SOF's Task During Peacetime: Operationalizing a Legal Resistance Force

Abstract

Vulnerable small countries may choose a Comprehensive Defense strategy with an Asymmetric Defense Component (ADC) to deter or repel a more powerful invading force by becoming an indigestible nation. Analyzing the most recent case studies of Russia waging war on all fronts, this thesis attempts to discover what specific role Romanian Special Operations Forces (ROU SOF) should play in operationalizing a national resistance force. It identifies five factors that most significantly influenced the outcome of the analyzed conflicts. Furthermore, it emphasizes four implications for Romanian political and military decision makers in order to increase ROU SOFs performance in operationalizing a capable ADC during peacetime. The three main recommendations for ROU SOFs are to change its previous fighting mindset, properly educate all the other organizations that comprise the national defense layer, and constantly exercise and evaluate the performance of all components, especially that of the ADC.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1212879

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  • Sevastian-madalin Baban

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  • Naval Postgraduate School

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  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Gray Zone
  • Green Berets
  • Guerrilla Warfare
  • Hybrid Warfare
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Exercises
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Tactics
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Surface To Air Missiles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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