title: Wrestling the Bear: The Rise of Russian Hybrid Warfare
abstract: Carl Von Clausewitz defined war as: "an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will". 1 To that end, the Russian government has waged two major military campaigns since 1991: the invasion of the Republic of Georgia ( Russia also conducted numerous other military operations, employing unconventional warfare, irre&JUlar warfare and hybrid warfare. Russia has advanced the use of hy brid waJfare in achieving Russian strategic military objectives, particularly in the near abroad -the former Cold 