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China Task Force]? Many people have not heard of the China Strategy Working Group [China Task Force][3] According to the U.S. Department of Defense website, on March 1st, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin issued an action order to the China Strategy Working Group. [4] The group was set up by President Biden. He ordered the group to start working immediately. The group is mandated to give a complete and detailed strategy report in four months. According to the Department of Defense spokesperson, the content of this report is expected to include a set of China s strategic posture analysis, existing strategic review, and follow-up recommendations for strategic action. The focus of the report is estimated to highlight practicality and operability and other elements. Due to its sensitivity, the report will not be published. It will be sent directly to President Biden s desk in July.
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The three Rs: A case officer perspective on future CIA-special operations forces relations Print this article
There is plenty of quality academic writing on how the relationship between the CIA and the United States s special operations forces must evolve. Conventional wisdom has it that the CIA and SOF were so dedicated to counterterrorism operations since 9/11 that we collectively took our eyes off the ball in countering actions of state actors such as Russia and China, which we now term near-peer competitors.
I view this issue from the unique perspective of my old job as a CIA case officer in the field, where the rubber meets the road with a front-row seat to how we both collect intelligence and fight. I suggest that we look at the three Rs, relationships, resources, and Russia (and similar foes), as we assess the future CIA-SOF relationship.
History Lesson: Iran Beat America In War Game in 2002
The simulation showed that hubris can lead to a terrible down fall even when facing minor hostile powers.
The United States has had a contentious relationship with Iran going back many years, from what’s seen as a U.S.-backed coup in the 1950s to the hostage crisis in the 1970s. More recently, the difficult relationship involved a nuclear deal in the 2010s to prevent Iran from building a nuclear bomb an agreement which Washington backed out of during the Donald Trump Administration. Throughout all of that, the United States and Iran never actually got into a full-on war.