<p>Högkvarteret beslutade 2004 att interoperabilitet med Natos metoder har högsta prioritet i Försvarsmakten. Därför är underrättelsemetoden Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IPB) vägledande för svensk underrättelsetjänsts framtagande av beslutsunderlag. Försvarsmaktens underrättelsehandbok betraktar dock IPB som en inte ”i alla avseenden tydlig” metod. Eftersom krigföring inom mark-, luft- och den maritima arenan karaktäriseras av olika faktorer, vilka ej framgår i IPB, existerar här ett problemområde. Uppsatsen behandlar problemområdet inom den maritima arenan på taktisk nivå. Syftet är att undersöka IPB-metodens genomförande och innehåll då den genomförs för att tillgodose ett ytstridsförbands taktiska underrättelsebehov. Uppsatsens frågeställningar söker svar på hur den maritima arenan respektive sjökrigföring generellt påverkar innehållet i, samt genomförandet av, IPB-metoden.</p><p>Studiens teoretiska grund utgörs av IPB-metoden, vilken främst används till att strukturera undersökningen. Uppsatsen genomförs med kvalitativ innehållsanalys av svensk marin doktrin, reglementen, handböcker samt modern litteratur om sjökrigföring på taktisk nivå. Dessa källor skall ge perspektiv på IPB-metoden och dess respektive steg.</p><p>En allmängiltig grundsats gällande sjökrigföring är att den som anfaller effektivt först vinner striden. Uppsatsen har funnit att IPB-metoden, vilken syftar till bedömning av motståndarens farligaste respektive troligaste handlingsvägar, speglar detta axiom bristfälligt. Om IPB, då den genomförs i en marin kontext, istället koncentreras mot den duellsituation som är karaktäristisk för sjökrigföring, skapas ett beslutsunderlag som bättre överensstämmer med vad litteraturen förordar. En sådan förändring i fokus för IPB förändrar hela metoden i grunden.</p> / <p>The purpose of the study is to examine the use of the NATO method known as Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IPB), since the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in 2004 decided that interoperability with NATO methods is of high priority.</p><p>Combat on the ground, in the air and at sea is characterized by different factors. This circumstance is however not very clear in the Swedish interpretation of IPB. This shortcoming constitutes the problem that this study has looked into. IPB will be examined from a naval point of view at a tactical level. The question that has been asked is how naval tactical combat and the maritime environment influence the use of IPB.</p><p>The study uses the IPB-method itself as theoretical framework. Swedish doctrine, naval regulations and handbooks as well as modern literature on naval combat have been analysed in order to give perspectives on IPB. </p><p>It is common knowledge today that the essence of success in naval combat at a tactical level is to <em>attack effectively first</em>. The main conclusion is, however, that IPB, which focuses on estimates of the adversary’s courses of action, reflects this maxim poorly. The results of the study show that the intelligence output would be more adequate if IPB, when used in a naval tactical context, was concentrated on an analysis of the duel between ships.</p>

Högkvarteret beslutade 2004 att interoperabilitet med Natos metoder har högsta prioritet i Försvarsmakten. Därför är underrättelsemetoden Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IPB) vägledande för svensk underrättelsetjänsts framtagande av beslutsunderlag. Försvarsmaktens underrättelsehandbok betraktar dock IPB som en inte ”i alla avseenden tydlig” metod. Eftersom krigföring inom mark-, luft- och den maritima arenan karaktäriseras av olika faktorer, vilka ej framgår i IPB, existerar här ett problemområde. Uppsatsen behandlar problemområdet inom den maritima arenan på taktisk nivå. Syftet är att undersöka IPB-metodens genomförande och innehåll då den genomförs för att tillgodose ett ytstridsförbands taktiska underrättelsebehov. Uppsatsens frågeställningar söker svar på hur den maritima arenan respektive sjökrigföring generellt påverkar innehållet i, samt genomförandet av, IPB-metoden. Studiens teoretiska grund utgörs av IPB-metoden, vilken främst används till att strukturera undersökningen. Uppsatsen genomförs med kvalitativ innehållsanalys av svensk marin doktrin, reglementen, handböcker samt modern litteratur om sjökrigföring på taktisk nivå. Dessa källor skall ge perspektiv på IPB-metoden och dess respektive steg. En allmängiltig grundsats gällande sjökrigföring är att den som anfaller effektivt först vinner striden. Uppsatsen har funnit att IPB-metoden, vilken syftar till bedömning av motståndarens farligaste respektive troligaste handlingsvägar, speglar detta axiom bristfälligt. Om IPB, då den genomförs i en marin kontext, istället koncentreras mot den duellsituation som är karaktäristisk för sjökrigföring, skapas ett beslutsunderlag som bättre överensstämmer med vad litteraturen förordar. En sådan förändring i fokus för IPB förändrar hela metoden i grunden. / The purpose of the study is to examine the use of the NATO method known as Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace (IPB), since the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters in 2004 decided that interoperability with NATO methods is of high priority. Combat on the ground, in the air and at sea is characterized by different factors. This circumstance is however not very clear in the Swedish interpretation of IPB. This shortcoming constitutes the problem that this study has looked into. IPB will be examined from a naval point of view at a tactical level. The question that has been asked is how naval tactical combat and the maritime environment influence the use of IPB. The study uses the IPB-method itself as theoretical framework. Swedish doctrine, naval regulations and handbooks as well as modern literature on naval combat have been analysed in order to give perspectives on IPB.  It is common knowledge today that the essence of success in naval combat at a tactical level is to attack effectively first. The main conclusion is, however, that IPB, which focuses on estimates of the adversary’s courses of action, reflects this maxim poorly. The results of the study show that the intelligence output would be more adequate if IPB, when used in a naval tactical context, was concentrated on an analysis of the duel between ships.

No / This paper discusses theoretical and conceptual issues in leadership and how these apply to complex military operations in this global age. It identifies the reason for and the point at which the need for leadership arose among the early humans. It suggests the need for every human activity to be assessed within the context of its relative existence, based on the employment of accepted standards. Thereafter, the subject matter was treated under four main sections; namely, the Elements of Power, Leadership and its Sanctity, Concept of Military Operations, and Analosynthesis. With improvements in technology and mastery over their environments, the homo habilis gained control over their means of subsistence and the basic necessities of life. Their quest for better security and stability, in order to facilitate progressive developments, led to the emergence of community life. This was the stage at which the need for leadership, among humans, became apparent. Lessons on Leadership and Influence dictate that Power and Influence, which is one’s art of getting others to follow one’s lead, are best understood in terms of the interactions among the Elements of Power. The paper identified five enabling factors of power and influence; namely, how power works, how influence works, the TOPS Formula, the influence skills and cultural differences. These would enhance his ability to positively communicate with the led for maximum effect. Defined as a process of influencing a group of individuals to achieve a common goal, leadership is seen as a key variable in the development of human society. Any leader that fails to imbibe some ethical leadership values and principles that would guide his leadership, he would hardly gain the confidence and loyalty of the led. These include respect for others; service to others; justice, fairness and equity for all and sundry; honesty; resourcefulness; and truthfulness/trustworthiness – all leading to the building of a strong, united, virile and prosperous community. It is believed that the crises bedevilling Nigeria today, particularly Northern Nigeria, can be largely attributed to the negation of ethical values/principles on the part of our leaders, both past and present. It is hoped that the Change which Nigerian electorates voted for on 28th March 2015 would make the needed difference. A military operation is a set of activities characterised by mutual belligerent actions; regardless of how the opposing elements are defined, equipped or disposed. Hence, military operations may not be limited to the conventional battlefield; new forms of battlefields and domains of warfare will continue to emerge for as long as human technology is progressive. Currently, a critical analysis yields the existence of five warfare domains; namely, Land, Sea, Air, Space (Strategic Defence Initiative or Star Wars) and Cyber Space. In view of the above, even the concept of military operation, in terms of the troops that execute warfare, must also be re-assessed in tune with the dictates of globalisation. Thus, as opposed to seeing soldiers as some illiterates, dressed in ragtag attire and engaging in a “woo-chebe!” warfare; the contrary should now be the case. Soldiering should be seen as an enterprise for people traversing the entire levels of education/training throughout the social strata of the society; comprising the illiterate and semi-illiterate local informants, highly educated troops, and all shades of professionals and technocrats up to the University Professors, globally. Concomitantly, there is need to also re-evaluate, by reconfiguring and expanding, the concept of the military element of national power into a more suitable gauge of national strength - the socio-military element of national power. That is, the military is no longer expected to function effectively independent of its wider society setting. In a nutshell, for one to succeed as a leader of officers and men in a military operation, one must first of all imbibe the general principles/values of ethical leadership expected of all categories of leaders, as enumerated above. In addition to these, one must then train to internalise those other attributes that would sustain one in leadership position as one confronts an uncertain death; namely, valour, bravery, courage, faithfulness and an existence of a balanced coordination between a healthy mind and a healthy body. / Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF)