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Echoes of Little Bighorn: Insights for SOF Success
Echoes of Little Bighorn: Insights for SOF Success
Authored by:
By Christiane Thompson MA, MMAS, ALM; Janetta Harris, MA; Bernard Harris. Jr., PhD; Raymond Powell, PhD; and Michael Hay, PhD
Published: 4/14/2026
Leveraging Social Media Intelligence and Open-Source Intelligence for AI-Driven Predictive Analytics in Irregular Warfare
Leveraging Social Media Intelligence and Open-Source Intelligence for AI-Driven Predictive Analytics in Irregular Warfare
Authored by:
Troy C. Troublefield, PhD and Michael M. Lovera
Published: 4/6/2026
The Perils of Misconception: Why U.S. Strategy Misjudges the Nature of Proxy Resistance
The Perils of Misconception: Why U.S. Strategy Misjudges the Nature of Proxy Resistance
Authored by:
Maj. Michael Larkins
Published: 3/20/2026
Fading into the Background: From Risk Awareness to Technological Intuition
Fading into the Background: From Risk Awareness to Technological Intuition
Authored by:
Anna M. Gielas, PhD
Published: 3/3/2026
The Special Forces Identity Crisis and Rethinking All of Special Operations
The Special Forces Identity Crisis and Rethinking All of Special Operations
Authored by:
Retired Lt. Col. Greg Banner
Published: 2/9/2026
Special Operations Forces Enterprise: Strategic Intelligence and Emerging Technology
Special Operations Forces Enterprise: Strategic Intelligence and Emerging Technology
Authored by:
Sgt. Maj. Erich B. Franck
Published: 2/2/2026
From Guns for Hire to Military Doctrine: Russia’s Institutionalization of Influence in Africa—Implications and Recommendations for U.S. Special Operations Forces
From Guns for Hire to Military Doctrine: Russia’s Institutionalization of Influence in Africa—Implications and Recommendations for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Nadina Ronc
Published: 1/29/2026
The Emotionally Intelligent Leader: Applying the R.E.A.D. Technique in Military Leadership
Artificial Intelligence and Military Information Support Operations in Strategic Competition
Artificial Intelligence and Military Information Support Operations in Strategic Competition
Authored by:
By AJ Rutherford, PhD
Published: 11/24/2025
Golden Dome: A Special Operations Forces Overview
Golden Dome: A Special Operations Forces Overview
Authored by:
Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Stackhouse
Published: 11/17/2025
Cognitive Warfare to Dominate and Redefine Adversary Realities: Implications for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Cognitive Warfare to Dominate and Redefine Adversary Realities: Implications for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Jeremiah "Lumpy" Lumbaca, PhD
Published: 9/30/2025
Advancing the SOF Warrior Mind: Essays from the Academic Year 2025 JSOU Call for Special Operations Papers
Leveraging Contingent Capital as a Non-Traditional Discipline of Economic Warfare
Leveraging Contingent Capital as a Non-Traditional Discipline of Economic Warfare
Authored by:
Matthew Flug and Thomas Johansmeyer
Published: 9/4/2025
Who Are the Green Berets Supposed to Be? Revisiting the Special Forces Identity Crisis
Who Are the Green Berets Supposed to Be? Revisiting the Special Forces Identity Crisis
Authored by:
Greg E. Metzgar
Published: 8/5/2025
Biosensing Surveillance Technologies: A Quick Guide to Biological Operations Security
Biosensing Surveillance Technologies: A Quick Guide to Biological Operations Security
Authored by:
Anna M. Gielas, PhD
Published: 7/30/2025
Resilience and Resistance: Interdisciplinary Lessons in Competition, Deterrence, and Irregular Warfare
Resilience and Resistance: Interdisciplinary Lessons in Competition, Deterrence, and Irregular Warfare
Authored by:
Robert S. Burrell, John Collison, A. Jackson, David Oakley, Brian Petit, Chris Mason, John H. Mongan, David DiOrio, Thomas A. Marks, Aaron Baty, Gabriele Pierini, Christopher Marsh, David Maxwell, Namrata Goswami
Published: 7/18/2025
Security Cooperation and Special Operations Forces: Training and Education Are Needed Now More than Ever
Security Cooperation and Special Operations Forces: Training and Education Are Needed Now More than Ever
Authored by:
Colonel (Retired) John Chere, Jr.
Published: 7/16/2025
Special Operations Research Topics 2026
Special Operations Research Topics 2026
Published: 7/3/2025
Mission or Meaning? Rethinking the Identity Crisis in U.S. Army Special Forces
Mission or Meaning? Rethinking the Identity Crisis in U.S. Army Special Forces
Authored by:
Siamak T. Naficy, PhD, and W5 Maurice "Duc" DuClos
Published: 7/1/2025
Foreseeing Inroads to Instability: JNIM’s Expansion in West Africa
Tip of the Spear, Edge of the Mind: Neurotechnology’s Roles in the Future of Special Operations
Tip of the Spear, Edge of the Mind: Neurotechnology’s Roles in the Future of Special Operations
Authored by:
Anna M. Gielas, PhD
Published: 5/28/2025
Fertile Ground for Extremism: JNIM's Territorial Expansion from Mali into Burkina Faso Through a PMESII-PT Lens
Special Forces Does Not Have an Identity Crisis, SOF Has a Special Forces Identity Problem: A Response to Colonel Croot
Special Forces Does Not Have an Identity Crisis, SOF Has a Special Forces Identity Problem: A Response to Colonel Croot
Authored by:
David Shell
Published: 5/16/2025
Special Operations Forces Moral Injury Fact Sheet
Understanding Hybrid Warfare: Great Power Competition and Conflict in the New Era
Understanding Hybrid Warfare: Great Power Competition and Conflict in the New Era
Authored by:
Tony Balasevicius
Published: 4/21/2025
SEEC and You Will Find: The Need for a SOF Enterprise Education Catalog
Reframing Homeland Defense: The Case for Restructuring an Outdated Security Construct
Reframing Homeland Defense: The Case for Restructuring an Outdated Security Construct
Authored by:
Major Harrison M. Zabell
Published: 4/15/2025
Developing a Special Operations Forces Multidimensional Ethics Scale
Developing a Special Operations Forces Multidimensional Ethics Scale
Authored by:
Sergeant First Class Michael Seitz
Published: 4/15/2025
From Pirates to Power Plays: Geopolitical Strategies and Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea and Beyond
The Gulf of Guinea: A Primer
In Denied Areas: Lessons from the British Special Operations Executive and Jedburghs
In Denied Areas: Lessons from the British Special Operations Executive and Jedburghs
Authored by:
Major Mark Thomas, Benjamin Jensen, PhD
Published: 3/5/2025
The Northern Flank: The Arctic--Implications for SOF
The Northern Flank: The Arctic--Implications for SOF
Published: 2/28/2025
Red Teaming: A Tool to Conduct Risk Assessment, Develop Critical Thinking, and Challenge SOF Strategic Planning Assumptions
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
Published: 2/25/2025
Navigating the Transition: The Role of Purpose, Tribe, and Excitement for U.S. Special Operations Forces Veterans
SOF Effectiveness in Strategic Competition: Insights for West Africa and Beyond
SOF Effectiveness in Strategic Competition: Insights for West Africa and Beyond
Authored by:
Maureen Farrell
Published: 1/6/2025
Narrative Intelligence in Internet-Based Military Information Support Operations: A Cyberpsychology Perspective Under the Irregular Warfare Construct
Narrative Intelligence in Internet-Based Military Information Support Operations: A Cyberpsychology Perspective Under the Irregular Warfare Construct
Authored by:
Troy Troublefield, DBA, PhD
Published: 12/30/2024
There is an Identity Crisis in Special Forces: Who are the Green Berets Supposed to Be?
There is an Identity Crisis in Special Forces: Who are the Green Berets Supposed to Be?
Authored by:
Col. Edward C. Croot
Published: 12/11/2024
Russia's Syria Policy: From the Soviet Union to the Russian Federation
Russia's Syria Policy: From the Soviet Union to the Russian Federation
Authored by:
Arman Mahmoudian, PhD
Published: 8/7/2024
Unveiling Pervasive Patterns of Violence in West Africa
China and Russia in West Africa: A Tale of Two Powers and Their Quest for Dominance
The New Way of Limited Warfare: The Value of the Afghan Model of Warfare After the Fight Against ISIS
The New Way of Limited Warfare: The Value of the Afghan Model of Warfare After the Fight Against ISIS
Authored by:
Captain Tijs Althuizen, MA, and Professor Martijn Kitzen, PhD
Published: 6/4/2024
Counterintelligence Quick Look
Counterintelligence Quick Look
Authored by:
Michael W. Parrott
Published: 6/3/2024
Improving SOF Ethics Education
Improving SOF Ethics Education
Authored by:
Clark, Mike; Labuz, John; Long, Joseph E., Thyne, Kari
Published: 4/3/2024
Competing for Advantage: The Chinese Communist Party, Statecraft, and Special Operations
Competing for Advantage: The Chinese Communist Party, Statecraft, and Special Operations
Authored by:
Barkin, Samuel; Conrad, Justin; Horowitz, Shale; Ye, Min; Reardon, Lawrence; Irwin, Will; Craft, Stephen; Black, Charles; Ellis, David
Published: 3/11/2024
Special Operations Research Topics 2024
Special Operations Research Topics 2024
Published: 1/24/2024
The Fourth Age: The Future of Special Operations
The Fourth Age: The Future of Special Operations
Published: 10/2/2023
Stress: New Approaches to Managing Stress
Stress: New Approaches to Managing Stress
Authored by:
Merryman, Ashley
Published: 9/25/2023
Stress: Understanding Its  Mechanisms and Impacts
Stress: Understanding Its Mechanisms and Impacts
Authored by:
Merryman, Ashley
Published: 9/25/2023
The Compound Era of U.S. Counterterrorism
The Compound Era of U.S. Counterterrorism
Authored by:
Don Rassler
Published: 8/10/2023
Operating on the Margins: SOF in the Gray Zone
Operating on the Margins: SOF in the Gray Zone
Published: 4/15/2023
Moral Injury: Implications for U.S. SOF and Ethical Resiliency
Moral Injury: Implications for U.S. SOF and Ethical Resiliency
Authored by:
John Caterson, Marc-Charles Ingerson, David Wood, Matthew Kazumi Ikenoyama
Published: 3/15/2023
SOF Quills for the Porcupine: Applying Lessons from Ukraine to Taiwan
SOF Quills for the Porcupine: Applying Lessons from Ukraine to Taiwan
Authored by:
Scott Simeral, Lieutenant Colonel Steven Skipper, Lieutenant Colonel Giovanna Espegio
Published: 3/7/2023
Disruptive Technology in SOF-Peculiar Environments: Promises and Challenges in Development, Management, and Acquisition and Procurement
Disruptive Technology in SOF-Peculiar Environments: Promises and Challenges in Development, Management, and Acquisition and Procurement
Authored by:
Benjamin Tkach
Published: 2/28/2023
ArcticNEXT: Compound Security Threats in Strategic Competition
A Perilous Future: High-Intensity Conflict and the Implications for SOF
A Perilous Future: High-Intensity Conflict and the Implications for SOF
Authored by:
Peter Mccabe, Andrew Brown, James Kiras, Nicolas Provencher, Andrew Brown, Nicholas Kramer, Tony Balasevicius, C.G. Landry, Bernd Horn, Keith Carter
Published: 7/22/2022
Special Operations Forces Transformation in the Future Operating Environment
Special Operations Forces Transformation in the Future Operating Environment
Authored by:
Peter Mccabe, Charles Barham, Andrew Brown, Bernd Horn, Jay Lachine, Simone Ledeen, Michael Manning, Ruari Nicholson, Jason Yeremiy, Charlie Black
Published: 6/30/2022
The Fourth Age of SOF: The Use and Utility of Special Operations Forces in a New Age
Big Data for Generals... and Everyone Else over 40
Big Data for Generals... and Everyone Else over 40
Authored by:
David Ellis, Mark Grzegorzewski, Karl Aspelund, Justin Brunelle, Dave Bryson, Andrew Geyer, Bohyun Kim, Paul Lieber, Pedro Cesar Lopes Gerum, Joan Peckham, D.J. Shyy, Guarav Tanwar, Nishka Uberoi, Yaakov S. Weinstein, Mark Zais
Published: 12/31/2021
Trained to Win? Evaluating Battlefield Effectiveness and Sociopolitical Factors among Partnered Forces
Trained to Win? Evaluating Battlefield Effectiveness and Sociopolitical Factors among Partnered Forces
Authored by:
Matthew Cancian
Published: 12/31/2021
Barriers to Special Operations Forces-Led Counterterrorism Effectiveness
Barriers to Special Operations Forces-Led Counterterrorism Effectiveness
Authored by:
Barnett Koven, Katy Lindquist
Published: 10/29/2021
Muqtada al Sadr and Neo-Iraqi Nationalism: Implications and Opportunities
Muqtada al Sadr and Neo-Iraqi Nationalism: Implications and Opportunities
Authored by:
Carole O’Leary, Nicholas Heras
Published: 9/3/2021
On Competition: Adapting to the Contemporary Strategic Environment
On Competition: Adapting to the Contemporary Strategic Environment
Authored by:
Richard Clarke, Nathan Barrick, Aaron Bazin, Theresa Cross, Montgomery Erfourth, Shannon Finn, Scott Hopkins, Bob Jones, Jeremy Kotkin, Daniel Manning, Jeffrey Meiser, William Miller, Jeremiah Monk, Ryan Oliver, Ira Schurig, Mark Whisper
Published: 8/12/2021
Special Operations Research Topics 2022
Special Operations Research Topics 2022
Published: 8/1/2021
Cryptocurrency
Big Data Conflict Forecasting: Operationalizing the Data Science Team
Cross Domain IW Threats to SOF Maritime Missions: Implications for U.S. SOF
Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management: Implications for the SOF Future Operating Environment
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Factsheet
Mazar-e Sharif: The First Victory of the 21st Century Against Terrorism
Cyber Fundamentals for SOF
The Blurred Battlefield: The Perplexing Conflation of Humanitarian and Criminal Law in Contemporary Conflicts
The Blurred Battlefield: The Perplexing Conflation of Humanitarian and Criminal Law in Contemporary Conflicts
Authored by:
Patrick Paterson
Published: 3/1/2021
Intelligence Support to Special Operations
Iranian Proxy Groups in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen: A Principal-Agent Comparative Analysis
JSOU Press Sample Paper
JSOU Press Sample Paper
Published: 8/5/2020
Special Operations Forces Civil Affairs in Great Power Competition
Special Operations Forces Civil Affairs in Great Power Competition
Authored by:
Travis Clemens
Published: 8/1/2020
Informal Governance as a Force Multiplier in Counterterrorism: Evidence for Burkina Faso
Informal Governance as a Force Multiplier in Counterterrorism: Evidence for Burkina Faso
Authored by:
Margaret Ariotti, Kevin Fridy
Published: 7/1/2020
Special Operations Research Topics 2020 (Revised Edition for Academic Year 2021)
Special Operations Research Topics 2020 (Revised Edition for Academic Year 2021)
Published: 6/15/2020
Special Operations Forces Interagency Reference Guide (Fourth Edition)
Resistance Operating Concept (ROC)
Resistance Operating Concept (ROC)
Authored by:
Otto Fiala, Kirk Smith, Anders Löfberg
Published: 5/1/2020
Village Stability Operations and the Evolution of SOF Command and Control in Afghanistan: Implications for the Future of Irregular Warfare
Decision-Making Considerations in Support to Resistance
Re-Evaluating Special Operations Forces-Led Counterterrorism Efforts
Re-Evaluating Special Operations Forces-Led Counterterrorism Efforts
Authored by:
Barnett Koven
Published: 3/15/2020
Strategic Communication
Strategic Communication
Authored by:
Paul Lieber
Published: 3/1/2020
Ethics
Defense Institution Building ... by Design
How Civil Resistance Works (And Why It Matters to SOF)
Tickling the Dragon’s Tail: The Destabilizing Effects of an Irregular Warfare Critical Mass
Tickling the Dragon’s Tail: The Destabilizing Effects of an Irregular Warfare Critical Mass
Authored by:
Ned Marsh
Published: 10/1/2019
Current Trends in Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Implications for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Information Age Proxy Warfare
Special Operations Research Topics 2020
Special Operations Research Topics 2020
Published: 7/15/2019
Support to Resistance: Strategic Purpose and Effectiveness
Political Strategy in Unconventional Warfare: Opportunities Lost in Eastern Syria and Preparing for the Future
Political Strategy in Unconventional Warfare: Opportunities Lost in Eastern Syria and Preparing for the Future
Authored by:
Carole O’Leary, Nicholas Heras
Published: 5/1/2019
Exploitation of Big Data for Special Operations Forces
Exploitation of Big Data for Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Tammy Low
Published: 11/1/2018
ISIS 2.0: South and Southeast Asia Opportunities and Vulnerabilities
ISIS 2.0: South and Southeast Asia Opportunities and Vulnerabilities
Authored by:
Namrata Goswami, Robert Norton, Greg Weaver
Published: 10/1/2018
Countering Transregional Terrorism
The Enemy is Us: How Allied and U.S. Strategy in Yemen Contributes to AQAP’s Survival
The Enemy is Us: How Allied and U.S. Strategy in Yemen Contributes to AQAP’s Survival
Authored by:
Norman Cigar
Published: 6/20/2018
Special Operations Research Topics 2018 (Revised Edition for Academic Year 2019)
Special Operations Research Topics 2018 (Revised Edition for Academic Year 2019)
Published: 6/17/2018
Complexity, Organizational Blinders, and the SOCOM Design Way
Growing SOLO: Expanding the Spectrum of SOF Advisory Capabilities
Growing SOLO: Expanding the Spectrum of SOF Advisory Capabilities
Authored by:
Troy White
Published: 2/1/2018
Structural Violence and Relative Deprivation: Precursors to Collective Political Violence in Sierra Leone
Structural Violence and Relative Deprivation: Precursors to Collective Political Violence in Sierra Leone
Authored by:
Earl Conteh-Morgan
Published: 2/1/2018
Resistance Views: Essays on Unconventional Warfare and Small State Resistance, Tartu Resistance Seminar
How Do SOF Contribute to Comprehensive Deterrence?
How Do SOF Contribute to Comprehensive Deterrence?
Authored by:
Robert Haddick
Published: 12/1/2017
The Death of the Golden Hour and the Return of the Future Guerrilla Hospital
The Death of the Golden Hour and the Return of the Future Guerrilla Hospital
Authored by:
Warner Farr
Published: 11/15/2017
Transitioning from War to Peace: Post-Deployment Support for Special Operations Forces
Transitioning from War to Peace: Post-Deployment Support for Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Jennifer Hazen
Published: 10/15/2017
Countering the Islamist Insurgency
Unconventional Warfare as a Strategic Force Multiplier: Task Force Viking in Northern Iraq, 2003
Unconventional Warfare as a Strategic Force Multiplier: Task Force Viking in Northern Iraq, 2003
Authored by:
Timothy Brown
Published: 9/1/2017
Special Operations Research Topics 2018
Special Operations Research Topics 2018
Published: 8/1/2017
Special Operations Theory
Special Operations Theory
Authored by:
Peter Mccabe, Colin Gray, Paul Lieber, Bernd Horn, Harry Karger, Tom Searle, Emily Spencer, James Kiras, Francisco Wong-Diaz, Travis Homiak, Kurt Müller, Charles Cleveland, David Barrato, Robert Spulak Jr.
Published: 8/1/2017
Special Operations Contracting: 21st Century Approaches for Service and Technology Acquisition
Special Operations Contracting: 21st Century Approaches for Service and Technology Acquisition
Authored by:
Benjamin Tkach
Published: 7/1/2017
Outside the Box: A New General Theory of Special Operations
Outside the Box: A New General Theory of Special Operations
Authored by:
Tom Searle
Published: 7/1/2017
Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco: Change, Instability, and Continuity in the Maghreb
Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco: Change, Instability, and Continuity in the Maghreb
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Published: 6/1/2017
Preserving Sovereignty in a Borderless World
A Social Marketing Analysis for Suicide Prevention Initiatives in USSOCOM: A Framework for Future Research and Success
A Social Marketing Analysis for Suicide Prevention Initiatives in USSOCOM: A Framework for Future Research and Success
Authored by:
R. Craig Lefebvre
Published: 5/15/2017
A Unified Theory for Special Operations
A Unified Theory for Special Operations
Authored by:
Richard Rubright
Published: 5/1/2017
Enhancing the Global SOF Enterprise: A Consortium Concept
Enhancing the Global SOF Enterprise: A Consortium Concept
Authored by:
Walter Christman
Published: 5/1/2017
U.S. Special Operations Forces in a Period of Transition
U.S. Special Operations Forces in a Period of Transition
Authored by:
Francisco Wong-Diaz
Published: 2/1/2017
Preventing Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation-Leveraging Special Operations Forces to Shape the Environment
Preventing Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation-Leveraging Special Operations Forces to Shape the Environment
Authored by:
Lonnie Carlson, Margaret Kosal
Published: 1/1/2017
The Geopolitics of Mediterranean Security: Assessing Regional Threats in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the Post–Arab Spring
The Geopolitics of Mediterranean Security: Assessing Regional Threats in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the Post–Arab Spring
Authored by:
Joseph Cerami
Published: 10/1/2016
SOF and a Theory of Modern Terrorism
SOF and a Theory of Modern Terrorism
Authored by:
Harry Rich Yarger
Published: 9/1/2016
Training Surrogate Forces in International Humanitarian Law: Lessons from Peru, Colombia, El Salvador, and Iraq
Training Surrogate Forces in International Humanitarian Law: Lessons from Peru, Colombia, El Salvador, and Iraq
Authored by:
Patrick Paterson
Published: 8/1/2016
The Asia Pivot: Implications for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Military Innovation in War: It Takes a Learning Organization - A Case Study of Task Force 714 in Iraq
A Comprehensive and Proactive Approach to Unconventional Warfare
Unconventional Economics: Operational Economics in Unconventional Warfare
Unconventional Economics: Operational Economics in Unconventional Warfare
Authored by:
Riley Post, Jeffrey Peterson
Published: 5/1/2016
2016 Special Operations Essays
2016 Special Operations Essays
Authored by:
Kenneth Poole, Jared Harris, Tim Ball, James Allbright, Ricardo Benavides, Orlando Craig, Stephen Dayspring
Published: 3/1/2016
The War Within: A Look Inside al-Qaeda’s Undoing
The War Within: A Look Inside al-Qaeda’s Undoing
Authored by:
Jarret Brachman
Published: 2/1/2016
Rethinking Special Operations Leadership: Process, Persuasion, Pre-existing, and Personality
Rethinking Special Operations Leadership: Process, Persuasion, Pre-existing, and Personality
Authored by:
Paul Lieber
Published: 2/1/2016
SOF Role in Combating Transnational Organized Crime
SOF Role in Combating Transnational Organized Crime
Authored by:
Peter Mccabe, William Mendel, Bill Mandrick, Randy Paul Pearson, Michael Miklaucic, Emily Spencer, Mark Hanna, Mike Rouleau, Earl Vandahl, Celina Realuyo, Bernd Horn, Christian Leuprecht
Published: 2/1/2016
Improving the Sustainment of SOF Distributed Operations in Access-Denied Environments
Improving the Sustainment of SOF Distributed Operations in Access-Denied Environments
Authored by:
Robert Haddick
Published: 1/15/2016
Special Operations Research Topics 2017
Special Operations Research Topics 2017
Published: 1/1/2016
SOF Role in Combating Transnational Organized Crime (en Espanol)
SOF Role in Combating Transnational Organized Crime (en Espanol)
Authored by:
Peter Mccabe, William Mendel, Bill Mandrick, Randy Paul Pearson, Michael Miklaucic, Emily Spencer, Mark Hanna, Mike Rouleau, Earl Vandahl, Celina Realuyo, Bernd Horn, Christian Leuprecht
Published: 1/1/2016
The Collapse of Iraq and Syria: The End of the Colonial Construct in the Greater Levant
The Collapse of Iraq and Syria: The End of the Colonial Construct in the Greater Levant
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Published: 1/1/2016
Sun Tzu and Machiavelli in Syria: Attacking Alliances
Sun Tzu and Machiavelli in Syria: Attacking Alliances
Authored by:
Richard Rubright
Published: 12/1/2015
Maskirovka 2.0: Hybrid Threat, Hybrid Response
Maskirovka 2.0: Hybrid Threat, Hybrid Response
Authored by:
James Roberts
Published: 12/1/2015
Countering Violent Extremism in Mali
Countering Violent Extremism in Mali
Authored by:
Mark Moyar
Published: 11/1/2015
Tactical Operations for Strategic Effect: The Challenge of Currency Conversion
Tactical Operations for Strategic Effect: The Challenge of Currency Conversion
Authored by:
Colin Gray
Published: 11/1/2015
The 2005 Iraqi Sunni Awakening: The Role of the Desert Protectors Program
Academic Year 2025 JSOU Call for Special Operations Papers Memorandum
Academic Year 2025 JSOU Call for Special Operations Papers Memorandum
Published: 8/28/2015
Saudi Arabia: Modernity, Stability, and the Twenty-First Century Monarchy
Saudi Arabia: Modernity, Stability, and the Twenty-First Century Monarchy
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Published: 6/1/2015
2015 Special Operations Essays
2015 Special Operations Essays
Authored by:
Kenneth Poole, Andrew Ruszkiewicz, James Razuri, Andrea Goldstein, Scott Akerley, Anthony Cruz, Matthew Miller
Published: 5/1/2015
Building Partner Capacity
Building Partner Capacity
Authored by:
Harry Rich Yarger
Published: 2/1/2015
Special Operations Research Topics 2016
Special Operations Research Topics 2016
Published: 1/1/2015
Islam: Ideology and Conflict
Islam: Ideology and Conflict
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Published: 12/1/2014
Village Stability Operations and the Afghan Local Police
Village Stability Operations and the Afghan Local Police
Authored by:
Mark Moyar
Published: 10/1/2014
Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Theater for U.S. and Partner Nation Special Operations Forces
Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Theater for U.S. and Partner Nation Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Robert Haddick
Published: 10/1/2014
Counterinsurgency in Somalia: Lessons Learned from the African Union Mission in Somalia, 2007-2013
Counterinsurgency in Somalia: Lessons Learned from the African Union Mission in Somalia, 2007-2013
Authored by:
Bronwyn Bruton and Paul Williams
Published: 8/15/2014
U.S. Military Deployments to Africa: Lessons from the Hunt for Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army
U.S. Military Deployments to Africa: Lessons from the Hunt for Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army
Authored by:
James Forest
Published: 8/1/2014
Persistent Engagement in Colombia
Persistent Engagement in Colombia
Authored by:
Mark Moyar, Hector Pagan, and Wil Griego
Published: 7/1/2014
Partners or Competitors? The Evolution of the Department of Defense/Central Intelligence Agency Relationship since Desert Storm and its Prospects for the Future
Countering the al-Shabaab Insurgency in Somalia: Lessons for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Countering the al-Shabaab Insurgency in Somalia: Lessons for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville, Josh Meservey, James Forest
Published: 2/1/2014
Special Operations Research Topics 2015
Special Operations Research Topics 2015
Published: 1/1/2014
Piracy: The Best Business Model Available
Piracy: The Best Business Model Available
Authored by:
John Alexander
Published: 11/1/2013
The Role of the Global SOF Network in a Resources Constrained Environment
The Role of the Global SOF Network in a Resources Constrained Environment
Authored by:
William Knarr, Chuck Ricks, Richard Rubright, Kevin Morton, Bernd Horn, Emily Spencer, Alan Bell
Published: 11/1/2013
The Nexus of Extremism and Trafficking: Scourge of the World or So Much Hype?
Security Force Assistance and Security Sector Reform
Hybrid Warfare
Hybrid Warfare
Authored by:
Timothy McCulloh, Richard Johnson
Published: 8/15/2013
Smart Power and U.S. National Strategy
Smart Power and U.S. National Strategy
Authored by:
Francisco Wong-Diaz
Published: 8/1/2013
Retooling for the Future
Retooling for the Future
Authored by:
Francisco Wong-Diaz
Published: 5/1/2013
21st Century SOF: Toward an American Theory of Special Operations
21st Century SOF: Toward an American Theory of Special Operations
Authored by:
Harry Yarger
Published: 4/1/2013
Special Operations Forces Interagency Counterterrorism Reference Manual, Third Edition
Special Operations Research Topics 2014
Special Operations Research Topics 2014
Published: 1/1/2013
Irregular Warfare: The Maoist Challenge to India's Internal Security
Irregular Warfare: The Maoist Challenge to India's Internal Security
Authored by:
Prakash Singh
Published: 12/1/2012
Iran: Illusion, Reality, and Interests
Iran: Illusion, Reality, and Interests
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Published: 9/1/2012
Knowing Your Partner: The Evolution of Brazilian Special Operations Forces
Knowing Your Partner: The Evolution of Brazilian Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Alvaro Pinheiro
Published: 8/1/2012
2012 JSOU and NDIA SO/LIC Division Essays
2012 JSOU and NDIA SO/LIC Division Essays
Authored by:
Kenneth Poole, Eva Shinagel, Dave Kenney, Chuck Ergenbright, Curtis Snider, Thomas Sarrouf
Published: 7/1/2012
Confronting the Terrorism of Boko Haram in Nigeria
Confronting the Terrorism of Boko Haram in Nigeria
Authored by:
James Forest
Published: 5/15/2012
Understanding the Form, Function, and Logic of Clandestine Insurgent and Terrorist Networks: The First Step in Effective Counternetwork Operations
Understanding the Form, Function, and Logic of Clandestine Insurgent and Terrorist Networks: The First Step in Effective Counternetwork Operations
Authored by:
Derek Jones
Published: 4/1/2012
"We Will Find a Way": Understanding the Legacy of Canadian Special Operations Forces
"We Will Find a Way": Understanding the Legacy of Canadian Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Bernd Horn
Published: 2/15/2012
WHAM: Winning Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan and Elsewhere
WHAM: Winning Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan and Elsewhere
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
Published: 2/1/2012
USSOCOM Research Topics 2013
USSOCOM Research Topics 2013
Published: 1/1/2012
JSOU Report of Proceedings: The OSS Model and the Future SOF Warrior
JSOU Report of Proceedings: The OSS Model and the Future SOF Warrior
Published: 11/1/2011
Oman: The Present in the Context of a Fractured Past
Oman: The Present in the Context of a Fractured Past
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Published: 8/1/2011
Report of Proceedings- JSOU SOF-Power Workshop: A Way Forward for Special Operations Theory and Strategic Art
Report of Proceedings- JSOU SOF-Power Workshop: A Way Forward for Special Operations Theory and Strategic Art
Published: 8/1/2011
2011 JSOU and NDIA SO/LIC Division Essays
2011 JSOU and NDIA SO/LIC Division Essays
Authored by:
Kenneth Poole, Carrick Longley, Ben Taylor, Dave Jesurun, Grant Sharpe, Philip Townsend, Ken Watson
Published: 7/1/2011
Special Operations Forces Interagency Counterterrorism Reference Manual, Second Edition
Special Operations Forces Interagency Counterterrorism Reference Manual, Second Edition
Published: 4/1/2011
The Challenge of Nonterritorial and Virtual Conflicts: Rethinking Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism
The Challenge of Nonterritorial and Virtual Conflicts: Rethinking Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism
Authored by:
Stephen Sloan
Published: 3/1/2011
USSOCOM Research Topics 2012
USSOCOM Research Topics 2012
Published: 1/1/2011
Report of Proceedings- 6th Sovereign Challenge Conference: Borders and Security- Similarities, Differences, and Shared Affinities
Report of Proceedings- 6th Sovereign Challenge Conference: Borders and Security- Similarities, Differences, and Shared Affinities
Published: 1/1/2011
Innovate or Die: Innovation and Technology for Special Operations
Innovate or Die: Innovation and Technology for Special Operations
Authored by:
Robert Spulak
Published: 12/1/2010
Terrorist-Insurgent Thinking and Joint Special Operational Planning Doctrine and Procedure
Terrorist-Insurgent Thinking and Joint Special Operational Planning Doctrine and Procedure
Authored by:
Laure Paquette
Published: 9/1/2010
Convergence: Special Operations Forces and Civilian Law Enforcement
Convergence: Special Operations Forces and Civilian Law Enforcement
Authored by:
John Alexander
Published: 7/1/2010
Hezbollah: Social Services as a Source of Power
Hezbollah: Social Services as a Source of Power
Authored by:
James Love
Published: 6/1/2010
2010 JSOU and NDIA SO/LIC Division Essays
2010 JSOU and NDIA SO/LIC Division Essays
Authored by:
Dr. Joseph Long, Kenneth Poole, Dean Chase, Mark Schafer, Chris Fussell, John Griffin, Robert Pawlak, Ian Langford, Stephanie Wolfgeher, Bryan Johnson, Lino Miani, Chad Machiela
Published: 5/1/2010
Afghanistan, Counterinsurgency, and the Indirect Approach
Afghanistan, Counterinsurgency, and the Indirect Approach
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
Published: 4/1/2010
Report of Proceedings- 5th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference: Regional Issues, Global Implications
Report of Proceedings- 5th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference: Regional Issues, Global Implications
Published: 3/1/2010
U.S. Military Engagement with Mexico: Uneasy Past and Challenging Future
U.S. Military Engagement with Mexico: Uneasy Past and Challenging Future
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
Published: 3/1/2010
USSOCOM Research Topics 2011
USSOCOM Research Topics 2011
Published: 1/1/2010
Hunter-Killer Teams: Attacking Enemy Safe Havens
Hunter-Killer Teams: Attacking Enemy Safe Havens
Authored by:
Joseph Celeski
Published: 1/1/2010
Pakistan's Security Paradox: Countering and Fomenting Insurgencies
Pakistan's Security Paradox: Countering and Fomenting Insurgencies
Authored by:
Haider Mullick
Published: 12/1/2009
Report of Proceedings- JSOU & OSS Society Symposium: Irregular Warfare and the OSS Model
Report of Proceedings- JSOU & OSS Society Symposium: Irregular Warfare and the OSS Model
Published: 11/1/2009
Irregular Warfare: Brazil's Fight Against Criminal Urban Guerrillas
Irregular Warfare: Brazil's Fight Against Criminal Urban Guerrillas
Authored by:
Alvaro Pinheiro
Published: 9/15/2009
Manhunting: Counter-Network Organization for Irregular Warfare
Manhunting: Counter-Network Organization for Irregular Warfare
Authored by:
George Crawford
Published: 9/1/2009
Information Warfare: Assuring Digital Intelligence Collection
Information Warfare: Assuring Digital Intelligence Collection
Authored by:
William Perry
Published: 7/1/2009
Africa: Irregular Warfare on the Dark Continent
Africa: Irregular Warfare on the Dark Continent
Authored by:
John Alexander
Published: 5/1/2009
The Arabian Gulf and Security Policy: The Past as Present, the Present as Future
The Arabian Gulf and Security Policy: The Past as Present, the Present as Future
Authored by:
Roby Barrett
Published: 4/1/2009
Special Operations Forces Interagency Counterterrorism Reference Manual, First Edition
Report of Proceedings- 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference: Global Threats, Sovereign Solutions
Report of Proceedings- 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference: Global Threats, Sovereign Solutions
Published: 3/1/2009
Contemporary Security Challenges: Irregular Warfare and Indirect Approaches
Contemporary Security Challenges: Irregular Warfare and Indirect Approaches
Authored by:
Richard Newton, Travis Homiak, Kelly Smith, Isaac Peltier, Jonathan White
Published: 2/15/2009
Policing and Law Enforcement in COIN--the Thick Blue Line
Policing and Law Enforcement in COIN--the Thick Blue Line
Authored by:
Joseph Celeski
Published: 2/1/2009
USSOCOM Research Topics 2010
USSOCOM Research Topics 2010
Published: 1/1/2009
Guerrilla Counterintelligence: Insurgent Approaches to Neutralizing Adversary Intelligence Operations
Guerrilla Counterintelligence: Insurgent Approaches to Neutralizing Adversary Intelligence Operations
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
Published: 1/1/2009
Scoring the Long War
Scoring the Long War
Authored by:
Andrew Boyden, Phillip Menard, Robert Ramirez
Published: 1/1/2009
Keeping COIN Simple
Keeping COIN Simple
Authored by:
Herb Daniels
Published: 1/1/2009
What Really Happened in Northern Ireland's Counterinsurgency: Revision and Revelation
What Really Happened in Northern Ireland's Counterinsurgency: Revision and Revelation
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
Published: 10/1/2008
India's Northeast: The Frontier in Ferment
India's Northeast: The Frontier in Ferment
Authored by:
Prakash Singh
Published: 9/1/2008
Disrupting Threat Finances: Using Financial Information to Disrupt Terrorist Organizations
Disrupting Threat Finances: Using Financial Information to Disrupt Terrorist Organizations
Authored by:
Wesley Anderson
Published: 4/1/2008
USSOCOM Research Topics 2009
USSOCOM Research Topics 2009
Published: 1/1/2008
Is Leaving the Middle East a Viable Option?
Is Leaving the Middle East a Viable Option?
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
Published: 1/1/2008
Intelligence in Denied Areas: New Concepts for a Changing Security Environment
Private Security Infrastructure Abroad: Criminal-Terrorist Agendas and the Operational Environment
Private Security Infrastructure Abroad: Criminal-Terrorist Agendas and the Operational Environment
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
Published: 11/1/2007
Block by Block: Civic Action in the Battle of Baghdad
Block by Block: Civic Action in the Battle of Baghdad
Authored by:
Adrian Bogart
Published: 10/15/2007
A Theory of Special Operations: The Origins, Qualities, and Use of SOF
A Theory of Special Operations: The Origins, Qualities, and Use of SOF
Authored by:
Robert Spulak
Published: 10/1/2007
Hunting Leadership Targets in Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Operations: Selected Perspectives and Experience
Hunting Leadership Targets in Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism Operations: Selected Perspectives and Experience
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
Published: 6/1/2007
Executive Report- JSOU Second Annual Symposium: Irregular Warfare
Executive Report- JSOU Second Annual Symposium: Irregular Warfare
Published: 5/1/2007
2007 JSOU and NDIA SO/LIC Division Essays
2007 JSOU and NDIA SO/LIC Division Essays
Authored by:
Michael McMahon, Michael Zinno, Leonard DeFrancisci, Duane Gordin, Brian Horine, Basil Cantanzaro, Guillaume Beaurperes, Ronald Beadenkopf, Matthew Coburn, Michael Sullivan, David Moon, Joe McGraw
Published: 4/1/2007
Psychological Operations: Learning is Not a Defense Science Project
Psychological Operations: Learning is Not a Defense Science Project
Authored by:
Curtis Boyd
Published: 3/1/2007
The Israeli Approach to Irregular Warfare and Implications for the United States
The Israeli Approach to Irregular Warfare and Implications for the United States
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
Published: 2/1/2007
Educating for Strategic Thinking in the SOF Community: Considerations and a Proposal
Educating for Strategic Thinking in the SOF Community: Considerations and a Proposal
Authored by:
Harry Yarger
Published: 1/1/2007
Filling Special Operations Gaps with Civilian Expertise
Filling Special Operations Gaps with Civilian Expertise
Authored by:
James Powers
Published: 12/1/2006
Beyond Draining the Swamp: Urban Development and Counterterrorism in Morocco
Beyond Draining the Swamp: Urban Development and Counterterrorism in Morocco
Authored by:
Stephen Dalzell
Published: 10/1/2006
Special Operations Aviation in NATO: A Vector to the Future
2006 JSOU/NDIA SO/LIC Chapter Essays
2006 JSOU/NDIA SO/LIC Chapter Essays
Authored by:
Michael McMahon, Jose Madera, Charles O'Quinn, Edward Mason, Wayne Keysor, John Schaefer, Jan Swillens, D. Jones, James Oldenburg, James Spies
Published: 8/1/2006
One Valley at a Time
One Valley at a Time
Authored by:
Adrian Bogart, Walter Herd
Published: 7/1/2006
Blogs and Military Information Strategy
Blogs and Military Information Strategy
Authored by:
James Kinniburg, Dorothy Denning
Published: 6/1/2006
Executive Report- JSOU First Annual Symposium: Countering Global Insurgency
Executive Report- JSOU First Annual Symposium: Countering Global Insurgency
Published: 5/1/2006
Narcoterrorism in Latin America: A Brazilian Perspective
Narcoterrorism in Latin America: A Brazilian Perspective
Authored by:
Alvaro Pinheiro
Published: 4/20/2006
Implications for Network-Centric Warfare
Implications for Network-Centric Warfare
Authored by:
Jessica Turnley
Published: 4/18/2006
Civil-Military Operations and Professional Military Education
Civil-Military Operations and Professional Military Education
Authored by:
James Powers
Published: 4/15/2006
The Changing Nature of Warfare, the Factors Mediating Future Conflict, and Implications for SOF
The Changing Nature of Warfare, the Factors Mediating Future Conflict, and Implications for SOF
Authored by:
John Alexander
Published: 4/1/2006
The War on Terrorism: Countering Global Insurgency in the 21st Century
The War on Terrorism: Countering Global Insurgency in the 21st Century
Authored by:
James Bates
Published: 12/15/2005
Coast Guard SOF
Coast Guard SOF
Authored by:
Gary Bowen
Published: 12/1/2005
Dividing Our Enemies
Dividing Our Enemies
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
Published: 11/15/2005
Logistic Support and Insurgency: Guerrilla Sustainment and Applied Lessons of Soviet Insurgent Warfare: Why It Should Still Be Studied
Logistic Support and Insurgency: Guerrilla Sustainment and Applied Lessons of Soviet Insurgent Warfare: Why It Should Still Be Studied
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
Published: 11/1/2005
Theoretical Perspectives of Terrorist Enemies as Networks
Theoretical Perspectives of Terrorist Enemies as Networks
Authored by:
Robert Spulak, Jessica Turnley
Published: 10/1/2005
Operationalizing COIN
Operationalizing COIN
Authored by:
Joseph Celeski
Published: 9/1/2005
The Evolving Requirements of the Canadian Special Operations Forces: Future Concept Paper
The Evolving Requirements of the Canadian Special Operations Forces: Future Concept Paper
Authored by:
Paul Taillon
Published: 9/1/2005
Russian Special Forces: Issues of Loyalty, Corruption and the Fight Against Terror
Russian Special Forces: Issues of Loyalty, Corruption and the Fight Against Terror
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
Published: 8/1/2005
2004-2005 JSOU/NDIA Essays
2004-2005 JSOU/NDIA Essays
Authored by:
Arnold Abraham, David Becker, William Carty, Matthew Nilson, Todd Seniff, Randall Stagner
Published: 1/1/2005
JSOU Press House Style Guide
JSOU Press House Style Guide
Published: 10/24/2000
JSOU Press Author Submission and Publication Process
JSOU Press Author Submission and Publication Process
Authored by:
Press Editor
Published: 8/14/2000
JSOU Press Peer Review Process
JSOU Press Peer Review Process
Authored by:
Press Editor
Published: 8/14/2000
JSOU Press Manuscript Submission Format Guidance
JSOU Press Manuscript Submission Format Guidance
Authored by:
Press Editor
Published: 8/14/2000
JSOU Press Product Definitions, Purposes, and Parameters
JSOU Press Product Definitions, Purposes, and Parameters
Authored by:
Press Editor
Published: 8/14/2000
DoD Dictionary
DoD Dictionary
Published: 8/14/2000
AY2026 JSOU Call for Special Operations Papers Memorandum
AY2026 JSOU Call for Special Operations Papers Memorandum
Published: 8/7/2000
Force Multiplier: Utilization of SOF from a Small State Perspective
Force Multiplier: Utilization of SOF from a Small State Perspective
Published: 1/16/2000
Threat and SOF/Special Operations Response
Threat and SOF/Special Operations Response
Published: 1/5/2000
Classification and Public Release Review Memorandum
Classification and Public Release Review Memorandum
Published: 1/14/1995

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