Effective SOF employment: mitigating causes of conflict
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Authors
Cho, Young M.(Dave)
Clark, Brady R.
Lee, Mark M.
Subjects
SOF-centric
interagency cooperation
causes of conflict
Special Forces (SF)
Civil Affairs (CA)
Military Information Support Operations (MISO)
Special Operations Forces (SOF)
stability
failing states
fundamental and immediate causes
Afghanistan
Colombia
Philippines
Village Stability Operations (VSO)
Afghan Local Police (ALP)
interagency cooperation
causes of conflict
Special Forces (SF)
Civil Affairs (CA)
Military Information Support Operations (MISO)
Special Operations Forces (SOF)
stability
failing states
fundamental and immediate causes
Afghanistan
Colombia
Philippines
Village Stability Operations (VSO)
Afghan Local Police (ALP)
Advisors
Tucker, David
Date of Issue
2013-06
Date
Jun-13
Publisher
Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
Following two long wars conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American appetite for large-scale and prolonged stability operations may be diminishing. Consequently, employment of United States Special Operations Forces (SOF) may prove an increasingly attractive alternative for the Department of Defense (DOD) in unstable regions because of its unique capability to operate indirectly and with a minimal footprint, particularly in responding to cases of State failure, which is closely tied to outbreaks of conflict between governments and armed insurgents. Hence, the appropriate employment of SOF will be of critical importance to the achievement of U.S.-led efforts goals-one of which is building partner nation capacity to mitigate causes of conflict or to prevent conflicts from escalating to cause complete state failure.
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