The author re-examines the the Bosnian-Serb attack on Srebrenica. His analysis focusses on the initial stage before the fall of the enclave. He tries to introduce a different perspective on the way key decision-makers of UNPROFOR in Srebrenica (Karremans), Sarajevo (Smith, Nicolai) and Zagreb (Janvier), …

The author describes and analysis Dutch public opinion about IFOR. Surveys conducted between December 1995 and December 1996 will give a picture of reasons, risks, images and evaluations, ascribed by the public to this mission.

In this article the authors will explore if, and under what conditions Mission Orientated Command (MOC) can be applied in peace-supporting operations like UNPROFOR. The focus of the study is on the application of MOC within battalions on platoon or group level and is based on interviews with Dutch soldiers-privates, …

In this article the author confines himself to discuss the logistic support (without the technical details) of the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) operations in the former Yugoslavia.

Everyone needs a certain degree of liberty and space to do his job right. Deprivation of liberty can have serious consequences, also for UN soldiers. Therefore psychological support during peace operations has become an absolute requirement. Over the past few years the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) has …

When the Dutch contributions to the actions in the former Yugoslavia became more permanent, an increasing need arose to draw lessons from experiences gained. Several studies were set up to investigate varying subjects as leadership, family problems and stress. Most of these studies were conducted after …

This article aims at clarifying the dynamics of foreign intervention in a situation that combines civil war with ethnic warfare. A central place is reserved for external players, such as the European Community (later: Union), the United Nations, NATO, the United States and others. What goals did they …

This paper provides a brief preliminary account of sources of stress for American IFOR forces through the early period (first three months) of the operation

In March 1997 the department of Military Operational Sciences of the Royal Netherlands Academy sent out a questionnaire to members of the Royal Netherlands Army (RNLA) and Air Force (RNLAF). The purpose of this questionnaire was to try and find out how their soldiers were being trained in the use of …

In this first issue of the Netherlands Annual Review of Military Studies the Bosnian Experience is dicussed. The soldiers themselves - especially the Dutch ones - take centre stage. What did they do, or what did they do not? How did they and their home front experience it all? The contributions are the …