{"product_id":"special-operations-from-a-small-state-perspective-future-security-challenges-9783319439600","title":"Special Operations from a Small State Perspective: Future Security Challenges","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Over the past dozen years special operations forces (SOF) have been one of the few areas of growth and expansion in a number of militaries. This growth and expansion, however, has not been mirrored by a comparable one in academic inquiries into the subject. \u003ci\u003eSpecial Operations from a Small State Perspective - Future Security Challenges\u003c\/i\u003e, which contains a wide range of perspectives from both practitioners and academics, makes a unique contribution to the literature and offers fascinating insights into the opportunities provided by and challenges confronting small states such as Swedenin their evolutionary development and use of SOF.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003er James Kiras\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, Associate Professor, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, The Air University, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlabama, USA.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Pettersson is a researcher at the Swedish National Defence University, employed by the Swedish Armed Forces since 2000. She holds a PhD in Risk Management and Safety Engineer. Her research is concerned with SOF, Lessons Learned and specially focused on military international missions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDr Eriksson has a PhD in Political Science and currently holds a Post-Doc position at the Swedish National Defence University at the Department of War Studies. Gunilla presented her PhD - \u003ci\u003eThe Intelligence Discourse\u003c\/i\u003e - in 2013. Prior to that, she has been an intelligence analyst at the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service for 6 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50477127893266,"sku":"9783319439600","price":197.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f48b2cd6-1a0c-47f4-b7db-53b2373b5c0d.jpg?v=1730257928","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/special-operations-from-a-small-state-perspective-future-security-challenges-9783319439600","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}