Titre :

The Weight of the Past(s): The Impact of the Bundeswehr’s Use of Historical Experience on Strategy-Making in Afghanistan

Auteur(s) :

Sangar, Eric [Auteur]
Universität Stuttgart [Stuttgart]

Titre de la revue :

Journal of Strategic Studies

Nom court de la revue :

Journal of Strategic Studies

Numéro :

38

Pagination :

411-444

Éditeur :

Informa UK Limited

Date de publication :

2013-06-21

Discipline(s) HAL :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Science politique

Résumé en anglais : [en]

This article seeks to explain the basic dynamics of the development of the German military approach in Afghanistan between 2003 and 2010 by looking at the impact of the Bundeswehr's established uses of historical experience. ...
Lire la suite >This article seeks to explain the basic dynamics of the development of the German military approach in Afghanistan between 2003 and 2010 by looking at the impact of the Bundeswehr's established uses of historical experience. First, the German military approach in Afghanistan has slowly evolved from a peacebuilding and mediation mission towards a full-fledged combat deployment. Second, the Bundeswehr's exclusive focus on the World War II experience has contributed to the emergence of the Balkans experience as a formative experience that shaped initial operational thinking in Afghanistan. Third, because a thorough debate on the historical foundation of counterinsurgency remained absent, the operational shift in 2009 was perceived as a return to ?classical? military tasks and thus led to an almost exclusive focus on training for combat.Lire moins >

Langue :

Anglais

Audience :

Non spécifiée

Établissement(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS

Collections :

• Autres travaux scientifiques

Date de dépôt :

2020-06-07T16:45:20Z
2020-06-25T12:41:27Z