GENEZA POJĘCIA I ZMIANY PODEJŚCIA DO WOJNY HYBRYDOWEJ W ZACHODNIM DYSKURSIE POLITYCZNYM I WOJSKOWYM
THE GENESIS OF THE CONCEPT AND CHANGES IN APPROACH REGARDING THE HYBRID WARFARE IN WESTERN POLITICAL AND MILITARY DISCOURSE

Summary/Abstract: In the article the author analyzes the genesis of the concept and changes regarding the hybrid warfare in western political and military discourse. Ukraine is the first country that stand up to the threat which is a new kind of war. Undeclared war, which leads Russia against Ukraine, experts refer to it as a so-called "hybrid", "non-linear" or "war of controlled chaos." It is often interpreted as a new quality in the history of wars, but its individual components have been used in the past. What is new is unique consistency and consolidation of these elements, dynamism and flexibility of their use, with important role of informational component. The article emphasizes that hybrid warfare combines military threat, hidden intervention, a secret supply of weapons and weapon systems, economic blackmail, diplomatic hypocrisy and manipulation of the mass media and open disinformation.

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