The Global SOF Symposium – Europe will bring together thought leaders from military, government, academia, think tanks, and industry from around the world in an intimate setting to discuss future challenges facing the special operations community. Bucharest, Romania will host this important event in 2017; it will be an essential forum to discuss pressing issues, share lessons learned, and forge meaningful partnerships. Specifically, Roma...

Join U.S. and international SOF leaders February 21-23, 2017 for an innovative event to discuss the importance of SOF enablers as well as critical ways for global SOF to interoperate, from tactics to policy. A truly global agenda will provide attendees with a unique experience Attendees include: active duty and retired military and police, government civilians, industry, academia, journalists, and non-governmental organizations Previous year...

Join U.S. and international SOF leaders February 23-25, 2016 for an innovative event to discuss the importance of SOF enablers as well as critical ways for global SOF to interoperate, from tactics to policy. A truly global agenda will provide attendees with a unique experience Attendees include: active duty and retired military and police, government civilians, industry, academia, journalists, and non-governmental organizations Previous year...

The conduct of war continues to shift: from large-scale clashes between nations to those characterized by unconventional methods, as well as long-term engagements with and against non-state transnational groups. As a result, more nations are increasingly turning to the use of SOF; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) technologies; and cyber warfare to identify, locate, and neutralize these varied adversaries.This year's Symposiu...