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Title ProperHybrid, ambiguous, and non-linear? how new is Russia’s ‘new way of war’?
LanguageENG
AuthorGaleotti, Mark
Summary / Abstract (Note)Russia’s recent operations in Ukraine, especially the integrated use of militias, gangsters, information operations, intelligence, and special forces, have created a concern in the West about a ‘new way of war’, sometimes described as ‘hybrid’. However, not only are many of the tactics used familiar from Western operations, they also have their roots in Soviet and pre-Soviet Russian practice. They are distinctive in terms of the degree to which they are willing to give primacy to ‘non-kinetic’ means, the scale of integration of non-state actors, and tight linkage between political and military command structures. However, this is all largely a question of degree rather than true qualitative novelty. Instead, what is new is the contemporary political, military, technological, and social context in which new wars are being fought.
`In' analytical NoteSmall Wars and Insurgencies Vol. 27, No.2; Apr 2016: p.282-301
Journal SourceSmall Wars and Insurgencies Vol: 27 No 2
Key WordsRussia ;  Ukraine ;  Asymmetric Warfare ;  Hybrid Warfare ;  Crimea ;  Spetsnaz


 
 
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