Defence Forces Review 2010

Editor’s NoteThis year we have included articles exploring both historical as well ascontemporary issues impacting on the Defence Community. These articlesexamine areas such as the nature of warfare, the domains of command andleadership and various themes that could be gathered under the umbrellaterm of ‘the comprehensive approach.’ These themes include civil militarycooperation and coordination, human rights and duties under international law.The contributions from serving and retired members of the Defence Forces arecomplemented by articles from established as well as up and coming writersfrom NUI Maynooth and DCU.We have also included the abstracts from the MA Theses and Higher Diplomain Arts in Leadership, Management and Defence Studies completed by thetwenty two students of the 65th Senior Command and Staff Course. Thesepapers provide an indication of the broad range of research currently conductedwithin the Defence Forces. Any reader who would like to read a complete papershould contact the Defence Forces Library in the DFTC.Finally it is important to emphasise that the Review is reliant on voluntarycontributions for its content. I would like to sincerely thank all the writers fortheir thought provoking articles and encourage those considering submittingsomething to do so for the 2011 edition! There is an open invitation to the widerDefence Community to tender relevant articles. The staff and readership lookforward to reading and publishing your work in the years ahead!Mark HearnsComdt