Countering Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine and NATO Military Aspects, Lessons and Best Practices

Part I: Ukraine’s Experience and Adaptation  Chapter 1. Introduction: Hybrid Warfare and Military Effectiveness, Jānis Bērziņš and Neil Chuka  Chapter 2. The Legal Basis for Countering Russian Aggression, 2014‒2020, O. Kotlyarenko  Chapter 3. Information Security and Cyber Defence in Countering Russian Aggression, P. Snitsarenko and Yu. Sarychev  Chapter 4. Strategic Communications, Internal Communications, and Civil-Military Cooperation in Countering the Hybrid Aggression, O. Salnikova, I. Sivokha, V. Semenenko, A. Ivashchenko; V. Shkolyarenko, I. Rudnytsky  Chapter 5. Organisation of Territorial Defence of Ukraine under the Hybrid War with Russia, V. S. Frolov and V. M. Semenenko  Chapter 6. Informational Aspects of Russian Aggression: The Use of Scenarios in Planning Activities, V. Bashynskyi, H. Pievtsov, P. Open’ko, and A. Salii  Chapter 7. Fundamentals of the Comprehensive Use of Military and Non-Military Forces and Means to Counter Hybrid Aggression, A. Syrotenko, A. Pavlikovskyi, O. Dublyan, and V. Bogdanovych  Chapter 8. Peculiarities of the Use of Troops (Forces) for Countering the Armed Aggression of the Russian Federation in the East of Ukraine, M. Lobko  Chapter 9. Countering Russian Hybrid Warfare in the Maritime Domain: Lessons and Prospects, S. Yakymiak  Chapter 10. SOF Support to Counter Hybrid Warfare: The NATO-Ukrainian SOF Development Project, Byron Harper  Part II: Regional and Comparative Case Studies  Chapter 11. Military Aspects of Hybrid Warfare: UK Experiences from Operation CABRIT, The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl)  Chapter 12. Russian Military Exercises in the Baltic Sea Area: Strategic Narratives and Actions, Linda Jarl  Chapter 13. Russia's Hybrid Warfare and Resilience in the Baltic States, Jānis Bērziņš  Chapter 14. Russian Hybrid Activities in the Czech Republic: Influence and Resilience, Jan Bren and Petr Matouš  Chapter 15. Russia and Kosovo: Shaping Narratives in the Western Balkans, Dorthe Bach Nyemann  Chapter 16. Monopolising Power: Russia’s Energy Strategy in Central Europe and the Balkans, Gordan Akrap, Ivica Mandić, and Dragan Mišetić  Chapter 17. Conclusions: Military Implications for NATO and Partners, Jānis Bērziņš and Neil Chuka

Biography

Jānis Bērziņš is a Senior Researcher at the National Defence Academy of Latvia.

Neil Chuka is a Defence Scientist, Strategic Analyst at Defence Research and Development Canada. 

Colonel Viacheslav Semenenko is a professor at the Military Academy of Ukraine named after Yevhenii Bereznyak.