Special Operations and National Security

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

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• Forças terrestres e guerra
• Estratégia, planeamento e pesquisa da defesa
• Teoria da guerra e ciência militar
• Política e governo

special operations;means and ends;Israel;warfare;Russia;China;Iran