Introduction

In: Beeres , R , Klomp , J , Timmermans , J , Bertrand , R & Voetelink , J 2021 , Introduction . in R Beeres , R Bertrand , J Klomp , J Timmermans & J Voetelink (eds) , NL ARMS Netherlands Annual Review of Military Studies 2021 . TMC Asser Press , The Hague , pp. 1-11 .

Abstract

This year's volume of the Netherlands Annual Review of Military Studies (NL ARMS) offers an interdisciplinary view on the domain of Compliance and Integrity in International Military Trade (CIIMT), integrating defence economics, international law, arms export control frameworks and policies, information management, organizational sciences and ethics. Although in academia, and from an interdisciplinary perspective, CIIMT constitutes a novel research domain, across private and public defence-related sectors, the subject evokes high levels of attention and interest, instigating a need for critical thinking, reflection and creativity to address ensuing multi-faceted issues and problems. From 2017, the Faculty of Military Sciences (FMS) at the Netherlands Defence Academy (NLDA) has offered an in-house MSc programme on CIIMT, which, by integrating practice-based and scientific-based knowledge, aims to contribute to this need. The NL ARMS 2021 comprises, amongst others, contributions from students and lecturers partaking in this programme.