Military anthropology? Report on the scientific conference about the "opportunities if cultural anthropology in support of international operations"

Abstract

At the conference, the representatives of military science and cultural anthropology met for the third time. They discussed that the success of military operations in the international arena
is not only influenced by the weapons and tactical methods used, but the way how the principles and methods of social sciences, especially cultural anthropology are used for making preparations for military missions and during their implementation plays a significant role as well.