Building Special Operations Partnerships in Afghanistan and Beyond: Challenges and Best Practices from Afghanistan, Iraq, and Colombia

Austin Long ; Todd C. Helmus ; S. Rebecca Zimmerman ; Christopher M. Schnaubelt ; Peter Chalk

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Iraq;    Security Cooperation;    Special Operations Forces;    Capacity Building;    Afghanistan;    Military Education and Training;    Colombia;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR713
ISBN  :  9780833087591
RP-ID  :  RR-713-OSD

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

Building the capacity of Afghan special operations forces (SOF) is a key goal of the United States and its coalition partners. In February and March of 2013, RAND analysts conducted extensive battlefield circulations in Afghanistan and visited multiple training sites for Afghan SOF. The mentors at these sites hailed from a variety of International Security Assistance Force contributing nations, including the United States, Lithuania, Romania, Australia, Norway, and the United Kingdom. This report summarizes key partnering practices across these international partners and presents findings from SOF partnership case studies in Iraq and Colombia. The goal is to identify best practices for SOF partnership that can benefit the development of the Afghan special operations capability. These best practices also have broader applicability for special operations partnerships beyond Afghanistan.