Statements Archive - Statement by Mr Martin Gallagher at Arria Meeting on Counterterrorism and Humanitarian Action dfa.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dfa.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
US Completes Up to 25% of Afghan Withdrawal laosnews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from laosnews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The use of US special operation forces in great power competition: Imposing costs on adversarial gray zone operations Kaley Scholl December 15, 2020 U.S. special operations service members conduct combat operations in support of Operation Resolute Support in Southeast Afghanistan, May 2019. (Sgt. Jaerett Engeseth/Army)
A gap identified Since Sept. 11, 2001, the United States has been heavily invested in the counterterrorism operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This focus has largely distracted the U.S. from the changing nature of geopolitical competition and growing influence of near-peer competitors. As a result, the U.S. now faces a multipolar security environment defined by inter-state competition or “great power competition” rather than terrorism.