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Advanced Land Warfare : Tactics and Operations
- 2023
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (refereegranskat)abstract
- International politics have become ever more volatile over the last decade, increasing the risk of large-scale military violence. Yet the precise character of future war will depend on a range of factors that relate to adversaries, allies, technology, geographical scope and multiple domains of warfighting. Few would question that land forces will be important also in the foreseeable future. However, given that the battlefield is in a state of transformation, so is the mission, purpose and utilization of land forces. Indeed, the future conduct of land warfare is subjected to serious and important questions in the face of large and complex challenges and security threats.Advanced Land Warfare explores the evolving role of land forces, paying particular attention to the changes that have taken place in the art of commanding and executing combat, as well as the role of rapid technological innovation and information dissemination in shaping warfare. The book provides insights into key contemporary developments in land warfare and presents case studies on land tactics and operations in different national contexts, drawing on the best of theory, practice, and professional experience and featuring chapters written by leading international scholars and practitioners. Relating to the realities of the modern battlefield, the book addresses a number of critical questions about land tactics and operations, combining a conceptual basis with empirical examples of tactical thinking and practice and emphasising the importance of understanding the perspectives of various national armies, in order to provide a current understanding of the central issues of land warfare.An open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence.
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- Nilsson, Niklas, Senior Lecturer, 1979-, et al.
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Approaching Land Warfare in the 21st Century
- 2023
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Ingår i: Advanced Land Warfare. - Oxford : Oxford University Press. - 9780192857422 ; , s. 1-21
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- International politics have become ever more volatile over the last decade, increasing the risk of large-scale military violence. Yet the precise character of future war will depend on a range of factors that relate to adversaries, allies, technology, geographical scope and multiple domains of warfighting. Few would question that land forces will be important also in the foreseeable future. However, given that the battlefield is in a state of transformation, so is the mission, purpose and utilization of land forces. Indeed, the future conduct of land warfare is subjected to serious and important questions in the face of large and complex challenges and security threats.Advanced Land Warfare explores the evolving role of land forces, paying particular attention to the changes that have taken place in the art of commanding and executing combat, as well as the role of rapid technological innovation and information dissemination in shaping warfare. The book provides insights into key contemporary developments in land warfare and presents case studies on land tactics and operations in different national contexts, drawing on the best of theory, practice, and professional experience and featuring chapters written by leading international scholars and practitioners. Relating to the realities of the modern battlefield, the book addresses a number of critical questions about land tactics and operations, combining a conceptual basis with empirical examples of tactical thinking and practice and emphasising the importance of understanding the perspectives of various national armies, in order to provide a current understanding of the central issues of land warfare.This chapter is structured as follows. First, the development of land warfareis briefly outlined, before key current and future challenges in the operational environment are examined. In the following section, the future character ofwar and the transformation of the battlefield is addressed. Thereafter, the structure of the volume and its chapters are outlined.
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- Nilsson, Niklas, Senior Lecturer, 1979-
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Between Russia’s ‘Hybrid’ strategy and Western Ambiguity : Assessing Georgia’s Vulnerabilities
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Slavic Military Studies. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1351-8046 .- 1556-3006. ; 34:1, s. 50-68
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Russia’s ‘hybrid’ strategy vis-à-vis neighboring countries highlights the importance of a comprehensive understanding of Russian methods of influence and how these approaches target domestic as well as external vulnerabilities in target states. This article examines the various resources that Russia deploys against Georgia in terms of military, economic, political/subversive and informational resources, displaying how material sources of power are reinforced through an anti-Western narrative, seeking to discredit the country’s integration within NATO and the EU.The article concludes that the current attention to narrative promotion in research on Russian foreign policy risks diverting attention from addressing strategic vulnerabilities, represented in this case by the West’s ambiguous strategy toward Georgia and other states in the EU’s Eastern neighborhood.
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- Nilsson, Niklas, Senior Lecturer, 1979-, et al.
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Georgian Politics since the August 2008 War
- 2009
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Ingår i: Demokratizatsiya. - 1074-6846 .- 1940-4603. ; 17:3, s. 251-268
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Georgian politics since late 2007 has attracted interest mainly because of itshighly polarized political climate. The leadership of Mikheil Saakashvili, widely heraldedas a beacon of democracy in the post-Soviet space following the peaceful Rose Revolutionof 2003, is pitted against an array of determined opposition forces that seek his removal andaccuse his government of authoritarian tendencies. Yet a closer study of Georgian politicssince the August 2008 Russian invasion suggests that the polarization of its politics is notreflected in society, which overwhelmingly supports conciliation and dialogue rather thananother round of revolutionary change. By mid-2009, the overheated Georgian politicalscene showed signs of adapting to this reality.
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- Nilsson, Niklas, Senior Lecturer, 1979-
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Georgia’s Conflicts : Abkhazia and South Ossetia
- 2014
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Ingår i: Conflict, Crime, and the State in Postcommunist Eurasia. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press. - 9780812245653 ; , s. 103-128
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- During the years following independence from the USSR in 1991, Georgiadeveloped into a weak state, which saw a high degree of collusion betweenorganized crime and state institutions. Considerable networks were established,consisting of criminal groups and paramilitaries in Georgia and thesecessionist regions, with external links to actors in the North and SouthCaucasus. State actors such as police and customs authorities were to alarge extent involved in smuggling and other illegal activities. These networkswere protected by high officials in the Georgian government and thede facto authorities of the secessionist regions. Hence, a situation evolvedwhere criminal elements were to a large extent integrated with the Georgianpolitical system and where criminal activities brought significant revenuesfor political actors on the Georgian side, while they were a vital part of theeconomies of the secessionist regions.
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- Nilsson, Niklas, Senior Lecturer, 1979-
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Hotbilder och nationell samhörighet i Georgien
- 2006
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Ingår i: Nordisk Østforum. - 0801-7220 .- 1891-1773. ; 20:2, s. 141-157
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- I vilken grad utgör upplevda hotbilder1 ett hinder för utvecklingenav nationell samhörighet i Georgien? Syftet med denna artikel äratt studera denna fråga med fokus på interaktionen mellan hotfullaföreställningar om «den andre» på den interna och den externapolitiska arenan, som de formuleras av georgiska regeringstjänstemänrespektive invånare i Javakheti-regionen i södra Georgien, enregion som i huvudsak befolkas av etniska armenier och i dagslägetär isolerad från övriga landet.
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- Nilsson, Niklas, Senior Lecturer, 1979-
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Land operations and competing perspectives on warfare
- 2021
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Ingår i: Comparative Strategy. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0149-5933 .- 1521-0448. ; 40:4, s. 372-386
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article examines the relationship between different conceptualizations of the character of war and the role of land operations and tactics. Cold-War era expectations for a conventional war against a high-technological peer adversary, Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA), “New Wars” theory, Counterinsurgency (COIN) and Hybrid Warfare all denote different implications for the role and relevance of land forces. While Europe’s increasingly uncertain and unpredictable security environment in recent years has validated the continued relevance of conventional land operations, research in this area should encourage more integrative and cumulative research on future warfare and the potential of land forces.
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- Nilsson, Niklas, Senior Lecturer, 1979-
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Mission Command in a Modern Military Context
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Baltic Security. - : Walter de Gruyter GmbH. - 2382-9222 .- 2382-9230. ; 7:1, s. 5-15
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The development of capabilities for national defence among land forces in the Baltic region underscoresthe need for mission command as a guiding principle of leadership and command. However, the practice of missioncommand in the contemporary military context is far from straightforward. This article presents the results of a surveyconducted with Swedish Army officers, examining their perspectives on positive as well as negative influences ontheir ability to utilize mission in their contemporary working environment. While mission command is envisioned tobecome increasingly important in the future, several obstacles are identified to its utilization and development.
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