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Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownJoint SOF Logistics Course
SOF Chaplain Spiritual and Moral Resiliency
Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy
Recent Publications
Moral Injury: Implications for U.S. SOF and Ethical Resiliency
SOF Quills for the Porcupine: Applying Lessons from Ukraine to Taiwan
Disruptive Technology in SOF-Peculiar Environments: Promises and Challenges in Development, Management, and Acquisition and Procurement
Recently Ended
ThinkJSOU with Dr. Daniel Moore: "Offensive Cyber Operations: Understanding Intangible Warfare"
Lunchtime Talk with Nick Reynolds, Author of Need to Know: World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence
ThinkJSOU with Dr. Rory Cormac: How To Stage A Coup And Ten Other Lessons from the World of Secret Statecraft
Understanding State Fragility and Institutional Resiliency (Pilot)
Description
This course provides information about these three themes: (a) the characteristics of the international system and the modern nation-state, (b) state fragility and institutional resiliency (c) state-sponsored resilience and resistance strategies. Students will receive an appreciation for the policies and practices utilized by governments and SOF. Instruction is structured within five (5) lessons across 24-hours of instruction. The first lesson will discuss the histories of Ukraine and Georgia as partially occupied states. The second lesson will explore the foundations of democracy and the 3rd wave of democratization. Lesson three in enlighten the students on Westphalia and the modern nation-state. In lesson four the students will discuss the models of state fragility. Concluding the instruction will be lesson five where the focus will be understanding institutional resilience. Students will complete readings, listen to podcasts, watch media, and participate in collaborative discussion boards in preparation for each class.
Audience
The primary target audience is USSOF personnel who are or will likely be assigned to Components and other joint operational staffs (particularly TSOCs) which develop, coordinate, and execute plans in support of Geographic and/or Functional Combatant Commander objectives. In addition, USSOCOM’s SOF Network of multinational and interagency partner personnel will be invited to attend to bring their unique perspectives on planning and execution within the JIIM-C contemporary security environment.
Materials
Various readings and videos.