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11 Jul 2012

In this testimony, the speaker considers whether US Special Operations Forces (SOF) is balanced between direct and indirect operational approaches to achieve strategic objectives; how current authorities, resourcing, and force structure should change to better enable SOF to deal with emerging challenges and integrate SOF into the Joint Force of 2020; and what changes should be considered to US Special Operations Command and the interagency to enable SOF to remain agile, globally persistent and aligned with national strategy.

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Author Linda Robinson
Series CFR Testimony
Publisher Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
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