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About JSOU
Popular Resources
Upcoming Courses
*Continuous Learning (CL) courses are not shownSpecial Operations Religious Support Team Orientation
Special Operations Religious Support Team Orientation
Special Operations Religious Support Team Orientation
Recent Publications
Special Operations Forces Moral Injury Fact Sheet
Understanding Hybrid Warfare: Great Power Competition and Conflict in the New Era
SEEC and You Will Find: The Need for a SOF Enterprise Education Catalog
Featured Publications
Quick Links
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.
Remarks
N/a
Materials
Various readings and videos.
Accreditation
JSOU is currently an accredited educational institution accredited through the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training (ACCET) - a national accrediting agency recognized by the Department of Education. This course has not yet been submitted for accreditation.