In de avond van 6 december 1942, een jaar na de Japanse verrassingsaanval op Pearl Harbor en negen maanden na de capitulatie van Nederlands-Indië, sprak koningin Wilhelmina in een radiostudio in Londen een rede uit die bekend is geworden als de Zeven Decemberrede.[1] Over de rede is veel te doen geweest. …

This chapter discusses a prime example of Western strategic communication in the final decades of the Cold War, i.e., the promotion and protection of human rights. Western human rights promotion was part of the ideological struggle between the two blocs and contributed to weakening Moscows hold over …

This article reviews the international efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1991. It concludes that while there have been several strategies of dealing with that country both during and after the war, very few of these have actually produced the desired outcomes. In spite of successes in the sphere …

When studying exit strategies and their (military) implications, historical parallels come to mind. Because they are full of analogies with present-day expeditionary missions, for the purpose of this book probably the most thought-provoking and informative exits are those related to the process of decolonisation. …

This article teaches that, like today in the context of cyber security, various nations came up with divergent approaches and responses at the tactical, operational and strategic levels. The explanation given lies in the fact that - apart from the common security setting and available technology - policy …