A New Era for Special Forces: By, With, Through American Surrogates in Great Power Competition
Abstract
As the United States emerges from almost 20 years of war against terrorism, security and defense strategy has shifted to Great Power Competition. This paradigm shift is focused on reorganizing and rebuilding the nation s defense architecture to compete with global powers. However, the United States must be able to do two things simultaneously, as the threat of terrorism and non-state actors is not disappearing. Moreover, the same global powers, whether established or rising, are sponsoring, operating, and competing through a variety of surrogates. Additionally, as anti-access, area denial systems(A2AD) become more sophisticated and the willingness to cross the threshold of open hostility is less tenable, future warfare will become increasingly focused on non-attributional and hybrid methods. Competition using militias, private military companies, technology, and other non-state actors, including terrorist organizations, is a manner through which nation-states will achieve security and economic objectives. USSF is uniquely manned, equipped, and possesses the mission, UW, to develop American surrogates to achieve success in the new operating environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 10, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1177935
Entities
People
- Brett T Bonanni
Organizations
- Marine Corps University