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The emergence of unmanned, autonomous technologies has fundamentally transformed modern warfare, pushing the boundaries of conventional and irregular military tactics. The integration of these technologies with artificial intelligence (AI) has amplified their impact, enhancing precision, adaptability, and strategic insight. This fusion not only redefines conflict but reshapes military doctrines, demanding new approaches to rules of engagement, surveillance, and precision-targeted strikes.
In the intricate landscape of Afghanistan's conflict, Special Operations Forces (SOF) played a pivotal role in shaping the effectiveness and dynamics of local defense forces. Their involvement highlights both the potential and the limitations of SOF in unconventional warfare.
Given the rapidly deteriorating conditions at the U.S. border with Mexico and only tenuous U.S.–Mexico cooperation, it is appropriate for the U.S. to engage in serious planning and preparation for an enhanced and scalable military role in confronting the growing threats at the border.
NATO countries have been ramping up their militaries to prepare for a potential shooting war. But the next worldwide conflict will also include many unconventional war strategies.
In an era of increasing global complexity and competition, the United States faces unprecedented challenges that require a fundamental reassessment of its grand strategy. As defined by Sir Basil Liddell Hart, the role of grand strategy is, “to coordinate and direct all the resources of a nation, or band of nations, towards the attainment of the political object of the war—the goal defined by fundamental policy.”
The post-Global War on Terror (GWOT) United States (US) Army Special Forces (SF) Regiment faces a unique opportunity to rejuvenate its identity as it seeks to find balance with the overarching US Army’s evolving concentration on irregular warfare (IW), Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), and large-scale combat operations (LSCO) against peer and near-peer adversaries.
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