hybrid warfare en · NOUN
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(uncountable) A form of warfare that blends both conventional warfare and irregular warfare, such as cyberwarfare, economic warfare, information warfare, psychological warfare and terrorism using either paramilitary or insurgents.
Some, however, have recently added a single intermediate category of “hybrid warfare”: […]. The notion of “hybrid” war makes a valuable contribution in breaking down unhelpful dichotomies between “conventional” and “guerrilla,” and is a clear and important step in the right direction.
2008, Stephen Biddle, Jeffrey A. Friedman, “The 2006 Lebanon Campaign and the Future of Warfare: Implications for Army and Defense Policy”, in Strategic Studies Institute, page 28:the changing character of conflict from conventional to irregular and hybrid warfare.
2009, Patrick M. Cronin, Global Strategic Assessment 2009: America’s Security Role in a Changing World, NDU Press, page 2:The US state department said it was “incredibly” concerned about Russia’s campaign of hybrid warfare against the west, amid fears it will escalate following Ukraine’s first use of US-made long-range missiles on targets inside Russia, after the Biden administration lifted restrictions on their use.
2024 November 19, Andrew Roth, Shaun Walker, Pjotr Sauer, “US and Europe fear escalation of Russian hybrid warfare amid Ukraine missile attacks”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Entities using IW [irregular warfare] flout Geneva Convention rules and use nontraditional tools, including weapons of mass destruction, improvised explosive devices, and cyberwar operations. Hybrid warfare is waged using a combination of regular and irregular warfare tools, concepts, and doctrines.
2013, Jacquelyn K. Davis, Robert L. Pfaltzgraff, Anticipating a Nuclear Iran: Challenges for U.S. Security, →ISBN, page 200:
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ast guerra híbrida (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · de Hybridkrieg (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · be гібры́дная вайна́ (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · az hibrid müharibəsi (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · de hybride Kriegsführung (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · ka ჰიბრიდული ომი (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · fa جنگ ترکیبی (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · ru гибри́дная война́ (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · es guerra híbrida (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · nl hybride oorlogsvoering (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · ka ჰიბრიდული ომის წარმოება (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · ro război hibrid (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · fi hybridisodankäynti (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · no hybridkrigføring (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · ja ハイブリッド戦争 (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · ca guerra híbrida (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · sh хибридни рат (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · bg хибридна война (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · uk гібри́дна війна́ (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · id perang hibrida (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · cs hybridní válka (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · sh hibridni rat (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · th การสงครามผสมผสาน (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · ka ჰიბრიდული ომის გაჩაღება (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · sv hybridkrigföring (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · fr guerre hybride (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · tr hibrit savaş (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · el υβριδικός πόλεμος (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · cmn 混合戰 /混合战 (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · hy հիբրիդային պատերազմ (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · ko 하이브리드 전쟁 (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · it guerra ibrida (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · pl wojna hybrydowa (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · et hübriidsõda (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · is fjölþáttahernaður (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare) · sk hybridná vojna (warfare that blends conventional warfare and irregular warfare)