| Title: | Pursuing Strategy: NATO Operations from the Gulf War to Gaddafi |
| Authors: | Hakan Edström ; Dennis Gyllensporre |
| Material Type: | Books |
| Publisher: | London [United Kingdom] : Palgrave MacMillan, 2012 |
| Article on page: | XIII, 205 p. |
| Series: | New security challenges series |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-230-29280-2 |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | 355.031091821 |
| Tags: | NATO--Armed Forces ; NATO--History ; Military history, Modern--20th century--Case studies ; Military history, Modern--21st century--Case studies |
| Abstract: | Formulating a strategy involves complex interactions between politicians, strategic commanders and generals in the field. The authors explore the strategic decisions made during NATO missions in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Afghanistan, Somalia and Libya. They reveal that it is a misconception that overall strategies radiate solely from political leaders. Instead, military officers at an operational level can achieve change as General McChrystal did for Afghanistan in 2009. The authors conclude that NATO cannot succeed in complex operations without the political support for these bottom-up initiatives. |
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| 302853 | 355.031091821 EDS P | Book | Royal Military Academy | Conflict Studies | Available |
