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Countering Threats and Challenges

The Evolving Russia-Iran Relationship
The Department of the Navy and Strategic Competition with the People’s Republic of China
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Artificial Intelligence in Nuclear Operations
Kim Jung Un with the Russian Minister of Defense
An Information Campaign to Deter a Nuclear North Korea
Assessment of CBSI Partner Nation Capabilities for Maritime Security and Law Enforcement
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DOD Continuums of Harm
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USMC Twitter Activity Relating to the 2021 Extremism Stand-Down
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North Korea: A Case Study of Asymmetric Relations
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Maritime Sabotage: Lessons Learned and Implications for Strategic Competition
The Psychology of (Dis)information: Case Studies and Implications
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North Korea’s Arena of Asymmetric Advantage: Why We Should Prepare for a Crisis in the Yellow Sea
A member assigned to Naval Special Warfare Group 2 conducts military dive operations off the East Coast of the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jayme Pastoric/Released). The appearance of US Department of Defense (DOD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
Maritime Sabotage: Lessons Learned and Implications for Strategic Competition
“Internet effects on brain, conceptual illustration,” Science Photo Library via Britannica ImageQuest, accessed Sept. 21, 2021, https://quest.eb.com/search/132_3125015/1/132_3125015/cite.
The Psychology of (Dis)information: A Primer on Key Psychological Mechanisms
Viral Extremism: COVID-19, Nontraditional Threats, and US Counterterrorism Policy
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Understanding Gender and Violent Extremism
National Guardsmen with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) prepare to exit a C-130 Hercules during a night training mission over Muscatatuck, Ind.
Why Special Operations? A Risk-Based Theory
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Social Media Bots: Implications for Special Operations Forces
Social media executives are sworn in to testify before U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington
Social Media Bots: Laws, Regulations, and Platform Policies
Photo of a mobile phone with a Bitcoin Cash wallet, Bitcoin whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto and Bitcoin.com pen.
Cryptocurrency: A Primer for Policy-Makers
SOFWERX Hosts Cyber Capability Expo
Cryptocurrency: Implications for Special Operations Forces
“Tank driver, Lance Corporal Mudondo Zabina, tank commander, Corporal Kyomuhendo Ballet and tank gunner Lance Corporal Otuga Maureen of the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces on their tank.
“The Cheapest Insurance in the World”? The United States and Proxy Warfare
Liwa Fatemiyoun fighters during the Palmyra offensive (December 2016)
Iranian Action in Syria: Military Operations, Soft Power Influence, and Implications for the United States
Special Forces candidates from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School take a knee during the evaluation and final phase of field training known as Robin Sage held in central North Carolina, Dec. 18, 2018. Robin Sage has been the litmus test for Soldiers striving to earn the Green Beret for more than 40 years.
SOF and the Future of Global Competition
A Yemeni man with his head in his hands in front of rubble
Promoting Civilian Protection during Security Assistance: Learning from Yemen
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Exploring the Utility of Memes for U.S. Government Influence Campaigns