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Hybrid, ambiguous, and non-linear? how new is Russia’s ‘new way of war’? / Galeotti, Mark   Article
Galeotti, Mark Article
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Summary/Abstract 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.
Key Words Russia  Ukraine  Asymmetric Warfare  Hybrid Warfare  Crimea  Spetsnaz 
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