Welcome to JSOU Press

JSOU Press is the scholarly publishing arm of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). We are USSOCOM’s “go-to” publisher for research of interest to the special operations forces community. We pride ourselves on our unique ability to put knowledge into the hands of SOF professionals, and we aim to inform national policy & strategy with quality research. Since our inception in 2004, we have edited and published over 200 peer-reviewed scholarly monographs, edited volumes, reference manuals, journal articles, and papers by more than 200 authors at the cutting-edge of SOF research. The works included here are solely the ideas of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Special Operations Command or Joint Special Operations University.

SOF-Related Publications

This section includes articles and other publications from outside JSOU that are relevant to SOF.



See General Bryan P. Fenton, Commander USSOCOM's
reading list here



The Future Faces of Irregular Warfare: Great Power
Competition in the 21st Century
Irregular Warfare Center

Edited by Varsha Koduvayur, James Kiras, Richard Newton

Read here.