professor Dr Martijn Kitzen

Martijn Kitzen is professor and holds the chair in irregular warfare and special operations at the Netherlands Defence Academy. His research and teaching focus on irregular warfare in fragmented societies with a particular interest in the way special operations forces can be deployed in such an environment. 

Martijn has published extensively about these topics and most recently co-edited the books The Conduct of War in the 21^st Century and Into the Void: Special Operations Forces after the War on Terror. He regularly lectures at various international military institutes and staff colleges and his research activities include previous fellowships at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Oxford’s Changing Character of War Centre as well as field work in Afghanistan and the Sahel region. 

In addition to his scholarly work, Martijn has been involved in pre-deployment training and advise for various nations, worked as in-theatre advisor in Afghanistan and the Sahel, and served as academic advisor for the revision of NATO’s AJP 3.4.4 (counterinsurgency). Martijn holds a PhD in history, a MA in political science, and is a graduate of the Royal Netherlands Military Academy. As a former military officer, he has experience in NATO and UN missions.

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