Lecture 1: Background: Introduction and theory
HUNTINGTON, Samuel P. (1993), ”The clash of civilizations?”, Foreign Affairs, Vol 72, no. 3, pp. 22-49. 28 pages.
SCHMID, Alex P. (2004), ”Frameworks for Conceptualizing Terrorism”, Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 16. no. 2. Summer 2004, pp. 197-221. 25 pages.
SNYDER, Jack (2004), ”One World, Rival Theories”, Foreign Policy, November/December 2004, pp. 53-62. 10 p.
KJØLBERG, Anders (2011), “Stability Operations”, in Nils Marius REKKEDAL et al., Winds of Change – One Irregular Warfare, Helsinki, Finnish National Defense University (the text will be placed at Classfronter). 26 pages.
Total 89 pages
A good instruction can also be found in:
Security and Stabilisation: The Military Contribution: Joint Doctrine Publication 3-40. Introduction; Chapter 1, Section I, II and III; Chapter 2, Section II and IV. 40 pages
Lecture 2: International terrorism
LIA, Brynjar (2006), Globalisation and the Future of Terrorism – Patterns and Predictions. Chapters 1, 2, 6 and 8. Rutledge, UK (paperback). 80 pages.
LIA, Brynjar (2011), “What is Terrorism”, in Nils Marius Rekkedal et al., op. cit. (Will also be placed at Classfronter), 15 pages
LIA, Brynjar, with Katja Skjølberg (2004), "Causes of Terrorism: An Expanded and Updated review of the Literature". FFI/RAPPORT-2004/04307, 75 pages.
Total 170 pages
Lecture 3: Insurgency and Counterinsurgency and Counter regime
KILCULLEN, David (2006), Three Pillars of Counterinsurgency. 14 pages
METZ, Steven (2007), Rethinking Insurgency. 70 pages
BORGHARD, Erica D., and Costantino PISCHEDDA (2012), “Allies and Airpower in Libya”, Parameters, Spring 2012, p. 63-74 www.carlisle.army.mil/usawc/parameters/Articles/2012spring/Borghard_Pischedda.pdf 12 pages
Total 96 pages
The Wikipedia article on ”Insurgency” also gives a good introduction.
Lecture 4: The US and the EU
AYLWIN-FOSTER, Nigel (2005), ”Changing the Army for Counterinsurgency Operations”, Military Review, November-December 2005. pp. 2-15.
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, “U.S. Government Counterinsurgency Guide”, pp.12-50, 38 pages
STEINBERG, James B. (2008), ”Real Leaders Do Soft Power: Learning the Lessons of Iraq,”, Washington Quarterly, Spring 2008, pp. 155-164. 10 pages
KAGAN, Robert (2002), “Power and Weakness – Why the United States and Europe See the World Differently”, Policy Review, June/July (113). 20 pages
NORHEIM-MARTINSEN, Per Martin (2010), ”Beyond Intergovernmentalism: European Security and Defence Policy and the Governance Approach”, Journal of Common Market Studies, 48 (5). 14 pages
NORHEIM-MARTINSEN, Per Martin (2011), “EU Strategic Culture: When the Means Becomes the End”, Contemporary Security Policy, Vol 32, no. 3 (2011), page 517-534 aging the Civil-Military Interface in the EU: Creating an Organisation Fit for Purpose”, 18 pages
Total 114 pages
Lecture 5: NATO and the instruments at its disposal
COX, Michael (2008): ”From the Cold War to the War on Terror: Old Threats, New Threats, and the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship”, In Geir Lundestad (ed): Just Another Crisis. The United States and Europe Since 2000. Oxford University Press. 19 pages.
NEVERS, Renée de (2007): ”NATO’s International Security Role in the Terrorist Era”. International Security. Vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 34-66. 33 pages.
NOETZEL, Timo & Benjamin SCHREER (2009): ”Does a multier-tier NATO matter? The Atlantic alliance and the process of strategic change”, International Affairs, Vol. 85. no. 2 pp 211-226. 16 pages
Total 68 pages
Lecture 6: Emerging trends in UN peace operations
SMITH, Rupert (2006), The Utility of force: the art of war in the modern world, Penguin Book, pp. 1-26, 25 pages.
BEADLE, Alexander William (2011), “Finding the ‘utility of force to protect’ – towards a theory on protection of civilians”,FFI-report 2011/01889, pp 7-34, 27 pages
ISAF Commander’s Counterinsurgency Guidance, August 2009 (Kabul: Headquarters ISAF). http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/officialtexts/counterinsurgencyguidance.pdf, 7 pages
Security Council Report (2012), Cross-cutting report on protection of civilians in armed conflict, No. 2, 31 May 2012. www.securitycouncilreport.org/cross-cutting-report/lookup-c-glKWLeMTlsG-b-8102651.php pp 1-4, 3 pages
KJEKSRUD, Stian, et. al. (2011), Protection of civilians in armed conflict – comparing organizational approaches, FFI-report 2011/01888, pp 7-22, 15 pages.
KJEKSRUD, Stian and RAVNDAL, Jacob Aasland (2011) “Emerging lessons from the UN Mission in the DR Congo: military contributions to the protection of civilians”, African Security Review, July 2011, Volume 20, no. 2, pp 3-16, 13 pages
Total 90 pages
Lecture 7: Military theory and experiences
CHAUDHURI, Rudra and FARRELL, Theo (2011), “Campaign disconnect: operational progress and strategic obstacles in Afghanistan”. International Affairs, 87 (2), p. 271-296. kingsofwar.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Chaudhuri-Farrell-Campaign-Disconnect.pdf 26 pages.
Accidental Heroes:Britain, France and the Libya Operation. RUSI Interim Report, 2011, www.rusi.org/downloads/assets/RUSI/InterimLibyaReport.pdf 13 pages
CORMAN, Devon (2012), Budding Teeth: Understanding NATO’s Humanitarian Intervention in Bosnia from International Relations Theory and Global Governance Perspectives. humanrightsblogdevoncorman.net/budding-teeth-understanding-natos-humanitarian-intervention-in-bosnia-from-international-relations-theory-and-global-governance-perspectives/ 13 pages
DAALDER, Ivo, and James G. Stavridis (2012), “NATO’s Victory in Libya: The Right Way to Run an Intervention”, Foreign Affairs, Spring 2012, pp 2-7, aco.nato.int/resources/site631/saceur/documents/DaalderStavridisfinal.pdf 6 pages
Total 58 pages
Valuable insight is also found in:
CORDESMAN, Anthony H (2009). The Afghanistan Campaign: Can We Win? Center for Strategic and International Studies http://csis.org/files/publication/09722_CanWeAchieveMission.pdf
DORRONSORO, Gilles (2009), The Taliban’s Winning Strategy in Afghanistan. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace http://www.carnegieemdowment.org/files/talibanwinningstrategy.pdf
Lecture 8: Civil-military relations
CORNISH, Stephen and Marit GLAD (2008), "Civil-military relations: No Room for Humanitarianism in Comprehensive approaches". The Norwegian Atlantic Committee, Security Policy Library 2008 no. 5. 28 pages.
EGNELL, Robert (2009), "Between Reluctance and Necessity: The Utility of Military Force in Humanitarian and Development Operations". The Norwegian Atlantic Committee, Security Policy Library 2009 no. 1. 36 pages
GUTTIERI, Karen (2005), ”Humanitarian Space in Insecure Environments: A Shifting Paradigm”, Strategic Insights, Vol. 4, no. 11 (November 2005) 4 pages
FRANKE, Volker (2006), ”The Peacebuilding Dilemma: Civil-Military Cooperation in Stability Operations”, International Journal of Peace Studies, Vol. 11, no. 2, Autumn/Winter 2006, pp. 5-25. 21 pages
Total 89 pages
Lecture 9: Cultural and other challenges
LIDÉN, Kristoffer, et al (2009), “Introduction: Beyond Northern Epistemologies of Peace: Peacebuilding Reconstructed?”, International Peacekeeping, Vol. 16, No. 5, November 2009, p. 587-598. 12 pages.
QUINLIVAN, James T. (2003), “Burden of Victory. The painful Arithmetic of Stability Operations”, RAND Review, Summer Issue 2003. 1 page
TYRREL, Marc W.D: “What To Know Before You Go: 10 Questions To Ask Before, and During, a Mission” In Greg Kaufmann (ed), Stability Operations and State-buildings: Continuities and Contingencies p. 106-165 74 pages
EYAL, Jonathan (2012), “The Responsibility to Protect: A Chance Missed”, in Short War, Long Shadows: The Political and Military Legacies of the 2011 Libya Operation, pp 53-62, www.rusi.org/downloads/assets/WHR_1-12.pdf 10 pages
WALT, Stephen M. Social science and the Libyan adventure. walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/24/socialscienceandthelibyan_adventure 2 pages
Total 86 pages
Lecture 10: Discussion among and with the lecturers
All FFI reports can be found on the net. Go to http://www.ffi.no/Sider/default.aspx Click on “publikasjoner” and go to “FFI-rapporter”, and to “FFIs rapportdatabase”. Thereafter to “avansert søk” and fill in “forfatter” (author) and/or “tittel, and click “søk”.