Between War and Peace: Toward Creating a Norsof Strategy to Defend Against Gray Zone Threats
Journal: Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School)
Year: 2020

This thesis seeks to improve the Norwegian special operations forces’ tactical ability to counter domestic hybrid scenarios. The thesis answers two questions: which fundamental factors of the operational environment identify Russia’s new tactics, and how have allied nations’ special operations forces (SOF) improved their design after identifying similar challenges in their operational environments? Case studies of Russia’s hybrid warfare development in Georgia and on the Crimea Peninsula reveal