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This monograph explores one key element of the ability of SOF to com-
pete below the level of armed conict—civil aairs (CA). Although the
counterterrorism ght has featured kinetic operations as the quintes-
sential SOF strength, great power competition will likely see CA assume
a more prominent role as the U.S. and its competitors seek broader inu-
ence across the Global South. Major Travis Clemens provides a terric
overview of how CA can contribute in new and highly valuable ways
in seeking advantage in the context of great power competition. As
the enterprise wrestles with adapting itself for the future, assessments
from members of the force, such as this one, will become increasingly
important.
ISBN 978-1-941715-48-2
JSOU Report 20-4 Special Operations Forces Civil Affairs in Great Power Competiton Clemens
Dr. Major Choden of the Royal Army of Bhutan greets physician’s assistant Major
Anthony Rafosky from the U.S. Army’s th Civil Aairs Battalion during a Disaster
Response and Preparedness Subject Matter Expert Exchange in imphu, Bhutan, on
- November . Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Derek Mol.
Special Operations Forces
Civil Aairs
in Great Power Competition
Travis Clemens
JSOU Report 20-4
