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2018 | 2 | Volume 2 No 1/2018 | 27-36

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How can NATO as a collective alliance effectively counterthe threat of Russia’s hybrid warfare?

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Currently some are arguing that we are facing a change in the character of warfighting – the emergence of hybrid warfare. This as this evolution has been rapid enough to raise concerns about the security of even the strongest contemporary military alliance, evoking questions of NATO’s ability to cope with the alleged transformation. It is visualized by many articles published after Russia’s surprising aggression in crimea in 2014, that brought the term hybrid warfare to widespread use, several publications mention specific NATO members as the next possible targets of similar belligerent actions. the paper is discussing opposing opinions and argues that the hybrid warfare concept used by Russia cannot be applied universally; therefore NATO can devise successful preventive and counteractions by focusing its efforts to specific threatened regions. the theoretical background of Russia’s new generation warfare concept is presented along with its practical application. Next, the implications for NATO – the extent of the threat and the possibilities for countering it – is discussed.

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