Operations abroad pose an extraordinary challenge to international security forces. The security situation in the regions of deployment, international norms and democracy expect soldiers and police to protect both themselves and civilians on the spot against violence. In reality this implies a convergence of the traditional roles of the police and the military.
The latest HSFK Report No 1/2013 Flexible Sicherheitskräfte für Auslandseinsätze: Afghanistan und die Grenzen deutscher Sicherheitspolitik ("Flexible security forces for international missions: The limitations of German security policies"), explores the difficulties of the German Bundeswehr and the German police in Afghanistan to be flexible in the use of force. Cornelius Friesendorf, Christopher Daase and Thomas Müller show that greater flexibility of German security forces in international missions is both necessary and risky, and suggest how Germany can cope with this dilemma.
Thomas Müller works as security consultant for a development organization in Afghanistan.
This HSFK-Report is available at PRIF for EUR 6,- or as free PDF download.