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Foreseeing Inroads to Instability: JNIM’s Expansion in West Africa
Authored by:
Christiane Thompson
Fertile Ground for Extremism: JNIM's Territorial Expansion from Mali into Burkina Faso Through a PMESII-PT Lens
Authored by:
Christiane Thompson
Tip of the Spear, Edge of the Mind: Neurotechnology’s Roles in the Future of Special Operations
Authored by:
Anna M. Gielas, PhD
Special Forces Does Not Have an Identity Crisis, SOF Has a Special Forces Identity Problem: A Response to Colonel Croot
Authored by:
David Shell
Developing a Special Operations Forces Multidimensional Ethics Scale
Authored by:
Sergeant First Class Michael Seitz
Reframing Homeland Defense: The Case for Restructuring an Outdated Security Construct
Authored by:
Major Harrison M. Zabell
SEEC and You Will Find: The Need for a SOF Enterprise Education Catalog
Authored by:
Jeff Edwards
From Pirates to Power Plays: Geopolitical Strategies and Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea and Beyond
Authored by:
Christiane Thompson
The Gulf of Guinea: A Primer
Authored by:
Christiane Thompson
In Denied Areas: Lessons from the British Special Operations Executive and Jedburghs
Authored by:
Major Mark Thomas, Benjamin Jensen, PhD
Red Teaming: A Tool to Conduct Risk Assessment, Develop Critical Thinking, and Challenge SOF Strategic Planning Assumptions
Authored by:
Luke Bellocchi, JD, LLM, MSSI, MBA and Ilaria De Santis, PhD
Narrative Intelligence in Internet-Based Military Information Support Operations: A Cyberpsychology Perspective Under the Irregular Warfare Construct
Authored by:
Troy Troublefield, DBA, PhD
SOF Effectiveness in Strategic Competition: Insights for West Africa and Beyond
Authored by:
Maureen Farrell
Navigating the Transition: The Role of Purpose, Tribe, and Excitement for U.S. Special Operations Forces Veterans
Authored by:
Joseph Rossi
Mission or Meaning? Rethinking the Identity Crisis in U.S. Army Special Forces
Authored by:
Siamak T. Naficy, PhD, and W5 Maurice "Duc" DuClos
Special Operations Forces Enterprise: Strategic Intelligence and Emerging Technology
Authored by:
Sgt. Maj. Erich B. Franck
The Special Forces Identity Crisis and Rethinking All of Special Operations
Authored by:
Retired Lt. Col. Greg Banner
Fading into the Background: From Risk Awareness to Technological Intuition
Authored by:
Anna M. Gielas, PhD
The Perils of Misconception: Why U.S. Strategy Misjudges the Nature of Proxy Resistance
Authored by:
Maj. Michael Larkins
2026 Special Operations Research Topics: Academic Year 2027 Addendum
Edited by:
Juan Garcia
Edited by:
Juan Garcia
Fighting Without Fighting: Wu Wei and Strategic Conduct in Special Operations
Authored by:
Fabio Gomes
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