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Social Media Bots: Implications for Special Operations Forces
Social media executives are sworn in to testify before U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington
Social Media Bots: Laws, Regulations, and Platform Policies
Photo of a mobile phone with a Bitcoin Cash wallet, Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin.com pen.
Cryptocurrency: A Primer for Policy-Makers
SOFWERX Hosts Cyber Capability Expo
Cryptocurrency: Implications for Special Operations Forces
“Tank driver, Lance Corporal Mudondo Zabina, tank commander, Corporal Kyomuhendo Ballet and tank gunner Lance Corporal Otuga Maureen of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces on their tank.
“The Cheapest Insurance in the World”? The United States and Proxy Warfare
Liwa Fatemiyoun fighters during the Palmyra offensive (December 2016)
Iranian Action in Syria: Military Operations, Soft Power Influence, and Implications for the United States
Special Forces candidates from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School take a knee during the evaluation and final phase of field training known as Robin Sage held in central North Carolina, Dec. 18, 2018. Robin Sage has been the litmus test for Soldiers striving to earn the Green Beret for more than 40 years.
SOF and the Future of Global Competition
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Promoting Civilian Protection during Security Assistance: Learning from Yemen
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Exploring the Utility of Memes for U.S. Government Influence Campaigns
Left photo depicts an F-14A VF-213 intercepting a Soviet Il-38 in 1981. Right photo depicts PLAN ships at sea.
Great Power Competition in the Indian Ocean: The Past As Prologue?
Bottom Left: Supervisory Senior Resident Agent Robert DeWitt of the FBI Des Moines Resident Agency (Omaha Division) delivers remarks during a press conference unveiling an outdoor media campaign to combat human trafficking in Central Iowa.
Transnational Challenges and U.S. National Security: Defining and Prioritizing Borderless Threats
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Future Policy Options for U.S. Efforts Against Al-Qaeda
A flow chart outlining al qaeda
Independent Assessment of U.S. Government Efforts against Al-Qaeda
Serbian flag with Putin photos in a crowd
Shining a Light on the Western Balkans: Internal Vulnerabilities and Malign Influence from Russia, Terrorism, and Transnational Organized Crime
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Sources of Resilience in the Lord’s Resistance Army
BELGRADE, Serbia-A U.S. Navy SEAL assigned to Naval Special Warfare Unit 2 observes the target as a member of the Serbian Special Anti-terrorist Unit shoots in the prone position on the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon during a Special Operations Command Europe Joint Combined Exchange Training Nov. 28.
The Role of Special Operations Forces in Global Competition
Flags in a straight line
The Same, Yet Different: United States and Gulf State Interests in the Post-Arab Spring Maghreb
A bar graph outlining terrorist incidents in the USA
Asking the Right Questions: A Framework for Assessing Counterterrorism Actions
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Summary Report: U.S.-UK Integration in Helmand
U.S. Marine Corps Civil Affairs Staff Sgt. Alan O'Donnell hands out soccer balls to children at a medical civic action project (MEDCAP) during Southern Partnership Station 2014.
Charting the Course for Civil Affairs in the New Normal
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Russia’s “Ambiguous Warfare” and Implications for the U.S. Marine Corps
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Rethinking the U.S. Approach to Boko Haram: The Case for a Regional Strategy
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CNA Small Group Discussion: Aiding Cameroon’s Effort to Counter Boko Haram
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Diagnosing the Boko Haram Conflict: Grievances, Motivations, and Institutional Resilience in Northeast Nigeria
Sons of Iraq members prepare to secure a torture house for destruction in Iraq.
Risky Business: The Future of Civil Defense Forces and Counterterrorism in an Era of Persistent Conflict
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