Russia’s Hybrid War Strategy in the 2014 Ukraine Crisis

Abstract

This study analyzes the main characteristics of hybrid warfare and how it is applied in practice through Russia’s intervention in Ukraine. Although researchers have not reached a consensus on the definition of hybrid warfare, it is a kind of war in which both state and non-state actors engage using increasing obscurity and invisibility and various types of war such as conventional capabilities, irregular tactics, acts of terrorism, violence, and oppression. Hybrid warfare with traditional and modern war concepts provides states the opportunity to reach targets that they cannot reach by using many other different means. In this context, in the first part of the study, the definition and characteristics of hybrid wars were mentioned, then the components of hybrid warfare were revealed and in the last part, it is analyzed how Russia applied the hybrid war theory in the Ukraine War. Key Words: Hybrid Warfare, Russia, Ukraine JEL Classification: F51

Keywords

• Hybrid Warfare
• Russia
• Ukraine

Rusya’nın 2014 Ukrayna Krizi’ndeki Hibrit Savaş Stratejisi

Abstract

ÖZ Bu çalışma hibrit savaşın temel özelliklerinin neler olduğunu ve pratikte nasıl uygulandığını Rusya’nın Ukrayna müdahalesi üzerinden analiz etmektedir. Araştırmacıların üzerinde konsensüs sağladığı bir tanım olmamakla birlikte hibrit savaş hem devlet hem de devlet dışı aktörler tarafından yürütülen, konvansiyonel yetenekler, düzensiz taktikler, terör eylemleri, şiddet ve baskı gibi çeşitli savaş biçimlerinin kullanıldığı, bilinmezliklerin ve görünmezliklerin arttığı bir savaş biçimidir. Geleneksel ve modern savaş konseptlerinin bir arada olduğu hibrit savaş, devletlere belki de başka birçok aracı kullanarak ulaşamayacakları hedeflere ulaşma imkânı sağlamaktadır. Bu bağlamda çalışmanın ilk bölümünde hibrit savaşların tanımı ve özelliklerine değinilmiş, sonrasında ise hibrit savaşın bileşenleri ortaya konmuş ve son bölümde ise Rusya’nın hibrit savaş teorisini Ukrayna Savaşı özelinde nasıl uyguladığı analiz edilmiştir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Hibrit Savaş, Rusya, Ukrayna

Keywords

• Hibrit Savaş
• Rusya
• Ukrayna

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