civil-military relations Conflict management Military assistance, European Military planning Peacekeeping forces Strategy Political activism -- Europe. Politics and Government. SUBJECT European Union countries -- Military policy -- Political aspects Subject Europe European Union countries Genre/Form Case studies Form Electronic book ISBN 9781137012609 1137012609 1299717039 9781299717039 9781349436651 1349436658 9781137012593 1137012595

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