Questions of the historical roots of hybrid wars

The article investigates the historical and methodological foundations of hybrid wars. The author identifies the idea that hybrid war is a set of certain violent and nonviolent methods of modern warfare, which took place initially taking into account the economic development and military capabilities of a particular era. We conclude that the use of hybrid warfare as a strategic tool of foreign policy will continue to be used as a «soft power» against Russia and therefore the country needs to be in constant readiness, developing principles and specific ways of counteraction in response to the maintenance of such action until the real military threat.

hybrid wars, globalization, common information space, outreach activities, interstate conflicts, psychological impact, terrorist and extremist threats, technologies