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Lecture 1: Introduction
KJØLBERG, Anders (2011). «Stability Operations», in Nils Marius REKKEDAL et al.: Winds of Change – On Irregular Warfare, Helsinki, Finnish National Defence University. pp.329-359, 31 pages
LIDÈN, Kristoffer, et al. (2009). «Introduction: Beyond Northern Epistemologies of Peace: Peacebuilding Reconstructed?», Intenational Peacekeeping, Vol 16, No. 5, November 2009, pp. 587-598. 12 pages (n)
TYRREL; Marc W.D.; «What To Know Before You Go: 10 Questions To Ask Before, and During, a Mission», pp. 106-138. 32 pages (n)
QUINLIVAN, James T. (2003). «Burden of Victory. The painful Arithmetic of Stability Operations», RAND Review, Summer Issue 2003, 1 page (n)
METZ, Steven (2007). Rethinking Insurgency, pp.1-41, 42 pages: www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/pub790.pdf
Lecture 2: Civil-military relations
HUNTINGTON, Samuel (1957). The Soldier and the State, ch. 4, 18 pages
JANOWITZ, Morris (1960). The Professional Soldier, ch. 20, 26 pages
FEAVER, Peter D, (1996). «The Civil-Military Problematique: Huntington, Janowitz, and the Question of Civilian Control», Armed Forces & Society, Vol. 23, No 2. pp. 149-178. 30 pages (n)
Lecture 3: Future international operations
NORHEIM-MARTINSEN, Per-Martin (2010). US Government. The Joint Operating Environment. Norfolk, VA: United States Joint Forces Command, 2010. 68 pages.
The U.S. Army Capstone Concept. Department of Army Headquarters: US Army Training and Doctrine Command, TRADOC Pam 525-3-0. (n)
Lecture 4: International terrorism
LIA, Brynjar (2011). «What is Terrorism?», in REKKEDAL et al. pp. 360-375, 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 (n).
Lecture 5: Protection of civilians
SMITH, Rupert (2006). The Utility of force: the art of war in the modern world. Penguin Book, pp 1-26. 25 pages
PAPE, Robert A. (2012). «When Duty Calls – A pragmatic standard of humanitarian intervention», International Security, Vol. 37, No 1 (Summer 2012), pp. 41-80. 40 pages. (n)
EVANS, Gareth & Ramesh THAKUR (2013). «Correspondence: Humanitarian Intervention and the Responsibility to Protect», International Security, Vol. 37, No. 4 (Spring 2013), pp. 199-2.14, 16 pages (n)
BEADLE, Alexander William (2011). Finding the 'utility of force to protect' – towards a theory on protection of civilians, FFI-RAPPORT 2011/01889 pp. 7-34. 27 pages (n)
ISAF (2009). Commander's Counterinsurgency Guidance, August 2009, (Kabul: Headquartes ISAF), 7 pages (n)
Lecture 6: UN-operations
BELLAMY, Alex J., Paul D. WILLIAMS and Stuart GRIFFIN, «Peacekeeping After the Cold War», in Understanding Peacekeeping (Blackwell Publ. 2004), pp. 75-93, 18 pages NB! Second edition (2010) includes chapter on 21st Century peacekeeping
BELLAMY, Alex J. and Paul D. WILLIAMS (2012). «Broadening the base of United Nations Troops- and Police-Contributing Countries», Providing for Peacekeeping, No. 1, International Peace Institute, 16 pages (n)
BOUTELLIS, Arthur, and Paul D. WILLIAMS (2013). Peace Operations, the African Union, and the United Nations – Toward More Effective Partnerships, International Peace Institute, April 2013, 21 pages (n)
TARDY, Thierry (2011). «A Critique of Robust Peacekeeping in Contemporary Peace Operations», International Peacekeeping, Vol. 18, issue 2, pp 152-167, 15 pages (n)
Cross-cutting report on protection of civilians in armed conflict, Security Council Report (2012) No. 2, 31 May 2012 pp.1-4, 3 pages (n)
KJEKSRUD, Stian and RAVNDAL, Jacob Aasland (2011), "Emerging lessons from the United Nations 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
NORHEIM-MARTINSEN, Per Martin and RAVNDAL, Jacob Aasland, ”Towards Intelligence-Driven Peace Operations? The Evolution of UN and EU Intelligence Structures” (2011), International Peacekeeping, Volume 18, Issue 4, pp 454-467, 13 pages. Will be maid available by the lecturer.
Lecture 7: Counter-regime operations
BIDDLE, Stephen (2005/6). «Allies, Airpower, and Modern Warfare – The Afghan Modell in Afghanistan and Iraq», International Security, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 161-176. 16 pages (n)
BORGHARD, Erica D, and Costantino PISCHEDDA (2012). «Allies and Airpower in Libya», Parameters, Spring 2012, pp. 63-74. 12 pages (n)
DIESEN, Sverre (2013), «Is High Intensity Warfare Still Possible?», in NORHEIM-MARTINSEN and NYHAMAR (eds) forthcoming. Pdf of chapter will be made available
KJØLBERG, Anders (2013). CORE-operations (English translation of chapter in a forthcoming book about Norway in international military operations.
Lecture 8: Counter-insurgency operations
GALULA, David (1964). Counterinsurgency Warfare. Theory and Practice. (n)
SEWALL, Sarah (2007). "Introduction to the University of Chicago Press Edition" in The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual. Chicago: University of Chicago Press
Lecture 9: Lessons from Afghanistan and Libya
CHAUDHURI, Rudra and Theo FARRELL (2011). «Campaign disconnect: operational progress and strategic obstancles in Afghanistan», International Affairs, 87 (2), pp. 271-296. 26 pages (n)
JOHNSON, Adrian and Saqueb MUEEN (2012). «Short War, Long Shadow – The Political and Military Legacies of the 2011 Libya Campaign», White Hall Report 1-12. RUSI Journal, No. 1 2012, 77 pages (n)
Lecture 10: Cyber operations and military assistance
NYE, Joseph, jr (2010). Cyber Power, Harvard; Kennedy School, Belfour Center for Science and International Affairs, pp. 1-24 (n)
RID, Thomas (2012). «Cyber War Will not Take Place», Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol 35: 1, pp 5-32 (n)
NILSSON, Claes and Kristina ZETTERLUND (2011). Arming the Peace. The Sensitive Business of Capacity Building. Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI-R-3269-SE. (n)