The Dutch COIN approach: three years in Uruzgan, 2006–2009

Dimitriu, George; Graaf, Beatrice de

doi:10.1080/09592318.2010.505471

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“…On the one hand, key members of the coalition government openly acknowledged that the stabilisation of Afghanistan was in some way linked to the promotion of international order and the fight against international terrorism. National security interests were therefore implicitly (and at times explicitly) proclaimed to be at stake (Dimitriu and de Graaf 2010). On the other hand, the government went to great lengths to frame the mission as first and foremost a stabilisation and reconstruction operation with little risk of getting involved in combat operations.…”

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Shaping public attitudes towards the deployment of military power: NATO, Afghanistan and the use of strategic narratives

Ringsmose

Børgesen

2011

European Security

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This article seeks to explain variations in public support for the deployment of military troops to Afghanistan by means of the strategic narratives employed by national governments. Focusing on the UK, Canada, the Netherlands and Denmark, we argue that strong narratives about the why-what-and-how of overseas military missions increase the likelihood of popular support, while weak story lines are likely to result in a souring public opinion environment. Contrary to most current studies of public opinion and the support for international missions, we thus emphasise the role played by political leaders in shaping public attitudes towards the projection of military power. Surely, politicians are affected by polls and the wishes of public opinion Á but popular attitudes are far from immune from political elites' attempts to rationalise the use of military force via strategic narratives.

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Shaping public attitudes towards the deployment of military power: NATO, Afghanistan and the use of strategic narratives

Ringsmose

Børgesen

2011

European Security

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“…When it became known in the Netherlands that fighting took place quite frequently, it not only engendered admiration but also fueled existing criticism in parliament and among the public. Decreasing public support for the mission, moreover, became a reason why the mission in Uruzgan was not extended in 2010 (Dimitriu & de Graaf, ; Dimitriu & de Graaf, ; Ringsmose & Børgesen, , pp. 520–521).…”

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The Role of Political Practices in Moral Injury: A Study of Afghanistan Veterans

Molendijk¹

2018

Political Psychology

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While much research has been conducted on military trauma, conceptualizations of deployment-related suffering have been predominantly approached through a medical, individual-focused lens. Since the military is an instrument of the state, it is crucial to expand the conceptual scope to include political processes, particularly for the fast-growing literature on "moral injury," which refers to the emotional impact of perpetrating, witnessing, or falling victim to perceived wrongdoing. This article examines the role of political practices in the onset of moral injury as well as the micropolitical responses of morally injured veterans. A study of the Dutch mission in Uruzgan, Afghanistan, shows that decisions and frames at the political level helped create distressing quandaries on the ground and that in all the ways the political leadership acknowledged the problems that veterans subsequently developed, it also maintained a silence on its direct contribution to these problems, as such perpetuating them. Consequently, veterans tried to make the political leadership take a material and symbolic share in their burden. Clearly, moral conflict may exist both in the veteran and between the veteran and the political domain, and therefore, experiences of institutional betrayal and a resultant search for reparations should be included in theory on moral injury.

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“…On 2 February 2006 the Dutch Second Chamber ratified the decision to deploy soldiers to Uruzgan beginning in August of that year with an end date set for 2008. 33 Given that Canada was to assume a one-year overall leadership term for RC-S in February 2008, extending the commitment to 2009 was a logical decision.…”

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Hell is other people’s schedules: Canada’s limited-term military commitments, 2001–2015

Ettinger

Rice

2016

International Journal

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Since 2001, Canada has participated in multilateral security operations in Afghanistan and Libya, and as part of the anti-ISIS coalition. Canada’s contributions have been the sum of eleven distinct time-delimited missions ranging from six months to four years. Until now, this variation in strategic duration has drawn little scholarly attention. This paper investigates the logic underpinning Canada’s variable mission commitments. We find that the actions of specific allies, as well as the NATO alliance as a whole, can account for the particular duration of Canadian military commitments. External pressure, combined with Canada’s internationalist orientation, reputational concerns, and the relative weakness of Canada’s Parliament, contributes to a cycle of engagement and re-engagement whereby extrication is perceived to come with high costs in reputation. This creates a dilemma for Canadian governments: participate in multilateral operations and be seen as a good ally, but cede control over strategic duration to forces beyond your control; or, don’t participate and risk that standing.

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The Dutch COIN approach: three years in Uruzgan, 2006–2009

Cited by 12 publications

References 12 publications

Shaping public attitudes towards the deployment of military power: NATO, Afghanistan and the use of strategic narratives

Shaping public attitudes towards the deployment of military power: NATO, Afghanistan and the use of strategic narratives

The Role of Political Practices in Moral Injury: A Study of Afghanistan Veterans

Hell is other people’s schedules: Canada’s limited-term military commitments, 2001–2015

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