The “Hybrid War” Phenomenon in the Coercive Component of Current World Politics

Abstract

The growing role of the military factor in world politics calls for considering and philosophizing about an ever-broader spectrum of warfare forms and methods. In recent years, various interpretations of the “hybrid war” formula in this spectrum have been distinguished in our country and elsewhere, assuming the use of not only advanced technologies but also means and methods of armed struggle that go back centuries. A major role in conducting this warfare is given to special operations forces; they are actively being developed by many countries, including the Russian Federation. Hybrid wars are characterized by active information confrontation and struggle in cyberspace, and the actors can be both governmental and nongovernmental forces, including private military companies, within the system of world politics. This phenomenon must be considered when developing modern war theory.