Defence Transformation with Frictions - The Case of Sweden.

摘要

The armed forces are changing all the time depending on new tasks, lessons identified, new technologies which could be used etc. A transformation process is always going on. The word transformation has however, since the end of the Cold War got a somewhat more specific meaning (e.g.): * Transformation concerns structural changes of the armed forces during a period of rapid adaptation to new conditions (Garstka 2005). Transformation concerns a period when you change the main task of your armed forces from defending your territory to expeditionary tasks. Changing the defence structure is often necessary e.g. a transition from a compulsory conscript system to an AVF. (Haine 2005; Military balance 2010:103; Moore 2003:2; Witney 2008) Transformation concerns a period when networks become an important enabler in the armed forces. Even if all of the above mentioned possible interpretations are of interest for the case of Sweden a more humble approach has been chosen namely why and how have the Swedish armed forces been changed since the end of the Cold War.