HYBRID WARS: THE 21st-CENTURY’S NEW THREATS TO GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITY

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sascha-Dominik Bachmann, Hakan Gunneriusson
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: Stellenbosch University 2015-05-01
Series:Scientia Militaria
Subjects:
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
Online Access:http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1110

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http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/1110

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