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Trained to Win? Evaluating Battlefield Effectiveness and Sociopolitical Factors among Partnered Forces
Authored by:
Matthew Cancian
The Blurred Battlefield: The Perplexing Conflation of Humanitarian and Criminal Law in Contemporary Conflicts
Authored by:
Patrick Paterson
Village Stability Operations and the Evolution of SOF Command and Control in Afghanistan: Implications for the Future of Irregular Warfare
Authored by:
William Knarr,
Mark Nutsch
Support to Resistance: Strategic Purpose and Effectiveness
Authored by:
Will Irwin,
John F. Mulholland, Jr.
Growing SOLO: Expanding the Spectrum of SOF Advisory Capabilities
Authored by:
Troy White
Preserving Sovereignty in a Borderless World
Authored by:
Chuck Ricks
Enhancing the Global SOF Enterprise: A Consortium Concept
Authored by:
Walter Christman
Training Surrogate Forces in International Humanitarian Law: Lessons from Peru, Colombia, El Salvador, and Iraq
Authored by:
Patrick Paterson
The Asia Pivot: Implications for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Russ Howard,
John Duvall, Jr.
Countering Violent Extremism in Mali
Authored by:
Mark Moyar
The 2005 Iraqi Sunni Awakening: The Role of the Desert Protectors Program
Authored by:
William Knarr
Building Partner Capacity
Authored by:
Harry Rich Yarger
Village Stability Operations and the Afghan Local Police
Authored by:
Mark Moyar
Challenges in the Asia-Pacific Theater for U.S. and Partner Nation Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Robert Haddick
Counterinsurgency in Somalia: Lessons Learned from the African Union Mission in Somalia, 2007-2013
Authored by:
Bronwyn Bruton and Paul Williams
U.S. Military Deployments to Africa: Lessons from the Hunt for Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army
Authored by:
James Forest
Persistent Engagement in Colombia
Authored by:
Mark Moyar, Hector Pagan, and Wil Griego
Countering the al-Shabaab Insurgency in Somalia: Lessons for U.S. Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville, Josh Meservey, James Forest
Security Force Assistance and Security Sector Reform
Authored by:
Richard Shultz
Knowing Your Partner: The Evolution of Brazilian Special Operations Forces
Authored by:
Alvaro Pinheiro
Confronting the Terrorism of Boko Haram in Nigeria
Authored by:
James Forest
WHAM: Winning Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan and Elsewhere
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
Convergence: Special Operations Forces and Civilian Law Enforcement
Authored by:
John Alexander
Afghanistan, Counterinsurgency, and the Indirect Approach
Authored by:
Thomas Henriksen
U.S. Military Engagement with Mexico: Uneasy Past and Challenging Future
Authored by:
Graham Turbiville
Irregular Warfare: Brazil's Fight Against Criminal Urban Guerrillas
Authored by:
Alvaro Pinheiro
Africa: Irregular Warfare on the Dark Continent
Authored by:
John Alexander
Block by Block: Civic Action in the Battle of Baghdad
Authored by:
Adrian Bogart
Beyond Draining the Swamp: Urban Development and Counterterrorism in Morocco
Authored by:
Stephen Dalzell
One Valley at a Time
Authored by:
Adrian Bogart, Walter Herd
Operationalizing COIN
Authored by:
Joseph Celeski
SOF Quills for the Porcupine: Applying Lessons from Ukraine to Taiwan
Authored by:
Scott Simeral,
Lieutenant Colonel Steven Skipper, Lieutenant Colonel Giovanna Espegio
Mazar-e Sharif: The First Victory of the 21st Century Against Terrorism
Authored by:
William Knarr,
Mark Nutsch, Robert Pennington
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