This article addresses the challenges faced by the United States in maintaining a sustained approach to irregular warfare (IW), historically marked by a "boom...
In a new era of strategic competition, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) must identify opportunities to out-compete China and Russia when and where it...
Recent international military deployments have shown the prevalence of population-centric task settings. For Special Operations Forces (SOF), engaging with local populations is part of...
A common refrain whenever military leaders and policymakers are dissatisfied with military performance is to argue that Professional Military Education (PME) needs to change....
As the special operations profession enters a new era of Special Operations Forces (SOF) involvement in geopolitical competition in the “gray zone” as part...
Introduction The ignominious end of the war in Afghanistan raises many questions about what could have been accomplished there and, more importantly, what the...
J. Paul de B. Taillon, Samuel Associates, Ottawa, Canada ABSTRACTThis article provides an overview of the concept, development, deployment, and validation of the multinational...
Matthew Miller, U.S. Special Operations Command, Tampa. FL, USA ABSTRACTAs we passed the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War, this conflict still offers valuable...
Thomas R. Searle, Christopher Marsh, and Brian Petit ABSTRACTThis article provides ten surprising lessons for Special Operations Forces (SOF) from the first year-and-a-half of...