Countering Russia: The Role of Special Operations Forces in Strategic Competition

by Kimberly Jackson, Marta Kepe, Caitlin McCulloch, et al.

The authors of this report assess the role of U.S. Army special operations forces (ARSOF) in great-power competition, focusing on the types of activities the United States will need to conduct in competition with Russia and ARSOF's effectiveness in conducting them, as well as ARSOF's advantages and disadvantages relative to conventional military forces and the efforts of nonmilitary agencies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1977407307
• ISBN13: 9781977407306
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"