title: Russia and hybrid warfare: identifying critical elements in successful applications of hybrid tactics
abstract: With the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014, hybrid war became a buzzword within political and academic circles. This thesis examines hybrid warfare applications using contemporary and historical examples. The analysis seeks to determine why a country was or was not successful in its execution of hybrid war, and it assesses the geo-political context of cost, benefit, and risk for an aggressor state contributing to its decision to engage in hybrid warfare. The case studies selected include the 
journal: Calhoun: The Naval Postgraduate School Institutional Archive (Naval Postgraduate School)