Hybrid Maritime Warfare and the Baltic Sea Region
Journal: Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen)
Year: 2016

Russian use of hybrid warfare techniques to seize the territory of Crimea in 2014 has unsettled the security environment in Europe.Techniques included paralyzing adversary decision-making through deliberate ambiguity and deception, cultivating instability in ethnic Russian communities, covertly utilizing special operations forces, organizing and directing local paramilitary forces, and deterring external intervention by highlighting advanced conventional capabilities in the theatre.NATO leaders