Hybrid Threats
"Chaos strategy through hybrid, multi-vector warfare is here to stay."
Hybrid threats blur the line between war and peace. Rivals sabotage undersea cables and stage airspace incursions. They launch cyberattacks, meddle in elections, and spread disinformation. They also run espionage networks and carry out assassinations on Western soil. These moves pressure open societies but stay below the line of open war. This hub tracks the gray-zone warfare aimed at Europe and North America. Airspace incursions into NATO skies are a growing worry. Baltic Sea security has become a front line for undersea cables and pipelines. Critical infrastructure attacks target power, water, and transport. Espionage, sabotage, and assassinations extend the same playbook. Russian hybrid warfare fuses cyber, information, and economic tools. This hub follows Russian hybrid warfare and how the Kremlin probes Western nerve. Critical infrastructure attacks test how fast states can respond. Baltic Sea security and airspace incursions sit at the center of the alliance’s risks. Fellows and analysts show how governments can spot and deter gray-zone warfare, from espionage and sabotage to assassinations. Explore analysis and commentary on hybrid threats, from Baltic Sea security to the defense of daily life.
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March 18, 2020
For the Kremlin, Covid-19 Is Not Just a Crisis, It’s an Opportunity
The COVID-19 pandemic may be exploited by Putin's regime to undermine the liberal international order.
January 7, 2020
Sweden’s China Problem
Stockholm Is Being Attacked and It Needs Help, Urgently.
October 7, 2019
Why is Eastern Europe Silent on China?
History is Watching Us
July 10, 2019
The Vanishing Act
Latvia voted to demolish a WWII memorial. Or did they?
March 7, 2019
Nord Stream 2: Myth vs. Fact
Five Nord Stream 2 arguments that are demonstrably false.
December 6, 2018
Ukraine’s Achievements
Taking stock of Ukraine's achievements amidst Russia's aggression.
November 19, 2018
Assessing the Threat
The Kremlin did not send tanks to the Interpol headquarters in Lyon to encourage the international police organization to use its “Red Notices” to harass the critics of the regime in Moscow. Russia has not occupied the “sunny places for shady people”—the offshore jurisdictions that are so important in international money-laundering. It did not threaten […]
November 6, 2018
Hybrid Transactions
Democracy and the rule of law seem solid until greed gets in the way. That is the story of Danske Bank, a reputable Danish bank, whose Estonian branch handled €200bn (about $227bn) in suspicious transactions from 10,000 non-resident customers between 2007 and 2015. The chief executive, Thomas Borgen, has resigned, Criminal investigations are underway in Denmark, Estonia, the […]
September 19, 2018
Russia’s Defeats
An integral part of Russia’s state propaganda is to create an aura of invincibility and inevitability in its foreign policy. This is reminiscent of claims about the irresistible success of world communism in a previous era. But reality is less sanguine, as the Kremlin’s covert war against the West is experiencing an escalating number of […]