Strategic Disruption by Special Operations Forces: A Concept for Proactive Campaigning Short of Traditional War

Abstract

This report documents research and analysis conducted as part of a project entitled Army Special Operations Roles and Priorities in Competition with China, sponsored by United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). The purpose of the project was to identify and prioritize potential contributions of Army special operations forces to efforts to impose costs, create dilemmas, and affect adversarial decision making to advance U.S. influence and erode adversary influence during competition and in key contingencies involving China.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2023
Accession Number
AD1216359

Entities

People

  • Christian Curriden
  • Daniel Egel
  • Derek Grossman
  • Eric Robinson
  • Gabrielle Tarini
  • Mace Iv Moesner
  • Sale Lilly
  • Timothy R. Heath

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Employment
  • Information Operations
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.