This open access anthology takes a holistic approach to how Russia carries out hybrid warfare against its neighbouring countries - states at the intersection between the East and West. The book addresses the vulnerabilities of these countries to Russian influence and hybrid warfare tactics, as well as their responses to this security challenge. It includes a close examination of local developments in states such as Ukraine, Belarus, Finland, Armenia, Serbia and many others, analysing specific scenarios and practices, and draws on these observations to develop the current conceptual understanding of hybrid warfare as a phenomenon. Scholarship frequently focuses only on Russia and treats countries subjected to Russian hybrid measures as passive victims, thus providing an overly schematic picture of Russian behaviour. This book instead treats these states as actors in their own right, assessing their potential to address and counter the specific security problems arising from their geographic and political position. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.
This open access anthology takes a holistic approach to how Russia carries out hybrid warfare against its neighbouring countries - states at the intersection between the East and West. The book addresses the vulnerabilities of these countries to Russian influence and hybrid warfare tactics, as well as their responses to this security challenge. It includes a close examination of local developments in states such as Ukraine, Belarus, Finland, Armenia, Serbia and many others, analysing specific scenarios and practices, and draws on these observations to develop the current conceptual understanding of hybrid warfare as a phenomenon. Scholarship frequently focuses only on Russia and treats countries subjected to Russian hybrid measures as passive victims, thus providing an overly schematic picture of Russian behaviour. This book instead treats these states as actors in their own right, assessing their potential to address and counter the specific security problems arising from their geographic and political position. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.
List of Contributors
1. Russian warfare and influence: States in the proximity of
Russia
Mikael Weissmann and Niklas Nilsson
2. Is it still hybrid? Russian aggression against Ukraine
Hanna Shelest
3. Does Russia need a hybrid Belarus policy?
Grigory Ioffe
4. Russia’s influence operations in the Baltic states
Janis Berzinš
5. The vulnerable little brother: Opportunistic partnership and
Serbia’s exposure to Russia’s spoiler tactics
Vuk Vuksanovic
6. ‘Kosovo is Serbia’: A case study unpacking how Russia advances
(shared) Russian and Serbian interests in the Balkans by shaping
perceptions on Kosovo
Dorthe Bach Nyemann
7. Beyond cyber and disinformation: Russian hybrid warfare tactics
in Georgia
Kornely Kakachia and Shota Kakabadze
8. Russia’s utilization of unresolved conflicts and proxy
regimes
Niklas Nilsson, Johan Engvall and Mikael Weissmann
9. A diverse picture of Russian warfare and influence
Niklas Nilsson and Mikael Weissmann
Index
Takes a holistic approach to Russian hybrid warfare and influence directed at small states in the post-Soviet space
Niklas Nilsson is Associate Professor in War Studies at
the Swedish Defence University, Sweden. He is also a co-convenor of
the Hybrid Warfare Research Group (HWRG), a Senior Research Fellow
with the Institute for Security & Development Policy, and Managing
and Associate Editor of CACI Analyst.
Mikael Weissmann is Associate Professor in War Studies and
Head of Research & Deputy Head of the Land Operations Section at
the Swedish Defence University, Sweden. He is the Director of
Studies of the PhD program in War Studies and co-convenor of the
Hybrid Warfare Research Group (HWRG).
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