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The Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia
Croatia, which entered into the European Union on 1 July 2013, has developed in the past two decades from a country that had hosted peacekeeping forces into one that makes great efforts in supporting peace.
Focus: The Significance of the EU Accession for Croatia’s Armed Forces
The Commandos in the 21st Century
The soldiers of the HQ Commandos are capable of acting in a multitude of diverse threat scenarios - a special feature that is unique in the Austrian Armed Forces. A closer look at the tasks of special operations forces shows why they play such an important role today.
Napoleon: Genius - Military Commander - Emperor
The first part of a bipartite article on Napoleon Bonaparte deals with his family, his abilities and his way of working, his striving for power, his dealing with the truth and his acting skills at public functions.
Lessons to be Learned from National Service for One’s Professional Life
During the period of national service, a serviceman can learn many useful things for his later professional life. The article addresses some of the skills learned during national service, which may prove to be an advantage in one’s professional career.
The Passau Oberhausmuseum
The Veste Oberhaus towers over the city of Passau in the north. The fortress houses the Oberhausmuseum, which contains various collections and gives a broad insight into medieval life.
Key Leader Engagement
Influencing target groups by way of Key Leader Engagement is a method to change the behaviour and the attitude of relevant decision-makers and, therefore, to support military task accomplishment.
Cyber War - A Modern Type of Threat
Cyber war is the targeted attack on enemy computer systems with malware especially designed for this purpose. Taking over the control centres of energy supply, of telecommunication, administration or logistics in technologically advanced societies or, as the case may be, rendering them inoperative is sufficient to paralyse a state instantly.
Commentary: The "Golan Heights Dilemma”
Task Verbs II
This article is the second part of the series introducing the NATO Task Verbs and explaining their implementation into the Austrian Armed Forces (AAF). The categories covered here are offensive operations and special operations forces (SOF).
Infantry Battalion Carinthia
The Infantry Battalion Carinthia was formed in 2006, consisting, in essence, of militia soldiers of the former 46th and 27th infantry battalions. The main task of the infantry battalion Carinthia is to protect critical infrastructure.
Focus: Homeland Defence - Mission of the Austrian Militia in the
21st Century
Psychology: Behaviour in Communication
After Action Review with Simulation Systems
Before the introduction of simulation systems examinations, comparisons etc. to determine the training status of a soldier had been based on the subjective perception of the examiner. Today, objective classification is possible in the training sector.
Contractor Support to Operations (CSO) - Example EU Battle Group 2012-2, Part 2
In view of increasingly insufficient military capacities on the one hand, and rising logistical challenges on the other hand, CSO models are handled through the NATO Support Agency/Operational Logistics Support Partnership (NSPA/OLSP). To provide a better insight, the possibility to cooperate with the EU financing mechanism Athena is presented.
