The Use of Special Operations Forces to Counter Terrorist Networks in the Megacity and Urban Environment

Abstract

The Special Operations Community, the nation’s premier counterterrorism tool has long prided itself on being adaptable and able to meet new challenges. However, a growing theory that terror networks are moving to an urban and megacity environment means that the Special Operations Community will need to continue adapting to meet the changing dynamic of the terrorist network. While countering terror networks or urban operations are not a unique or new concept, the complexities and dynamics of the urban and megacity environment means that Special Operations Forces will need to adapt to match that of the terror network’s urban capabilities.