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Back to SearchSpecial Operations Forces and Great Power Competition
Will the role and capabilities required of special operations forces change in a geopolitical context characterized by great power competition? How will SOF balance enduring counterterrorism missions…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago
What Have We Learned from Twenty Years of War?
What lessons should the United States and its allies take from twenty years of irregular warfare since 9/11? What will the future of irregular warfare look like? Episode 38 of the Irregular Warfare P…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
On the Road to Jihad: The Role of Foreign Fighters in Irregular Warfare
Foreign fighters play an influential role in Islamic extremist groups. They tend to be more violent, more committed, and more resistant to reconciliation than their indigenous counterparts. Perhaps m…
Published on 4 years, 2 months ago
Information Operations for the Information Age: IO in Irregular Warfare
When information can travel globally at the tap of a finger, irregular warfare professionals must contend with an ever-changing environment. How does strategic messaging tie into operations on the ba…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
Lessons from the Hardest Place: Twenty Years of War in Afghanistan
What lessons should the United States military take from twenty years of war in Afghanistan? This episode focuses on US efforts in the Pech valley, where the United States waged an enduring counterin…
Published on 4 years, 3 months ago
China’s Strategically Irregular Approach: The Art of the Gray Zone
How does China operate in the space between war and peace to gain strategic advantage in Asia and globally? What do these gray zone activities look like, and how do they facilitate China’s influence …
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
An Un-American Way of War: Why the United States Fails at Irregular Warfare
The United States and other nations have spent billions of dollars and invested untold effort, not to mention lives, in a global campaign against Islamist terrorism—and yet the threat landscape is ar…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Land Forces, Irregular Warfare, and a New Strategic Landscape
The US military and its allies are faced with the challenges of shifting focus toward great power competition while still maintaining the ability to counter threats on the fringes. Where does irregu…
Published on 4 years, 4 months ago
Closing the Chapter: Ending Afghanistan for US Army Special Forces
US Army Special Forces units continued to quietly operate in Afghanistan when conventional troops withdrew around 2015. These soldiers have worked closely with Afghan commandos and government partner…
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago
Back to the Future: Resetting Special Operations Forces for Great Power Competition
Special operations forces have been a favorite national security tool during the United States' post-9/11 wars. However, the release of the 2017 National Security Strategy pivoted the United States’ …
Published on 4 years, 5 months ago