The Politics of Special Forces
The Kingston Consortium on International Security (KCIS)
The Politics of Special Forces is a 10-part limited series, co-hosted by Kevin D. Stringer and H. Christian Breede. The series examines the ways in which the return to great power competition might impact how decision maker think about employing special operations forces in the future. Through long-form discussions with experts from academia as well as practitioners from both Canada, the United States, and elsewhere, this series seeks to propel a conversation on the potential for a changing role for special operations forces in the context of competition between major powers. This series is sponsored in part by the Kingston Consortium on International Security through the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) at Queen’s University.
Kategorier: Regering og organisationer
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For our tenth and final episode in this series, Kevin and I have a fascinating chat with two retired American Special Forces operators who now lead projects on technology, organizational culture, and decision making. Derek Jones and Dan Leaf join us to discuss the implications of a potential over-reliance upon technology within the special operations force community. They suggest that the idea of a hyper-connected operator will be challenged by the realities of peer and near-peer conflict and that we all need to become far more comfortable with operating without the comforts of constant communications. Indeed, we will see ourselves returning to a reliance upon initiative and trust. Are we ready?
Tidligere episoder
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17 - Ep. 10 : SOF and Signatures Wed, 07 Dec 2022
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16 - Ep. 9 : Polish Territorial Defence Forces (TDF) Tue, 02 Aug 2022
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15 - Ep. 8 : Israeli Defence Force SOF Tue, 12 Apr 2022
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14 - Ep. 7 : SOF and Narratives Wed, 12 Jan 2022
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13 - Ep. 6 : SOF and Culture Mon, 06 Dec 2021
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12 - Ep. 5 : CANSOFCOM: A Leader’s Perspective Thu, 30 Sep 2021
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11 - Ep. 4 : SOF in Great Power Competition: The Belgian Perspective Wed, 30 Jun 2021
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10 - Ep. 3 : Reinvention or Refocus? SOF Employment in Great Power Competition Mon, 17 May 2021
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9 - Ep. 2 : A Counter-Threat Finance Approach to Competition Mon, 05 Apr 2021
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8 - Ep. 1 : Special Operations Force in Great Power Competition Mon, 15 Feb 2021