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100	1		_aLONG Austin
245			_aNATO special operations: _b promise and problem/ _c Austin Long
260			_c2014
520			_aNATO special operations forces (SOF) are at a crossroads as the NATO role in Afghanistan winds down. After more than a decade of development, NATO SOF have greatly increased their ability to operate together in the field and in headquarters. If the alliance continues to emphasize SOF development, these forces can play a major role in future NATO campaigns, particularly outside Europe. Moreover, SOF can be maintained effectively in times of austerity. Yet intelligence sharing, particularly in real time, is currently one of the major limitations on NATO SOF, creating divisions between United States and United Kingdom on one hand and much of the rest of NATO on the other. In order to make truly effective use of SOF the alliance needs to make fundamental changes to its decades old system for sharing intelligence.
650			_aNATO _xSPECIAL OPERATION FORCES
650			_aUNITED STATES
650			_aUNITED KINGDOM
773			_aOrbis : _g Vol.58, No.4, Fall 2014, pp.540-551 (44)
598			_aNATO, UK, AFGHAN, USA, EUROPE
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