Special Operations : : Out of the Shadows / / ed. by Christopher Marsh, Patricia J. Blocksome, James D. Kiras.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
• MitwirkendeR: Bartles, Charles K.,; Blocksome, Patricia J.,; Cox, Dan,; DePolo, James M.,; Harkins, Homer W.,; Johnson, Steven R,; Joslyn, Nathanael,; Kenny, Mike,; Kiras, James D.,; Lieber, Paul S.,; Marsh, Christopher,; Parker, Kevin L.,; Reiley, Peter J.,; Rubright, Richard,; Zweibelson, Ben,
• HerausgeberIn: Blocksome, Patricia J.,; Kiras, James D.,; Marsh, Christopher,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (231 p.)

Why have special operations forces become a key strategic tool in the conduct of modern warfare? How do these specially trained and equipped elite units function? What types of missions do they conduct? Special Operations: Out of the Shadows addresses these questions and more in a comprehensive sur...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Special Operations: Out of the Shadows
• PART 1 Special Operations in Theory and Concept
• 2 The Dangers of Theory
• 3 The Value of Theory
• 4 The Human Factor
• 5 The Resurgence of Special Warfare
• 6 Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare
• 7 Design Thinking for Special Operations
• 8 Design Thinking for Leadership of Special Operations Forces
• PART 2 Special Operations in Action
• 9 The Strategic Paradox and Third-Party Proxies
• 10 Russia’s Response to the New Western Way of War
• 11 Psychological Operations to Counter Online Radicalization
• 12 Foreign Internal Defense and Security Force Assistance
• 13 Combating Transnational Organized Crime
• PART 3 Conclusion
• 14 Special Operations Forces in an Era of Great Power Competition
• Acronyms
• Bibliography
• The Contributors
• Index
• About the Book