Operacje o zamierzonych skutkach

Effects Based Operations (EBO) is a concept/philosophy of effective response to threats emerging in the security area. This concept, which was developed by the Americans, takes advantage of the advances in science, technological progress, as well as experiences and observations on various aspects of combating security threats in the contemporary world. The first part of the article features basis assumptions of the EBO concept. The notion of Effects Based Operations were defined basing on American sources, the notion of holism and systems theory were explained, and also perceiving operational environment according to EBO theory was described. In the second part of the article, the author presents the origins of the concept and its reference to the history of wars. The main idea is to draw attention to strong connection between the way the operations were waged in the past with the basic EBO assumptions. The final part of the article overviews the strategy to implement the EBO concept and practical side of its use. There are included opinions concerning its usability on various levels of command and examples of its application by fighting sub-units on the tactical level in the stabilisation operation in Iraq.