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The full use and utility of special operations forces has been underappreciated in the context of food security. It is food (in)security that lies at the heart of every conflict today and yet invisible to most in its most fundamental context as a matter, and driver, of global security and defense. Special Operations Forces (SOF) offer unique capabilities that can respond best to USAID Administrator Samantha Powers’ concluding statement in the 2022-2026 U.S. Global Food Security Strategy that, “Conflict remains the single largest driver of food crises worldwide, so the Strategy also leverages investments in conflict mitigation, peacebuilding, and social cohesion.” The COVID pandemic has brought our global food systems to the public eye, and it is the Russo-Ukrainian War that has made the fragility of the food system all the more visible and hard-felt.
Lydia Kostopoulos, PhD is a senior strategy and emerging technologies advisor. Her expertise has been sought by the United Nations, US Special Operations, US Secret service, Foreign Governments, NATO, IEEE International Standards Body, management consultancies, industry and academia. She has participated in UN disarmament conversations on lethal autonomous systems and has advised government entities on future related opportunities and risks in relation to emerging technologies, geopolitics and climate change.
Lydia Kostopoulos, PhD is a senior strategy and emerging technologies advisor. Her expertise has been sought by the United Nations, US Special Operations, US Secret service, Foreign Governments, NATO, IEEE International Standards Body, management consultancies, industry and academia. She has participated in UN disarmament conversations on lethal autonomous systems and has advised government entities on future related opportunities and risks in relation to emerging technologies, geopolitics and climate change.
The full use and utility of special operations forces has been underappreciated in the context of food security. It is food (in)security that lies at the heart of every conflict today and yet invisible to most in its most fundamental context as a matter, and driver, of global security and defense. Special Operations Forces (SOF) offer unique capabilities that can respond best to USAID Administrator Samantha Powers’ concluding statement in the 2022-2026 U.S. Global Food Security Strategy that, “Conflict remains the single largest driver of food crises worldwide, so the Strategy also leverages investments in conflict mitigation, peacebuilding, and social cohesion.” [1] The COVID pandemic has brought our global food systems to the public eye, and it is the Russo-Ukrainian War that has made the fragility of the food system all the more visible and hard-felt.