title: Contextualising hybrid warfare: The case of Russia
abstract: War has existed throughout the history of mankind. Even after countless occasions of peace and conflict, the nature of warfare has continued to evolve. In the last two decades, this process of innovation has given rise to a newer and more complex phenomenon of warfare called ‘hybrid warfare’. Initially, hybrid warfare was used to describe modern combat from the mid-2000s onwards. However, the concept gained momentum only after Russia gained control of Crimea and began its operations in eastern U
journal: Political Discourse