diis ∙ danish institute for international studies unintended impact on the strategy major thomas...
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DIIS ∙ DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Unintended impact on the strategy
Major Thomas Galasz Nielsen
DIIS ∙ DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Tactification of the strategy
Strategy making– NATO in Afghanistan– Strategy failures
Time as a key variable How to handle tactical
successes in the strategy
Tactification…!
DIIS ∙ DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
ISAF
War on Terror by USA– ISAF– NATO
Several shifts in strategy
Clear end state in 2011 Counterinsurgency as
warfare
DIIS ∙ DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
The ISAF Strategy
Tactical successes as benchmarks
Linear thinking
Predictability Probability Short/long term
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What to be done
Clear end state Obtainable
objectives Clear intent
Focus on time not predictability
Trust in the strategy Reduce alterations