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- Title
Hvornår er det slut? Hvorfor og hvordan man måler på krigsindsatser.
- Authors
Knus Larsen, Kristian
- Abstract
In July 2013 the last Danish combat troops left Afghanistan, and onwards the Danish presence in Afghanistan will be limited to military instructors and development experts. However, how can one know that these efforts are the right ones right now? The article argues that the question can be answered through the use of performance measurements. Initially, the article argues that strategic debate among politicians should not cease with the first shot. Instead it should continue for the entire duration of a war. Strategic debate presupposes information from the battlefield, and performance measurements can supply this information. Building on the Danish Afghanistan strategy, the Helmand plans, and the reporting on these, the article discusses how performance measurements can be used for future Danish military engagements. For this discussion the article makes use of historical examples and concepts from the literature on performance measurements. Lastly, the article present four recommendations for the future.
- Subjects
COMBAT; MILITARY education; MILITARY strategy; POLITICIANS; AFGHAN politics &; government, 2001-2021
- Publication
Økonomi & Politik, 2014, Vol 87, Issue 1, p49
- ISSN
0030-1906
- Publication type
Article