| Summary/Abstract |
This article analyzes the emergence of ‘hybrid warfare’, which blurs the line between military and civilian forms of organization, both in the conduct and the target of warfare. The complexity of warfare is increasing due to the growing number and diversity of parties involved. Conflicts no longer remain local; instead, they increasingly attract external actors and extend to the Internet.
In this analysis, the Ukrainian Azov Battalion, which was formed at the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis in 2013, is used as a case study of this new form of ‘hybrid’ war. This analysis considers the history, operations, recruitment, financing, ideology, and tactics of the unit, in light of the available information on the war in Ukraine.
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