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Civil Affairs, ADAPT, and “Soft Power”

February 17, 2021 SOF News 0

By Lisa Litchfield, USACAPOC, Feb 11, 2021. Maybe this has happened to you. You’ve been friendly with the local farmer near your basecamp, exchanging waves and occasional greetings, when suddenly one morning, without warning, he is unexplainably hostile and his […]

SOF Civil Affairs and great power competition

Report – SOF Civil Affairs in Great Power Competition

August 27, 2020 SOF News 0

The Joint Special Operations University has released a new report that explores the use of special operations forces Civil Affairs as a key element for competing below the level of armed conflict. “Great Power Competition” will likely see Civil Affairs […]