№117: Tracing the Development of EU Capabilities to Counter Hybrid Threats
№117: Tracing the Development of EU Capabilities to Counter Hybrid Threats

Author(s): Filip Bryjka
Contributor(s): Sławomir Dębski (Editor), Patrycja Sasnal (Editor), Wojciech Lorenz (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Security and defense, Military policy, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: EU; security; hybrid threats; policy; measures; countering;
Summary/Abstract: Countering hybrid threats is one of the main dimensions of the EU Strategic Compass, guiding the development of the Union’s capabilities in the field of international security. The document calls for combining the tools developed since 2016 to combat hybrid methods into an “EU Hybrid Toolbox”, which will also include new instruments and modes of action. While the primary responsibility for countering hostile hybrid activity will continue to lie with the Member States, the EU will have greater capacity to support and coordinate prevention and response. The EU approach focuses on non-military aspects and developing military capabilities to respond to hybrid crises, which increases the importance of cooperation with NATO in this area.

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