This book examines the challenges that military forces will face in multinational operations in the 21st century.
1. Trends and Scenarios in International Military Operations, Per M. Norheim-Martinsen 2. Five Parameters for Analysing International Military Operations, Tore Nyhamar 3. Future High Intensity Conflict: A Possible NATO Counter-Regime Operation in Africa, Sverre Diesen 4. Counterinsurgency Operations Revisited, Robert Egnell and David Ucko 5. Military Advising and Assistance Operations, Guro Lien 6. Special Operations Forces - A Weapon of Choice for Future Operations?, Iver Johansen 7. The Future of UN Peacekeeping Operations, Stian Kjeksrud 8. The New Urban Operations, Per M. Norheim-Martinsen 9. Transnational Operations, Tore Nyhamar 10. Cyber Operations, Siw Tynes Johnsen 11. Protection of civilians as a New Objective in Military Operations, Alexander William Beadle 12. Conclusions: New Missions, New Tasks, Tore Nyhamar and Per M. Norheim-Martinsen