Centre of Special Operations Research (CSOR)

The Centre of Special Operations Research is a virtual centre that acts as a link between the Swedish Defence University and the Swedish Armed Forces’ Special Operations Command.

The centre was established in February 2021 and its activities rest on four cornerstones; research, education, academic outreach and operational support to the Armed Forces' special operations units. It is organisationally located at the Department of War Studies at the Swedish Defence University.

Advisory Board

The advisory board of the center consists of four members: General Michael Claesson, Chief of the Swedish Armed Forces Joint Staff and Special Forces; James Kiras, Professor at the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, USA; and Dr. Byron Harper from NATO Special Operations Headquarters in Belgium. The board is convened and chaired by Colonel Christian Jeppson of the Swedish Armed Forces.

Director of the Centre of Special Operations Research is Ulrica Pettersson, Senior Lecturer in War Studies at the Swedish Defence University.