NATO i Unia Europejska wobec zagrożeń hybrydowych
NATO and the European Union facing of hybrid Threats

Author(s): Piotr Szymański
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: OSW Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
Keywords: hybrid threats; hybrid warfare;
Summary/Abstract: In recent years, the importance of NATO and the European Union in countering hybrid threats from states and non-state actors has grown. This category covers a wide spectrum of military and non-military operations - from the use of special forces and subversive groups to disinformation and cyber attacks. NATO and the EU are committed to coordinating international cooperation in combating hybrid threats, as well as protecting their own structures against them. In this way, both organizations support activities at the national level, as it is individual countries that bear the main responsibility for responding to such challenges. However, the effectiveness of NATO and the EU is limited by insufficient financial resources to counter hybrid threats. It is also adversely affected by the lack of will of the Member States to increase the exchange of sensitive information, such as the protection of critical infrastructure or cybersecurity. The example of the intensification of disinformation campaigns against the West in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic proves that NATO and the EU should pay even more attention to the problem of hybrid threats

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