title: Strategic Disruption by Special Operations Forces: A Concept for Proactive Campaigning Short of Traditional War
abstract: RAND researchers develop a new concept for strategic disruption by special operations forces, exploring how disruptive campaigns can frustrate an adversary’s preferred strategy and enable friendly gains across multiple instruments of national power. This research articulates a clear framework for special operations campaigning short of war, particularly when potentially escalatory conventional options are ill-suited or infeasible.
journal: RAND Corporation eBooks