by Joey Middleton | May 1, 2025 | SOF Policy
by J.R. Seeger Introduction In the past six months, two different opinion pieces, here and here, have raised the possibility of reviving the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). These recommendations are by no means new. Over the past 80 years, there have been multiple...
by Joey Middleton | May 1, 2025 | SOF Policy
by Mark Thomas Abstract: This paper argues that U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) should modernize its unconventional warfare (UW) training and education to improve its ability to support nonviolent resistance. Resistance scholars such as David Ucko and...
by Joey Middleton | Mar 25, 2025 | SOF Policy
Executive Summary The 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy made headlines by officially downgrading terrorism as a national security priority in favor of “inter-state strategic competition.” Many interpreted the statement as signifying a return to “conventional...
by Joey Middleton | Feb 25, 2025 | SOF Policy
by David Vergun In terms of warfighting, there needs to be an equilibrium between readiness, modernization and operations, said Army Command Sgt. Maj. Shane Shorter, senior enlisted leader of Special Operations Command, during a panel discussion at the National...
by Joey Middleton | Feb 18, 2025 | SOF Policy
Report to Congress on U.S. Special Operations Forces U.S. Naval Institute Staff February 19, 2025 9:15 AM The following is the Feb. 18, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Considerations for Congress. From...
by Joey Middleton | Jan 22, 2025 | SOF Policy
By Theresa Hitchens WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has been unable to adequately prepare for great power competition with Russia and China due in large part to the inability of service chiefs to prioritize funding and other resources away from today’s needs to...
