Welcome to JSOU Press

JSOU Press is the scholarly publishing arm of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). We are USSOCOM’s “go-to” publisher for research of interest to the special operations forces community. We pride ourselves on our unique ability to put knowledge into the hands of SOF professionals, and we aim to inform national policy & strategy with quality research. Since our inception in 2004, we have edited and published over 200 peer-reviewed scholarly monographs, edited volumes, reference manuals, journal articles, and papers by more than 200 authors at the cutting-edge of SOF research. The works included here are solely the ideas of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Special Operations Command or Joint Special Operations University.

SOF-Related Publications

This section includes articles and other publications from outside JSOU that are relevant to SOF.


Threat & SOF/Special Operations Response
A CANSOF Publication

Edited by Bernd Horn and Dr. Patricia J. Blocksome

Read here.




Force Multiplier: Utilization of SOF from Small State Perspective
A CANSOF Publication

Edited by Bernd Horn and Hans Ilis-Alm

Read here.


"T-AOS: A New Model for Competition(N.K. Cobb, October 2023)

Written by JSOU Academic Chair, Kenny Cobb. Originally published through Air University's Aether Journal.

Read
here.


"Secret Partners: The National Reconnaissance Office and the Intelligence-Industrial-Academic Complex" (Aaron Bateman, June 2023)

The JSOU Press would like to thank the Intelligence and National Security journal for providing full access to this article for a limited time. 

Read here.


"Back to the Future: Designing the Role of NATO Special Operations Forces in the 21st Century" (Gabriele Pierini & Lt. Col. Leonardo DoddiJune 2021)

Originally published in Atlantica, a magazine of the Atlantic Forum, in June 2021 and provided with permission from the authors. 

Read here.


Top Publications

Featured Publications
Competing for Advantage: The Chinese Communist Party, Statecraft, and Special Operations
Authored by:
Barkin, Samuel; Conrad, Justin; Horowitz, Shale; Ye, Min; Reardon, Lawrence; Irwin, Will; Craft, Stephen; Black, Charles; Ellis, David
Edited by:
Ellis, David
Published on 3/11/2024
Digital Only

Recent Publications
Competing for Advantage: The Chinese Communist Party, Statecraft, and Special Operations
Authored by:
Barkin, Samuel; Conrad, Justin; Horowitz, Shale; Ye, Min; Reardon, Lawrence; Irwin, Will; Craft, Stephen; Black, Charles; Ellis, David
Edited by:
Ellis, David
Published on 3/11/2024
Digital Only
Special Operations Research Topics 2024
Edited by:
Blocksome, Patricia PhD
Published on 1/24/2024
Digital Only
The Fourth Age: The Future of Special Operations
Edited by:
August Cole, PW Singer
Published on 10/2/2023
Digital Only
Stress: New Approaches to Managing Stress
Authored by:
Merryman, Ashley
Published on 9/25/2023
Digital Only