Modern Hybrid Warfare

Ryan C. Maness is an assistant professor and the academic associate for the curriculum on information strategy and political warfare (698) at the Naval Postgraduate School.Brandon Valeriano served 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.”

• 1.Forward: The Past and Future of Hybrid Operations 2.Hybrid Warfare and Disruptive Technology – the Future of War 3.The Evolution of the US – Russian Rivalry. Russia the failed superpower 4.War and Conflict in Post-Soviet Space: 2000-20235.Fancy Bear Evolved and Caged: Russia Modern Cyber Operations6.The Limited Power of Energy Coercion in Europe and Post-Soviet Space 7.Operations in the Information Environment: Appealing to the Hearts and Minds while Bombing Hospitals and Blowing Up Dams8.Conclusion: What Modern Strategic Analysis Gets Wrong and Right about Russia