02598nam 2200505 450 991045383290332120191231092606.00-87609-550-30-87609-552-X(CKB)2550000001244052(MiAaPQ)EBC4877464(MiAaPQ)EBC4950737(Au-PeEL)EBL4877464(CaPaEBR)ebr11398084(OCoLC)839679100(Au-PeEL)EBL4950737(CaONFJC)MIL577613(OCoLC)1024285294(EXLCZ)99255000000124405220191231d2013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe future of U.S. special operations forces /Linda RobinsonNew York, New York :Council on Foreign Relations,[2013]©20131 online resource (x, 39 pages)CSR ;Number 661-306-46362-9 U.S. special operations forces are doing more things in more places than ever before. They are now active in some seventy countries and, since 2001, have seen their combined budget nearly quintuple-a trend that seems likely to continue. As the United States seeks ways to tackle a range of security threats worldwide, shore up the resilience of its friends and allies against terrorist and criminal networks, and minimize need for large-scale military interventions, the importance of special operations forces will grow.The Future of U.S. Special Operations Forces is a timely report on the future of what may become the military's most important troops. It offers a broad set of recommendations covering institutional, operational, and intellectual reforms that could improve the versatility and effectiveness of the special operations forces. As the Pentagon seeks new ways to exert American power in an era of lower budgets and higher aversion to wars on the scale of Iraq and Afghanistan, this report argues that expanding the role of special operations forces can-and should-be high on the agenda.CSR (New York, N.Y.) ;Number 66.Special forces (Military science)United StatesElectronic books.Special forces (Military science)356.160973Robinson Linda1962-915162MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453832903321The future of U.S. special operations forces2461275UNINA