Hybrid warfare : theory, case studies and countermeasures
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Keywords
Hybrid warfare ; Hybrid threats ; Four Block Wars ; Gerasimov‘s doctrine ; Second Lebanese War ; EU Hybrid Fusion Cell ; NATO‘s Allied Command Transformation (ACT)Abstract
During the last two decades, many conflicts have been declared all over the world and in many forms, using several kinds of weapons. All of these have caused the transformation of the conventional ways of fighting in a more mixed procedure, leading us to refer to them by using the term Hybrid Warfare (HW). In this qualitative review dissertation, has been made a theoretical approach to the definitions of the HW and the characteristics of the numerous Hybrid threats. Additionally, the reference to historic paradigms and case studies from the past and present, underlines the fact that the tactics of the HW can be executed by both state and non-state actors, posing additionally a great pressure in the change of the strategic doctrine of many militarily and politically powerful countries, such as USA and Israel. On the other hand, it is very useful the examination of the countermeasures against the Hybrid threats implemented by organizations such as the NATO and the EU, which actually put together systematically the adding force of their member-states. Finally, the concluding remarks emphasize on the lessons learned by the up to nowadays analysis of this phenomenon.