SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ARMED CONFRONTATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND UKRAINE
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ARMED CONFRONTATIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND UKRAINE

Summary/Abstract: The current paper highlights the possibilities of methodologically working with theconcept of hybrid warfare within an international environment characterized by highmarginal confl icts. In this context, the convergence of opponents, methods and means aswell as the fusion of capabilities have appeared within hybrid wars. These wars defy andincorporate conventional, unconventional, military and non-military capabilities, as wellas combined tactics and terrorism. Thus, the hybrid war aims at catching up with technicalor doctrine asymmetry. Defi ning hybrid war cannot be a stand-alone operation. It requiresa reconfi guration of the entire defi nition frame, primarily a reconfi guration of the sensitiveboundaries between peace and war, as they were foreshadowed by the fi rst representatives ofpolitical realism. The work brings to the fore not only the issue of reconsidering confl ictuality,but also the challenge of a broader framework for defi ning the war itself, the coordinatesbeing different from those that defi ned the classic war.

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