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JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIVERSITY
We nd ourselves at the start of a new era characterized by long-term
strategic competition with revisionist powers. It is clear that we need
to think hard about what competition is and what Special Operations
Forces (SOF) require to address it. In On Competition: Adapting to the
Contemporary Strategic Environment, we explore what competition
means and outline a practical approach, bridging theory with prac-
tice. Competition is a consistent, natural occurrence across the history
of human civilization. In the current and future security environment,
states such as China, Russia, and Iran and non-state actors alike have
new tools that allow them to pursue their interests in ways that under-
mine the existing international order and institutions.
ISBN 978-1-941715-56-7
JSOU Report 21-5 On Competition: Adapting to the Contemporary Strategic Environment USSOCOM
U.S. Air Force special operations soldiers prepare to conduct operations in the Arctic
region. Photo by U.S. Air Force/Alejandro Peña.
On Competition: Adapting to the
Contemporary Strategic Environment
United States Special Operations Command
Foreword by USSOCOM Commander
General Richard D. Clarke
Edited by Aaron Bazin
JSOU Report 21-5
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