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Proxy Warfare, Theory and Practice

Irregular Warfare Podcast

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The Role of Military Special Operations Forces in Strategic Competition

In an era of strategic competition, states might engage in proxy warfare to essentially avoid direct warfare with each other. The relationship between army special forces and conventional forces in large-scale combat operations is very interesting. And my final question is as we shift focus from wars like Iraq and Afghanistan in the post-9-11 era to strategic competition, do the army special operations forces need to change their organization given this changing security environment?

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