Special Operations and National Security - Policies, Strategies, and Tactics

This book focuses on strategic special operations and how these have led to the achievement of major foreign policy goals, which is illustrated by six case studies.This book will be of much interest to students of special operations, military and strategic studies, defence studies and security studies in general.

List of contents

Contents
List of Figures
Foreword
Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
Part I: Introduction
1: Special Operations: Theory and Strategic Utility
2: The Strategic Environment
Part II: Case Studies in Direct Special Operations
3: The Russian Raid on Hostomel Airport
4: Operation Orchard: The Israeli Strike at Al-Kibar
5: Operation Olympic Games: The Cyber Attack at Natanz
Part III: Case Studies in Indirect Special Operations
6: The Russian Annexation of Crimea
7: Iran's Proxy War in Lebanon
8: China's Shaping Operations in the South China Sea
Part IV: Conclusions
9: Fulfilling the Strategic Promise of Special Operations
Index

About the author

Ben Gans is a Visiting Professor at the Defense Analysis Department, US Naval Postgraduate School.

Summary

This book focuses on strategic special operations and how these have led to the achievement of major foreign policy goals, which is illustrated by six case studies.This book will be of much interest to students of special operations, military and strategic studies, defence studies and security studies in general.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Gans
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032429694
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242969-4
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Cass Military Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Intelligence & Espionage, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, Defence strategy, planning & research, Politics & government, Politics and government, Military and defence strategy, Land forces & warfare, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, Land forces and warfare