Special (peace) operations
Optimizing SOF for UN missions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5699437 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H Christian Breede (Political Science, The Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 221-240 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7020 • E-ISSN: 2052-465X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020702018787633 |
| OpenAlex | W2884742488 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Since the release of the 2015 United Nations Peacekeeping Missions Military Special Forces Manual, there has been surprisingly little scholarly attention devoted to it. Indeed, much of the recent literature on the topic of special operations forces (SOF) is descriptive, sensationalized, or simply boosting the image of SOF as the proverbial "easy button" for decision-makers. This article seeks to critically engage with the 2015 United Nations manual on SOF through the framework of specialized generalists, boundary spanning, and military autonomy. 1 This paper will then continue the argument that SOF has a role in peace operations, albeit a limited one. Finally, it will conclude with some recommendations for how these findings can inform Canada's employment of SOF in the future. Indeed, given that Canada is a relative newcomer to the "global SOF network," 2 such critical inquiry is warranted
Argument (complex analysis · Autonomy · Operations research · Peacekeeping · Political science · Sociology · Engineering · Law · Medicine · Military and Defense Studies · Military History and Strategy · Peacebuilding and International Security
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |