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The Swedish Presence in Afghanistan This book delivers on two analytical levels. First, it is a broad study of Sweden as an international actor, an actor that at least for a brief period tried to play a different international role than that to which it was accustomed. Second, the book problematizes the role of international military missions as drivers for change in the security and defence field. Several perspectives and levels of analysis are covered, from the macro level of strategic discourse to the micro level of the experiences of individual commanders. The book focuses upon Sweden and its participation in the international military mission in Afghanistan during 2002– 12. It contributes to the growing literature evaluating the mission in Afghanistan and explores the implications of the security and defence practices that have dominated Western Europe for the last decade. Arita Holmberg is Associate Professor in Political Science at the Department of Security, Strategy and Leadership at the Swedish Defence University, Sweden. Jan Hallenberg is Professor in Political Science at the Department of Security, Strategy and Leadership at the Swedish Defence University, Sweden. Military Strategy and Operational Art Edited by Professor Howard M. Hensel, Air War College, USA The Routledge Series on Military Strategy and Operational Art analyzes and assesses the synergistic interrelationship between joint and combined military operations, national military strategy, grand strategy, and national political objectives in peacetime, as well as during periods of armed conflict. In doing so, the series highlights how various patterns of civil–military relations, as well as styles of political and military leadership influence the outcome of armed conflicts. In addition, the series highlights both the advantages and challenges associated with the joint and combined use of military forces involved in humanitarian relief, nation building, and peacekeeping operations, as well as across the spectrum of conflict extending from limited conflicts fought for limited political objectives to total war fought for unlimited objectives. Finally, the series highlights the complexity and challenges associated with insurgency and counter-insurgency operations, as well as conventional operations and operations involving the possible use of weapons of mass destruction. Also in this series: The Transformation of Italian Armed Forces in Comparative Perspective Adapt, Improvise, Overcome? Fabrizio Coticchia and Francesco N. 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The right of the editors to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Names: Holmberg, Arita, editor. | Hallenberg, Jan, editor.Title: The Swedish presence in Afghanistan : security and defence transformation edited by Arita Holmberg and Jan Hallenberg.Description: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017. | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016004282 | ISBN 9781472474094 (hardback) | ISBN 9781315552415 (e- book)Subjects: LCSH: Afghan War, 2001–Participation, Swedish. | Sweden–Military policy. Classification: LCC DS371.412.S94 2017 | DDC 958.1047409485–dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016004282 ISBN: 978-1-47247409-4 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-31555241-5 (ebk) Typeset in Times New Roman by Out of House Publishing Contents List of figures List of tables Notes on contributors 1 Introduction Arita Holmberg and Jan Hallenberg 2 Conceptual framework Arita Holmberg and Jan Hallenberg 3 Swedish strategy and the Afghan experience: from neutrality to ambiguity Jan Angstrom and Erik Noreen 4 Swedish use of force and the international legal framework: the legacy of Afghanistan Inger Osterdahl 5 MOTs, Juliette and omelettes: temporary tactical adaptations as the postmodern, interoperable force awaits the anticipated operation? Magnus Johnsson 6 Military–technological aspects of the Swedish mission to Afghanistan
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