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.

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.

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.

“The Big War” will be shot over five weeks next summer before animators take over to produce the film’s characters. The film should be finished in late 2026 or early 2027.

Giles added that this sort of hybrid warfare has been going on for decades. He said the hybrid war is ramping up now because Russia is secure in the belief that it will not trigger all-out war.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...