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Special Operations Forces (SOF): The Integrators for Total Defense and Resistance
Volume 8, Issue 1 (2022), pp. 67–76
Kevin, D. Stringer  

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Pub. online: 3 October 2022      Type: Research Article      Open accessOpen Access

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3 October 2022

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In preparation for gray zone or conventional warfare conducted by Russian or Chinese adversaries and their proxies, threatened nations can apply a Total Defense approach to safeguard their territorial integrity and political sovereignty. Two key components for any effective Total Defense concept are national special operations forces (SOF) and volunteer, citizen-soldier territorial defense forces (TDF). This article examines the role of special operations forces as significant multi-dimensional, entrepreneurial integrators in Total Defense. In particular, it demonstrates the symbiotic relationship between special operations and territorial defense forces in the complex mission of national resistance during crisis and occupation.

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