Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction: trends and scenarios in international military operations; 2 Five parameters for analysing international military operations; 3 Future high-intensity conflict out of area: a possible NATO counter-regime operation in Africa; 4 Counterinsurgency operations revisited; 5 Military advising and assistance operations; 6 Special operations forces -- a weapon of choice for future operations?; 7 The future of UN peacekeeping operations
8 The new urban operations9 Transnational operations; 10 Cyber operations; 11 Protection of civilians as a new objective in military operations; 12 Conclusions: new missions, new tasks; Index
Summary
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 and trajectories. Building upon this analysis, the contributors break the trends and parameters down into real and potential tasks and mission types in order to identify concrete implications for military force
