VICTORIE TACTICĂ, EȘEC STRATEGIC? FORȚELE PENTRU OPERAȚII SPECIALE CA INSTRUMENT DE REALPOLITIK
TACTICAL VICTORY, STRATEGIC FAILURE? SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES AS AN INSTRUMENT OF REALPOLITIK
Author(s): Doru-Constantin TocilaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Editura Academiei Oamenilor de Știință din România
Keywords: Special Operations Forces; realpolitik; tactical success; strategic outcome; comparative case studies;
Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the relationship between the tactical effectiveness of Special Operations Forces (SOF) and their capacity to generate durable strategic outcomes when employed as instruments of realpolitik. Using a multiple case study design, it compares the intervention of U.S. SOF in Somalia (1992-1993) with the use of Russian SOF in Chechnya (1994-1999), validated through controlled contemporary replications in the Sahel and Ukraine. The analysis suggests that repeated tactical success does not automatically translate into strategic advantage, as this conversion is mediated by political constraints, institutional structures, and decision-making logics.
Journal: Revista de Ştiinţe Militare
- Issue Year: 1/2026
- Issue No: 82
- Page Range: 51-61
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Romanian
