The (Arrested) Development of UK Special Forces and the Global War on Terror

@article{Finlan2009TheD,
  title={The (Arrested) Development of UK Special Forces and the Global War on Terror},
  author={Alastair Finlan},
  journal={Review of International Studies},
  year={2009},
  volume={35},
  pages={971 - 982}
}
  • Alastair Finlan
  • Published 1 October 2009
  • Political Science
  • Review of International Studies
Abstract The use of force in international relations by the West is increasingly witnessing a greater reliance on Special Forces. This trend has profound implications for state action because Special Forces represent a very different kind of soldier and they possess the inherent ability to transgress traditional boundaries in peace and war. The development and participation of UK Special Forces in the Global War on Terror provides a microcosm of the positive and negative dimensions of using… 
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