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Robert C. Jones

Robert Jones is a retired U.S. Army Special Forces Colonel and senior strategist at U.S. Special Operations Command. As a member of the SOCOM J5 Donovan Strategic Initiatives Group, he leads work on the evolving character of conflict, deterrence, and societal stability, and serves as Strategic Advisor to the Director of Plans, Policy, and Strategy. A former Deputy District Attorney, he lectures regularly at the Joint Special Operations University and Air War College, focusing on strategy, unconventional warfare, and creative approaches to complex security challenges.

Commentary

For Want of a Nail, the Kingdom was Lost: The Struggle to Understand Irregular Warfare

We have a new definition of irregular warfare, and to paraphrase Winston Churchill, we are “perhaps, at the end of the beginning.” Now, the...

Robert C. JonesMarch 12, 2025