Risk assessment is touted as a critical aspect of strategy development. But in practice, it is often tacked on and examines risks inherent in an environment rather than what it is meant to examine: whether a strategy itself contains flaws. This new quick look examines the importance of critical thinking and risk assessment in red teaming and suggests an update to joint doctrine to ensure varied cognitive perspectives. 

Red Teaming: A Tool to Conduct Risk Assessment, Develop Critical Thinking, and Challenge SOF Strategic Planning Assumptions

By Luke Bellocchi, JD, LLM, MSSI, MBA and Ilaria De Santis, PhD

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