Advances in Anti-Access and Area Denial (A2/AD)

Rene Janssen

ISBN 10: 9087285035 / ISBN 13: 9789087285036

Published by Leiden University Press, NL, 2026

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The nature of modern-day threats - including those in the virtual dimension - challenges traditional anti-access and area denial (A2/AD) strategies. But how should we advance A2/AD to defy these multifaceted threats? This edition of Netherlands Annual Review of Military Studies (NLARMS) presents original conceptual as well as technological approaches to A2/AD. The volume explores novel ideas for a modern take on A2/AD, thereby contributing to the advancement of A2/AD. With the insights presented, the book proposes a new attitude towards A2/AD that is suitable to face the threats of the present time.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Advances in Anti-Access and Area Denial (A2/AD)
• Publisher: Leiden University Press, NL
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9087285035
• ISBN 13: 9789087285036
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The nature of modern-day threats – including those in the virtual dimension – challenges traditional anti-access and area denial (A2/AD) strategies. But how should we advance A2/AD to defy these multifaceted threats? This edition of Netherlands Annual Review of Military Studies (NLARMS) presents original conceptual as well as technological approaches to A2/AD. The volume explores novel ideas for a modern take on A2/AD, thereby contributing to the advancement of A2/AD. With the insights presented, the book proposes a new attitude towards A2/AD that is suitable to face the threats of the present time.

About the Authors

Edwin Dado is Associate Professor of Military Engineering at the Netherlands Defence Academy. His current research interests include hydraulic warfare, area denial and force protection engineering.

Rene Janssen is Associate Professor of Mathematics and Operations Research at the Faculty of Sciences of the Netherlands Defence Academy. His research interest focusses on network theory and stochastics related to military operations research.

Roy Hamans is Assistant Professor of Defence Economics at the Faculty of Military Sciences, Netherlands Defence Academy. His expertise lies at the intersection of innovation, technology, strategy, and finance, with a focus on challenging environments. Drawing on experience in both the private sector and government, he holds a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from IMD Lausanne, among other qualifications.

Marc Gouw is a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Netherlands Army and an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Military Sciences of the Netherlands Defence Academy. He teaches within the field of military operational sciences, focusing on military operations in warfighting scenarios. His research is currently dedicated to understanding modern land warfare, notably the interplay between military intelligence and targeting.

Kerry Malone is a Senior Scientist at TNO, and a Senior Research Fellow at the Netherlands Defence Academy. Her interests include methodologies to assess supply and logistics concepts in a defence context. Kerry is a national scientific representative in the NATO Science and Technology Systems Analysis and Studies Panel.