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As the special operations profession enters a new era of Special Operations Forces (SOF) involvement in geopolitical competition in the “gray zone” as part...
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The Cypriot War of Independence is a critical case study for contemporary counterinsurgency (COIN) and counterterrorism (CT) studies. Given COIN and CT’s ongoing significance,...
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J. Paul de B. Taillon, Samuel Associates, Ottawa, Canada ABSTRACTThis article provides an overview of the concept, development, deployment, and validation of the multinational...
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While the 1961 U.S. invasion of Cuba—dubbed the “Bay of Pigs Invasion”—has received significant public scrutiny, academic scholarship on the topic has lagged behind....
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Matthew Miller, U.S. Special Operations Command, Tampa, Florida, USA ABSTRACTAs we mark the 40th anniversary of the Falklands War, the conflict continues to offer...
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Michael J. Mooney, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, USA The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is...
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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...
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Rikke Haugegaard, Ph.D. fellow, Centre for Global Criminology, University of Copenhagen and Royal Danish Defence College ABSTRACTThis article aims to contribute to the understanding...
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Robert M. Mitchell, Joint Special Operations University, Tampa, Florida, USA ABSTRACTThe article considers the process of ethical decision-making in the unique and ever-changing world...
