Środkowoeuropejskie Studia Polityczne, 2019, nr 2

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Non-military dimension of the hybrid war in Ukraine
(Wydawnictwo Naukowe WNPiD UAM w Poznaniu, 2019) Rogozińska, Agnieszka
The article analyzes the structure, content, properties and effects of the Russian-Ukrainian ‘hybrid war’ in its non-military dimension. Particular emphasis is placed on the aspect of the information and propaganda war, as well as activities in cyberspace. The Russian-Ukrainian conflict is described in the context of the new war strategy of General Valery Gerasimov. Contemporary practice of hybrid actions in the conflict in Ukraine has revealed that, for the first time, a stronger opponent, Russia, uses the full spectrum of hybrid interaction on an opponent who is weak and unable to defend the integrity of its territory. The military conflict of 2014 showed not only the weakness of the Ukrainian state, but also, more importantly, the inefficiency of the organizations responsible for ensuring international security: NATO, OSCE and the UN. In the longer term, it should be noted that the escalation of hybrid activities in Ukraine clearly threatens the states on the Eastern flank of the North Atlantic Alliance. The analysis conducted refers to the problem defined in the form of questions: what is the essence of hybrid operations? What is the nature of non-military hybrid operations? What was the course of these activities in Ukraine? How was international law interpreted in relation to this conflict?