Modern Hybrid Warfare: Russia versus the West [Paperback]

An up-to-date analysis of cyberwarfare and hybrid warfare against the backdrop of the present conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

This volume explores and dissects Russia's efforts to leverage modern hybrid warfare against the West including cyber operations, operations in the information environment, energy politics as well as conventional military operations during the Post-Soviet Era with a particular emphasis on the Russian Ukraine War (2022- ).

Ryan C. Manessis an assistant professor and the academic associate for the curriculum on information strategy and political warfare (698) at the Naval Postgraduate School.

Brandon Valerianoserved as a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Marine Corps University and Senior Advisor to the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0.

In this magnificent book, Ryan C. Maness and Brandon Valeriano thoroughly examine the Russian approach to hybrid warfare, including cyber operations, influence operations, and coercive energy policy. They demonstrate that the fundamental nature of warfare remains the same, in contrast to common speculation by others that hybrid warfare represents a massive revolution in modern warfare. Their study is essential reading for analysts of modern warfare, military technology, or the Ukraine War. Stephen L. Quackenbush, Professor and Director of Defense and Strategic Studies, University of Missouri, USA

Professors Maness and Valeriano make a compelling argument about why Russia's hybrid warfare strategy against Ukraine and its Western allies has failed. Russia's efforts to use AI, electronic warfare, cyber warfare, and coercive energy policies have not altered its conventional warfare strategy, nor improved the country's chances of success. A must read for anyone interested in the modern landscape of war and technl“!