In this episode, Kevin and I sit down with Erin Yantzi, a graduate student from the University of Waterloo who is conducting a unique sociological and anthropological examination of SOF culture. In this conversation, we discuss both the shaping effect of culture upon SOF organizations as well as how the concept of culture can be operationalized by leaders to improve unit – and indeed individual – performance.

Episode 6 – SOF and Culture

<p>The Politics of Special Forces is a 10-part limited series, co-hosted by Kevin D. Stringer and H. Christian Breede. The series examines the ways in which the return to great power competition might impact how decision maker think about employing special operations forces in the future. Through long-form discussions with experts from academia as well as practitioners from both Canada, the United States, and elsewhere, this series seeks to propel a conversation on the potential for a changing role for special operations forces in the context of competition between major powers. This series is sponsored in part by the Kingston Consortium on International Security through the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) at Queen’s University.</p>

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The Politics of Special Forces is a 10-part limited series, co-hosted by Kevin D. Stringer and H. Christian Breede. The series examines the ways in which the return to great power competition might impact how decision maker think about employing special operations forces in the future. Through long-form discussions with experts from academia as well as practitioners from both Canada, the United States, and elsewhere, this series seeks to propel a conversation on the potential for a changing role for special operations forces in the context of competition between major powers. This series is sponsored in part by the Kingston Consortium on International Security through the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) at Queen’s University.

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Episode 6 – SOF and Culture

Episode 6 – SOF and Culture