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Online course: Human security and the military role

Finding the utility of military force to protect civilians from violence.

Kurdiske Peshmerga-soldater får opplæring i strid i tettbygde områder av norske soldater i Telemark Bataljon i en forlatt landsby utenfor Erbil i Iraq /Kurdish Pesmerga soldiers receive military training in urban warfare by Norwegian soldiers from Telemark Battalion in an abondoned village outside Erbil, Iraq.

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An introduction to the online course.

    • Military and civilian personnel from national armed forces.
    • UN and NATO personnel.
    • Students at master's and bachelor levels.

    The lessons provide valuable insights for military planners. They are also useful for scholars, academics, humanitarian workers and others involved in human security and protection of civilians.

  2. This is an online course. You can complete the course at your own pace from your office or at home.

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    nduc-human-security
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What is the course main topic?

Military forces often fail to protect civilians from physical violence, even when providing protection is their key objective.

Avoiding collateral damage is no longer enough to protect civilians in armed conflict. Military forces must sometimes counter armed groups that target civilians and tailor their operations to deter, coerce, or destroy the perpetrators’ will and ability to attack civilians.

Military forces must reduce the threat to civilians in any type of operations, whether in defence of national integrity or in protecting non-combatants from violent perpetrators in armed conflicts.

Why attend this course?

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Understanding the threats to civilians is key to better protect them from violence. Threats to civilians vary greatly; from genocide to mob violence. The utility of force to protect varies accordingly.

Through twelve short video lessons, this course provides a systematic approach to threat analysis, planning, implementation, and assessment of military operations to protect civilians.

With the help of a «flipped classroom» design, the course is ideal for self-study, interactive learning and comprehensive courses where the role of the military in providing human security is a topic.

Research and development team

  1. Petter HF Lindqvist

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    Lindqvist is an Army Colonel at the Norwegian Defence University College, specializing on the use of military force to improve human security in armed conflict. His operational experience covers four decades of UN and NATO operations, including Lebanon, Iraq, Afghanistan and South-Sudan.

  2. Stian Kjeksrud

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    Dr. Kjeksrud is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian Defence University College, heading its research program on UN peace operations. Kjeksrud served as an officer and soldier in Afghanistan, North Macedonia, Kosovo, and Lebanon.

  3. Alexander William Beadle

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    Beadle is a researcher at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment and a PhD-candidate at the University of Oslo, heading a research project on global trends and the future of warfare. He has also worked extensively on understanding the utility of force in protecting civilians from violence, leading to several publications.

  4. Gustav Nyquist

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    Nyquist is an experienced video content producer working at the Norwegian Defence University College’s section for Advanced Distributed Learning. He has extensive experience from movie production, documentary and information film. 

  5. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)

E-learning: Human security and the military role (FI)
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E-learning: Human security and the military role (AR)
This e-learning is arranged for an Arabic-speaking audience.
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