Explores the impact of culture and values on military forces and the role of security forces in society Examining new operations, authors from Germany, India, Israel and Canada explore social and cultural dimensions of new types of operations ranging from small wars to policing and peace building. Authors from Canada, Germany, Turkey, the US and the Netherlands explore the impact of culture and values on military forces and the role of security forces in society.

An examination of how military forces are dealing with the changing roles of their missions The old problems of men at war and people in conflict still demand the application and reinforcement of customary and proven ways to accomplish new peacekeeping and other missions Military commanders and their soldiers have been asked over the last ten years to tackle a wider range of missions than most were prepared for during the cold war era. Soldiers and sailors are today engaged in operations variously termed peacekeeping, peace support operations, humanitarian operations, and traditional combat...