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100	1		_aFINLAN Alastair
245			_aA dangerous pathway? _btoward a theory of special forces/ _cAlastair Finlan
260			_c2019
520			_aThis article explores what is considered by some to be a dangerous pathway: the development of a theory of special forces. The world is now in the third age of special forces and these secret military units are at the forefront of the use of force in international relations. This research identifies a large theory-knowledge gap concerning these military "first responders" for modern nation-states and offers a tentative theory of special forces that goes beyond traditional annihilation/attrition models of war toward a new anaphylaxis model. It makes the case that the theory pathway is not dangerous, but emancipatory.
650			_aMILITARY
650			_aSPECIAL FORCES
773			_aComparative Strategy: _gVol.38, No.4, 2019, pp.255-275 (113)
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01495933.2019.1633181 _zClick link for onlline access
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