title: Security Aspects of Hybrid War, COVID-19 Pandemic and Cyber-Social Vulnerabilities
abstract: IntroductionThe concept of hybrid warfare has gained increasing attention in security and military strategy discussions, often focused on examples of Russian operations in the takeover of the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine in 2014. As a full-spectrum approach to understanding offensive operations, ranging from social media campaigns to conventional (kinetic) warfare, the term hybrid warfare can be used to describe a wide variety of activities.
journal: Connections The Quarterly Journal