Mon, 11/13/2023 - 2:46pm
Versatility at the Tip of the Spear:
Food Security and the Utility of SOF
By Lydia Kostopoulos, PhD, Peter Cloutier, Isaiah Wilson III, PhD
The full use and utility of special operations forces has been underappreciated in the context of food security.
It is food (in)security that lies at the heart of every conflict today and yet invisible to most in its most fundamental context as a matter, and driver, of global security and defense. Special Operations Forces (SOF) offer unique capabilities that can respond best to USAID Administrator Samantha Powers’ concluding statement in the 2022-2026 U.S. Global Food Security Strategy that, “Conflict remains the single largest driver of food crises worldwide, so the Strategy also leverages investments in conflict mitigation, peacebuilding, and social cohesion.” [1] The COVID pandemic has brought our global food systems to the public eye, and it is the Russo-Ukrainian War that has made the fragility of the food system all the more visible and hard-felt.
“Conflict remains the single largest driver of food crises worldwide, so the Strategy also leverages investments in conflict mitigation, peacebuilding, and social cohesion.”
USAID Administrator Samantha Power, Feed the Future Global Coordinator
01. Introduction
02. Food Security, Food Systems - Unavoidable Threat Multiplier
03. The Utility of Special Operations Forces in relation to Food Security
04. The Use of Special Operations Inboxing the Spear Heads in the SOF Toolkit
05. Conclusion
INTRODUCTION:
https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/versatility-tip-spear-food-security-and-utility-sof
