Event Date: June 10, 2013 - 12:00 pm
Location: University of Ottawa, Social Sciences Building, room FSS-4006, 120 University Private
HENRIK HEINDENKAMP, Royal United Services Institute, London, UK.
Presented by CIPS.
Free. In English. Registration is not required.
Germany’s contribution to NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission has fundamentally shaped the German discourse about the use of the military instrument and the general organisation of the national defence effort. The German armed forces’ operational experience has affected its strategic planning processes and operational doctrine – in particular with regard to counter-insurgency and intelligence – as well as its in-theatre co-operation with allies, partners, civil (non-)governmental stakeholders and contractors from the private sector. Furthermore, it has functioned as a catalyst for the reform of the Bundeswehr’s organisational structure, German defence acquisition and in-service processes as well as Germany’s cross-governmental approach to security and defence. Moreover, it has contributed to the multi-layered societal debate on the German position in the international system and the general design of its security and defence policy.
Dr. Henrik Heidenkamp is a Research Fellow for the Defence, Industries and Society Programme (DISP). He has previously worked for the military policy branch (Fü S III 2) of the German Ministry of Defence (BMVg), Berlin, Germany.