The Kingston Consortium on International Security (KCIS)
10 episodes
9 months ago
For our tenth and final episode in this series, Kevin and I have a fascinating chat with two retired American Special Forces operators who now lead projects on technology, organizational culture, and decision making. Derek Jones and Dan Leaf join us to discuss the implications of a potential over-reliance upon technology within the special operations force community. They suggest that the idea of a hyper-connected operator will be challenged by the realities of peer and near-peer conflict and that we all need to become far more comfortable with operating without the comforts of constant communications. Indeed, we will see ourselves returning to a reliance upon initiative and trust. Are we ready?
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For our tenth and final episode in this series, Kevin and I have a fascinating chat with two retired American Special Forces operators who now lead projects on technology, organizational culture, and decision making. Derek Jones and Dan Leaf join us to discuss the implications of a potential over-reliance upon technology within the special operations force community. They suggest that the idea of a hyper-connected operator will be challenged by the realities of peer and near-peer conflict and that we all need to become far more comfortable with operating without the comforts of constant communications. Indeed, we will see ourselves returning to a reliance upon initiative and trust. Are we ready?
Ep. 4 : SOF in Great Power Competition: The Belgian Perspective
The Politics of Special Forces
35 minutes 57 seconds
4 years ago
Ep. 4 : SOF in Great Power Competition: The Belgian Perspective
In this episode we have a fascinating discussion on the evolution of Belgian Special Operations Forces. In this episode, we pull out several key take aways to include the importance of having and maintaining a national, integrated SOF capability, as well as the idea that SOF never works alone, both in terms of working with other SOF units from around the world as well as within a national, joint context.
The Politics of Special Forces
For our tenth and final episode in this series, Kevin and I have a fascinating chat with two retired American Special Forces operators who now lead projects on technology, organizational culture, and decision making. Derek Jones and Dan Leaf join us to discuss the implications of a potential over-reliance upon technology within the special operations force community. They suggest that the idea of a hyper-connected operator will be challenged by the realities of peer and near-peer conflict and that we all need to become far more comfortable with operating without the comforts of constant communications. Indeed, we will see ourselves returning to a reliance upon initiative and trust. Are we ready?
