HYBRID WARS: THE 21st-CENTURY’S NEW THREATS TO GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITY
This article discusses a new form of war, ‘hybrid war’, with inclusion of aspects of ‘cyber-terrorism’ and ‘cyber-war’ against the backdrop of Russia’s ‘Ukrainian Spring’ and the continuing threat posed by radical Islamist groups in Africa and the Middle East. It also discusses the findings of an on...
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| author | Sascha-Dominik Bachmann Hakan Gunneriusson |
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| description | This article discusses a new form of war, ‘hybrid war’, with inclusion of aspects of ‘cyber-terrorism’ and ‘cyber-war’ against the backdrop of Russia’s ‘Ukrainian Spring’ and the continuing threat posed by radical Islamist groups in Africa and the Middle East. It also discusses the findings of an on-going hybrid threat project by the Swedish Defence College. This interdisciplinary article predicts that military doctrines, traditional approaches to war and peace and their perceptions will have to change in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f9ae9155fac48359528c7a9e3bd41052022-12-22T01:06:09ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202015-05-0143110.5787/43-1-1110HYBRID WARS: THE 21st-CENTURY’S NEW THREATS TO GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITYSascha-Dominik Bachmann0Hakan Gunneriusson1Bournemouth University, UKSwedish Defence UniversitybThis article discusses a new form of war, ‘hybrid war’, with inclusion of aspects of ‘cyber-terrorism’ and ‘cyber-war’ against the backdrop of Russia’s ‘Ukrainian Spring’ and the continuing threat posed by radical Islamist groups in Africa and the Middle East. It also discusses the findings of an on-going hybrid threat project by the Swedish Defence College. This interdisciplinary article predicts that military doctrines, traditional approaches to war and peace and their perceptions will have to change in the future.http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1110Hybrid warCyber-terrorismCyber-warRadical Islamist groupsMiddle EastInternational terrorismMulti-modal threatsAsymmetric lines of conflictCounterinsurgencyHybrid threatsNew threat definitionsNew definition of warRussia’s Ukrainian SpringUkrainian spring |
| spellingShingle | Sascha-Dominik Bachmann Hakan Gunneriusson HYBRID WARS: THE 21st-CENTURY’S NEW THREATS TO GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITY Scientia Militaria Hybrid war Cyber-terrorism Cyber-war Radical Islamist groups Middle East International terrorism Multi-modal threats Asymmetric lines of conflict Counterinsurgency Hybrid threats New threat definitions New definition of war Russia’s Ukrainian Spring Ukrainian spring |
| title | HYBRID WARS: THE 21st-CENTURY’S NEW THREATS TO GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITY |
| title_full | HYBRID WARS: THE 21st-CENTURY’S NEW THREATS TO GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITY |
| title_fullStr | HYBRID WARS: THE 21st-CENTURY’S NEW THREATS TO GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITY |
| title_full_unstemmed | HYBRID WARS: THE 21st-CENTURY’S NEW THREATS TO GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITY |
| title_short | HYBRID WARS: THE 21st-CENTURY’S NEW THREATS TO GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITY |
| title_sort | hybrid wars the 21st century s new threats to global peace and security |
| topic | Hybrid war Cyber-terrorism Cyber-war Radical Islamist groups Middle East International terrorism Multi-modal threats Asymmetric lines of conflict Counterinsurgency Hybrid threats New threat definitions New definition of war Russia’s Ukrainian Spring Ukrainian spring |
| url | http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1110 |
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