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The Fourth Age of SOF: The Use and Utility of Special Operations Forces in a New Age
Authored by:
Will Irwin, Isaiah Wilson
Trained to Win? Evaluating Battlefield Effectiveness and Sociopolitical Factors among Partnered Forces
Authored by:
Matthew Cancian
Barriers to Special Operations Forces-Led Counterterrorism Effectiveness
Authored by:
Barnett Koven, Katy Lindquist
Muqtada al Sadr and Neo-Iraqi Nationalism: Implications and Opportunities
Authored by:
Carole O’Leary, Nicholas Heras
Cross Domain IW Threats to SOF Maritime Missions: Implications for U.S. SOF
Authored by:
Dr Diane Zorrie, Gary Kessler
Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management: Implications for the SOF Future Operating Environment
Authored by:
Dr Philip Craiger, Laurie Craiger, Dr Diane Zorrie
Mazar-e Sharif: The First Victory of the 21st Century Against Terrorism
Authored by:
William Knarr, Mark Nutsch, Robert Pennington
The Blurred Battlefield: The Perplexing Conflation of Humanitarian and Criminal Law in Contemporary Conflicts
Authored by:
Patrick Paterson
Iranian Proxy Groups in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen: A Principal-Agent Comparative Analysis
Authored by:
David Ellis, Dr Diane Zorrie, Houman Sadri
Special Operations Forces Civil Affairs in Great Power Competition
Authored by:
Travis Clemens
Informal Governance as a Force Multiplier in Counterterrorism: Evidence for Burkina Faso
Authored by:
Margaret Ariotti, Kevin Fridy
Village Stability Operations and the Evolution of SOF Command and Control in Afghanistan: Implications for the Future of Irregular Warfare
Authored by:
William Knarr, Mark Nutsch
Decision-Making Considerations in Support to Resistance
Authored by:
Will Irwin, Ken Tovo
How Civil Resistance Works (And Why It Matters to SOF)
Authored by:
Will Irwin, Charles Cleveland
Tickling the Dragon’s Tail: The Destabilizing Effects of an Irregular Warfare Critical Mass
Authored by:
Ned Marsh
Support to Resistance: Strategic Purpose and Effectiveness
Authored by:
Will Irwin, John F. Mulholland, Jr.
Political Strategy in Unconventional Warfare: Opportunities Lost in Eastern Syria and Preparing for the Future
Authored by:
Carole O’Leary, Nicholas Heras
ISIS 2.0: South and Southeast Asia Opportunities and Vulnerabilities
Authored by:
Namrata Goswami, Robert Norton, Greg Weaver
The Enemy is Us: How Allied and U.S. Strategy in Yemen Contributes to AQAP’s Survival
Authored by:
Norman Cigar
Complexity, Organizational Blinders, and the SOCOM Design Way
Authored by:
David Ellis, Charlie Black
Advancing SOF Cultural Engagement: The Malinowski Model for a Qualitative Approach
Authored by:
Robert Greene Sands, Darby Arakelian
Growing SOLO: Expanding the Spectrum of SOF Advisory Capabilities
Authored by:
Troy White
How Do SOF Contribute to Comprehensive Deterrence?
Authored by:
Robert Haddick
The Death of the Golden Hour and the Return of the Future Guerrilla Hospital
Authored by:
Warner Farr
Property Rights and Social Justice as an Indicator of Stability: The SOF Nexus
Authored by:
Bill Mandrick
Transitioning from War to Peace: Post-Deployment Support for Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Jennifer Hazen
Special Operations Contracting: 21st Century Approaches for Service and Technology Acquisition
Authored by:
Benjamin Tkach
Outside the Box: A New General Theory of Special Operations
Authored by:
Tom Searle
Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco: Change, Instability, and Continuity in the Maghreb
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
A Social Marketing Analysis for Suicide Prevention Initiatives in USSOCOM: A Framework for Future Research and Success
Authored by:
R. Craig Lefebvre
A Unified Theory for Special Operations
Authored by:
Richard Rubright
IS and Cultural Genocide: Antiquities Trafficking in the Terrorist State
Authored by:
Russ Howard, Marc Elliott, Jonathan Prohov
Cultural Intelligence for Special Forces Personnel
Authored by:
Russ Howard, Greta Hanson, Carly Laywell
Training Surrogate Forces in International Humanitarian Law: Lessons from Peru, Colombia, El Salvador, and Iraq
Authored by:
Patrick Paterson
Assessing Special Operations Forces Language, Region, and Culture Needs: Leveraging Digital and LRC Learning to Reroute the "Roadmap" from Human Terrain to Human Domain
Authored by:
Robert Greene Sands, Darby Arakelian
The Asia Pivot: Implications for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Russ Howard, John Duvall, Jr.
Military Innovation in War: It Takes a Learning Organization - A Case Study of Task Force 714 in Iraq
Authored by:
Richard Shultz
Unconventional Economics: Operational Economics in Unconventional Warfare
Authored by:
Riley Post, Jeffrey Peterson
The War Within: A Look Inside al-Qaeda’s Undoing
Authored by:
Jarret Brachman
Improving the Sustainment of SOF Distributed Operations in Access-Denied Environments
Authored by:
Robert Haddick
The Collapse of Iraq and Syria: The End of the Colonial Construct in the Greater Levant
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Countering Violent Extremism in Mali
Authored by:
Mark Moyar
The 2005 Iraqi Sunni Awakening: The Role of the Desert Protectors Program
Authored by:
William Knarr
Saudi Arabia: Modernity, Stability, and the Twenty-First Century Monarchy
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Building Partner Capacity
Authored by:
Harry Rich Yarger
Islam: Ideology and Conflict
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Village Stability Operations and the Afghan Local Police
Authored by:
Mark Moyar
Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Theater for U.S. and Partner Nation Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Robert Haddick
Counterinsurgency in Somalia: Lessons Learned from the African Union Mission in Somalia, 2007-2013
Authored by:
Bronwyn Bruton and Paul Williams
U.S. Military Deployments to Africa: Lessons from the Hunt for Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army
Authored by:
James Forest
Persistent Engagement in Colombia
Authored by:
Mark Moyar, Hector Pagan, and Wil Griego
Partners or Competitors? The Evolution of the Department of Defense/Central Intelligence Agency Relationship since Desert Storm and its Prospects for the Future
Authored by:
David Oakley
Countering the al-Shabaab Insurgency in Somalia: Lessons for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville, Josh Meservey, James Forest
Strategic Culture
Authored by:
Russ Howard
Piracy: The Best Business Model Available
Authored by:
John Alexander
The Nexus of Extremism and Trafficking: Scourge of the World or So Much Hype?
Authored by:
Russ Howard, Colleen Traughber
Security Force Assistance and Security Sector Reform
Authored by:
Richard Shultz
Hybrid Warfare
Authored by:
Timothy McCulloh, Richard Johnson
Smart Power and U.S. National Strategy
Authored by:
Francisco Wong-Diaz
Retooling for the Future
Authored by:
Francisco Wong-Diaz
21st Century SOF: Toward an American Theory of Special Operations
Authored by:
Harry Yarger
Irregular Warfare: The Maoist Challenge to India's Internal Security
Authored by:
Prakash Singh
Iran: Illusion, Reality, and Interests
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Knowing Your Partner: The Evolution of Brazilian Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Alvaro Pinheiro
Confronting the Terrorism of Boko Haram in Nigeria
Authored by:
James Forest
Strategic Culture and Strategic Studies: An Alternative Framework for Assessing al-Qaeda and the Global Jihad Movement
Authored by:
Richard Shultz
Understanding the Form, Function, and Logic of Clandestine Insurgent and Terrorist Networks: The First Step in Effective Counternetwork Operations
Authored by:
Derek Jones
"We Will Find a Way": Understanding the Legacy of Canadian Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Bernd Horn
WHAM: Winning Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan and Elsewhere
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
Cultural and Linguistic Skills Acquisition for Special Forces: Necessity, Acceleration, and Potential Alternatives
Authored by:
Russ Howard
Oman: The Present in the Context of a Fractured Past
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Yemen: A Different Political Paradigm in Context
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
The Challenge of Nonterritorial and Virtual Conflicts: Rethinking Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism
Authored by:
Stephen Sloan
Cross-Cultural Competence and Small Groups: Why SOF are the way SOF are
Authored by:
Jessica Glicken Turnley
Innovate or Die: Innovation and Technology for Special Operations
Authored by:
Robert Spulak
Terrorist-Insurgent Thinking and Joint Special Operational Planning Doctrine and Procedure
Authored by:
Laure Paquette
Convergence: Special Operations Forces and Civilian Law Enforcement
Authored by:
John Alexander
Hezbollah: Social Services as a Source of Power
Authored by:
James Love
Afghanistan, Counterinsurgency, and the Indirect Approach
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
U.S. Military Engagement with Mexico: Uneasy Past and Challenging Future
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
Hunter-Killer Teams: Attacking Enemy Safe Havens
Authored by:
Joseph Celeski
Pakistan's Security Paradox: Countering and Fomenting Insurgencies
Authored by:
Haider Mullick
Irregular Warfare: Brazil's Fight Against Criminal Urban Guerrillas
Authored by:
Alvaro Pinheiro
Manhunting: Counter-Network Organization for Irregular Warfare
Authored by:
George Crawford
Educating Special Forces Junior Leaders for a Complex Security Environment
Authored by:
Russ Howard
Africa: Irregular Warfare on the Dark Continent
Authored by:
John Alexander
The Arabian Gulf and Security Policy: The Past as Present, the Present as Future
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Contemporary Security Challenges: Irregular Warfare and Indirect Approaches
Authored by:
Richard Newton, Travis Homiak, Kelly Smith, Isaac Peltier, Jonathan White
Policing and Law Enforcement in COIN--the Thick Blue Line
Authored by:
Joseph Celeski
Guerrilla Counterintelligence: Insurgent Approaches to Neutralizing Adversary Intelligence Operations
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
What Really Happened in Northern Ireland's Counterinsurgency: Revision and Revelation
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
India's Northeast: The Frontier in Ferment
Authored by:
Prakash Singh
Disrupting Threat Finances: Using Financial Information to Disrupt Terrorist Organizations
Authored by:
Wesley Anderson
Retaining a Precarious Value as Special Operations Go Mainstream
Authored by:
Jessica Glicken Turnley
Block by Block: Civic Action in the Battle of Baghdad
Authored by:
Adrian Bogart
A Theory of Special Operations: The Origins, Qualities, and Use of SOF
Authored by:
Robert Spulak
Hunting Leadership Targets in Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Operations: Selected Perspectives and Experience
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
Psychological Operations: Learning is Not a Defense Science Project
Authored by:
Curtis Boyd
The Israeli Approach to Irregular Warfare and Implications for the United States
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
Educating for Strategic Thinking in the SOF Community: Considerations and a Proposal
Authored by:
Harry Yarger
Filling Special Operations Gaps with Civilian Expertise
Authored by:
James Powers
Beyond Draining the Swamp: Urban Development and Counterterrorism in Morocco
Authored by:
Stephen Dalzell
Special Operations Aviation in NATO: A Vector to the Future
Authored by:
Richard Newton
One Valley at a Time
Authored by:
Adrian Bogart, Walter Herd
Blogs and Military Information Strategy
Authored by:
James Kinniburg, Dorothy Denning
Narcoterrorism in Latin America: A Brazilian Perspective
Authored by:
Alvaro Pinheiro
Implications for Network-Centric Warfare
Authored by:
Jessica Turnley
Civil-Military Operations and Professional Military Education
Authored by:
James Powers
The Changing Nature of Warfare, the Factors Mediating Future Conflict, and Implications for SOF
Authored by:
John Alexander
The War on Terrorism: Countering Global Insurgency in the 21st Century
Authored by:
James Bates
Coast Guard SOF
Authored by:
Gary Bowen
Dividing Our Enemies
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
Logistic Support and Insurgency: Guerrilla Sustainment and Applied Lessons of Soviet Insurgent Warfare: Why It Should Still Be Studied
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
Theoretical Perspectives of Terrorist Enemies as Networks
Authored by:
Robert Spulak, Jessica Turnley
Operationalizing COIN
Authored by:
Joseph Celeski
Russian Special Forces: Issues of Loyalty, Corruption and the Fight Against Terror
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
Tactical Operations for Strategic Effect: The Challenge of Currency Conversion
Authored by:
Colin Gray
Information Warfare: Assuring Digital Intelligence Collection
Authored by:
William Perry
Is Leaving the Middle East a Viable Option?
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
Intelligence in Denied Areas: New Concepts for a Changing Security Environment
Authored by:
Russ Howard
Private Security Infrastructure Abroad: Criminal-Terrorist Agendas and the Operational Environment
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
Disruptive Technology in SOF-Peculiar Environments: Promises and Challenges in Development, Management, and Acquisition and Procurement
Authored by:
Benjamin Tkach
Moral Injury: Implications for U.S. SOF and Ethical Resiliency
Authored by:
John Caterson, Marc-Charles Ingerson, David Wood, Matthew Kazumi Ikenoyama
The New Way of Limited Warfare: The Value of the Afghan Model of Warfare After the Fight Against ISIS
Authored by:
Captain Tijs Althuizen, MA, and Professor Martijn Kitzen, PhD
Russia's Syria Policy: From the Soviet Union to the Russian Federation
Authored by:
Arman Mahmoudian, PhD
Gender, Law, and Security: The Unseen Foundation of Global Stability
Authored by:
Brenda Oppermann, JD, MA, and Julie B. Leftwich, JD, MA
There is an Identity Crisis in Special Forces: Who are the Green Berets Supposed to Be?
Authored by:
Col. Edward C. Croot
SOF Effectiveness in Strategic Competition: Insights for West Africa and Beyond
Authored by:
Maureen Farrell
Understanding Hybrid Warfare: Great Power Competition and Conflict in the New Era
Authored by:
Tony Balasevicius
From Guns for Hire to Military Doctrine: Russia’s Institutionalization of Influence in Africa—Implications and Recommendations for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Nadina Ronc