Multicultural Challenges for Armed Forces in Theatre

Author(s): Tibor Szvircsev Tresch
Editor(s): Chef der Armee
Journal Title: Military Power Revue der Schweizer Armee
Issue: 2
Pages: 34-43
Publisher(s): Allgemeine Schweizerische Militärzeitschrift (ASMZ)
Publication Year: 2007

This article explains that in the face of strategic threats and declining budgets, NATO and the EU have been forced to engage in multicultural missions that require more adaptive, flexible and mobile forces. The author stresses that the development of intercultural understanding among commanders and their officers is crucial for a successful multinational mission. At the same time, the article states that multinationality may tend to minimize operational success in real combat missions.

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