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Relativ överlägsenhet i kriget mot terrorismen: en teoriprövande tvåfallsstudie om specialförbandsteori
Swedish Defence University.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (university diploma), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

In 1993 William McRaven developed a theory about how special forces units could achieve relative superiority against a larger, well-defended force. To achieve relative superiority, the unit mustconsider the six principles that in one way or other effects the result and makes the difference between failure and success.

But a lot have happened since 1993. September 11, 2001 marks as a turning point in the war against terror when al-Qaeda hijacked airliners and flew them straight into World Trade Center and Pentagon. President George Bush declared war against terror immediately, a war that still is beingfought today.

Since then, the use of special operations forces has increased dramatically but studies about them remains far behind. The aim of this study is to analyze if McRavens theory remain relevant in modern conflictsagainst terror organizations. This was achieved by applying McRavens theory on two cases, Operation Neptune Spear and The Raid on Yakla.

The result shows that the theory has explanatory power but when operating under highest secrecy, information remains restricted for scholars and researchers. Making it difficult to generalize a theory of units of this character.

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2021. , p. 49
Keywords [sv]
specialförband, terrorism, relativ överlägsenhet, taktik, Amerika, Yemen, Pakistan
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URN: urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-10084OAI: oai:DiVA.org:fhs-10084DiVA, id: diva2:1571343
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War Studies, Thesis
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Officersprogrammet (OP)
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Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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Available from: 2021-07-01 Created: 2021-06-22 Last updated: 2021-07-01Bibliographically approved

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