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‘Size matters’
To protect Europe, ‘scale, mass, and size matter again’, Lieutenant General Tak warns in this interview with the Militaire Spectator.
‘The threat is tangible’
In an interview with the Militaire Spectator, Martin Hurt of the International Centre for Defence and Security in Tallinn talks about the security situation in Europe after the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the need for robust deterrence.
The war in Donbas and the battle for definitions
PART 2: Building on Frank Hoffman's concept of hybrid warfare the 2014-2015 Donbas War can be analysed in order to determine to what extent it can truly be considered a hybrid war.
Poetins gelijk
‘Ik moet zeggen dat ik al die verhalen van Sergej over zijn supermoderne leger met die hypermoderne techniek altijd met een korreltje zout heb genomen. Maar het schijnt echt een groot succes te zijn, die speciale militaire operatie om onze Slavische broeders in Oekraïne te bevrijden.’
The art of deception revisited (part 2): the unexpected annexation of Crimea in 2014
How were the Ukrainian authorities deceived during the annexation of Crimea in 2014? Part 2 of the diptych on the art of deception focuses on Russia’s application of the concept.
The art of deception revisited (part 1): current insights
Deception includes activities that can take place at all levels, but what are the Western views on deception?
Counterfire operations against peer competitors
Is the Royal Netherlands Army able to conduct counterfire operations against a (near-) peer adversary keen on using artillery on a massive scale?
NATO’s refocus on deterrence
Because of the significant changes in the security environment NATO has moved credible and effective deterrence to the forefront again.