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21ST CENTURY WARFARE: FACTORS IMPACTING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BET... |
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Gojowsky, Torsten |
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Koegler, Sebastian |
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Relationships empower Special Operations Forces (SOF) to |
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perform as a highly skilled and reliable cadre in |
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collaboration with local partner forces to prevent and |
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solve shared problem sets, often accomplishing more with |
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less. Since 9/11, however, relationships between SOF and |
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their partners have not always been properly built and |
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maintained. The authors trace the causal effects of |
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constraints, trainings, and incentives and their impact |
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on the current North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) |
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SOF approach of building enduring relationships. |
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Motivated by numerous deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq, |
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and Syria, with recurring problem sets, we chose to |
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conduct a structured-focused comparison between U.S. and |
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Danish SOF supporting Operation Inherent Resolve in Al |
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Anbar, Iraq, (2015 2018) and German SOF during the shift |
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of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force |
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to Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan, (2013 2015). |
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The analysis of these cases finds that specific |
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interactions of the studied factors not only cause |
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variations in relationships between SOF and partner |
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forces but also ultimately influence operations and |
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objectives determining mission success or failure. With |
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further testing of our analysis and recommendations, this |
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research can help to identify inherently flexible and |
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nested strategic options for SOF senior leaders, allowing |
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them to deploy SOF elements efficiently during times of |
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asymmetric, diffuse, and episodic conflicts. |
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Date Published: 2019-05-05 13:25:05 |
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Identifier: stcenturywarfare1094561374 |
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Item Size: 121444073 |
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Language: English |
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Media Type: texts |
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# Topics |
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Special Operations Forces |
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SOF |
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irregular warfare |
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IW |
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unconventional warfare |
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UW |
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asymmetric warfare |
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small wars |
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NATO SOF |
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USSOF |
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Danish SOF |
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DANSOF |
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German SOF |
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GERSOF |
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A’ali al-Furat |
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AFB |
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Islamic State in Iraq and Syria |
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ISIS |
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Partner Forces |
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indigenous forces |
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Al Anbar |
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Iraq |
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Afghanistan |
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Operation Inherent Resolve |
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OIR |
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Operation Enduring Freedom |
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OER |
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International Security Assistance Force |
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ISAF |
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Operation Freedom’s Sentinel |
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OFS |
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Resolute Support Mission |
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RSM |
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