Instead, these "seemingly random attacks" are part of Russia's "hybrid war on the West," said CNN. That war is an outgrowth of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, aimed at sabotaging Kyiv's European allies.

Just to take one example: when unknown persons cut two important DB German Railways communication cables in October 2022, there was immediate talk of a Russian attack. ... The West’s Hybrid War.

China has also integrated hybrid warfare into its doctrine. In 1999, two senior Chinese military officers published a book titled Unrestricted Warfare, in which they argued that war would unfold ...

The western response to Russian hybrid war in Crimea and eastern Ukraine has been predicated on a show of military force. Nonviolent civilian defence promises us another path.

Russia wants to confront NATO but dares not fight it on the battlefield – so it’s waging a hybrid war instead By Ivana Kottasová , CNN 11 minute read ...

Russia’s purpose isn’t simply to win in Ukraine — it’s to outmaneuver the West by destabilizing it from within and below the threshold of open war.

In hybrid warfare, acts like the sabotage of internet cables can be devastating, but are hard to prove and prevent, says Ian Li from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

NATO countries have discussed a collective response to Russia’s hybrid war, a senior NATO official told reporters ahead of a summit in Washington in July. Even if the attacks don’t qualify as acts of ...

A warehouse fire in London. A defector shot dead in Spain. A factory fire in Berlin. Alleged bomb plotters arrested in France and Germany. A new wave of terrorism? Not exactly. Instead, these ...

Russia wants to confront NATO but dares not fight it on the battlefield – so it’s waging a hybrid war instead By Ivana Kottasová , CNN 11 minute read ...