Special Warfare: The Missing Middle in U.S. Coercive Options

doi:10.7249/RR828

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DOI	10.7249/RR828
报告编号	RR-828-A
	Special Warfare: The Missing Middle in U.S. Coercive Options
	Dan Madden; Dick Hoffmann; Michael Johnson; Fred Krawchuk; John E. Peters; Linda Robinson; Abby Doll
	2014
出版年	2014
页数	8
语种	英语
国家	美国
出版者	RAND Corporation
领域	资源环境
英文摘要	This report demonstrates the need for special warfare, a strategic and operational approach to securing U.S. interests. The U.S. requires new approaches for exerting influence to fill the missing middle between the costly indefinite commitment of conventional forces and the limitations of distant-strike options presented by drones and Tomahawk missiles. Because special warfare works principally through local actors, employs political warfare methods, and requires the integration of a much broader suite of U.S. government agency capabilities than are typically envisioned in conventional campaigns, the United States must adjust its conceptual models for military campaigns to achieve its goals through special warfare.The report has four specific aims: (1) to adapt conventional operational art to the unique characteristics of special warfare, (2) to identify the strategic advantages and risks associated with special warfare, (3) to explore how special warfare campaigns could be used to address challenges identified in strategic guidance, and (4) to provide guidance to military and civilian leaders and planners in designing and executing these campaigns.RAND authors recommend that DoD strengthen its special warfare planning capacity and culture, conduct institutional reforms to facilitate unified action among relevant U.S. government agencies, and place greater emphasis on developing capabilities required to prevail in the human domain.
英文关键词	Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Low-intensity Conflict Special Operations Forces Warfare and Military Operations Military Strategy
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来源平台	Rand Corporation
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文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/3960
专题	资源环境科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Dan Madden,Dick Hoffmann,Michael Johnson,et al. Special Warfare: The Missing Middle in U.S. Coercive Options:RAND Corporation,2014.