The danger of “hybrid warfare” from a sophisticated adversary: the Russian “hybridity” in the Ukrainian conflict

The term “hybrid warfare” is a new one that the West began to use to explain its failure to cope with asymmetric threats. Focusing on the war on global terrorism, the West temporarily withdrew its attention from traditional adversaries, such as Russia, which has used this gap and has audaciously returned to the stage as a global actor. Until the Russian annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in 2014 and inflaming the Ukrainian crisis, most Western authors attributed “hybrid threats” mostly to non-state actors. But the Ukrainian scenario showed the true face of “hybridity” in the modern battlefield when practised by a powerful state actor. Russian “hybrid warfare” in Ukraine has already been seen as a combination of conventional and unconventional methods, that have been complemented with other instruments of national power – diplomatic, economic and information. The purpose of this article is, through an analysis of the Ukrainian scenario, to demonstrate that although the term “hybrid” is new, the concept itself is old and is a continuation of already seen doctrine from the Cold War era. Although “hybrid threats” can come both from state and non-state actors, the Russian interference in Ukraine is proof that they are especially dangerous for the West if, or when, they are initiated from a traditional, sophisticated adversary that has the capacity to use all forms of warfare.     

The Millenials’ war: dilemmas of network dependency in today’s military

This work is about how the United States military has become dependent on networked technology. As arguably the largest contributor to national security, it has become so dependent that its chief doctrine integrates networked technology into nearly every specialty, with particularly intense focus on Network Centric Warfare. As the military’s old guard is replaced by the highly technical Millenial Generation, there is cause to pause when assuming this techno-acuity brings nothing but advantage and success. Vulnerabilities stemming from such extensive dependence offer opportunities for exploitation that have not gone unnoticed. The first step to moving forward from this point is to fully understand the extent to which the military has become dependent on computer networks. It might be the Millenials’ war today, but it would be quite unwise for the United States military to think about it and fight it in a purely Millenial way.     

Postmodern warfare and the blurred boundaries between war and peace

Each age has its own wars and its own forms of warfare. In today’s evolving world risk society warfare has entered a new development stage. The states of the “global North” adapt their forms of intervention. They increasingly practice postmodern warfare characterized especially by the role of influencing the information space, networked approaches, the incorporation of indirect and covert actions, and the special quality of new technologies. This practice furthers an increasing grey zone between limiting and de-bounding of warfare. The phenomenon of postmodern warfare raises some tough questions and offers a rich research agenda.     

网络舆论斗争的全域一体化联合作战

作战体系已成为制约网络舆论斗争作战效能的关键性问题。论文借鉴信息化战争的一体化联合作战思想,分析了网络舆论斗争的全域一体化联合作战特点,建立了全域一体化联合作战体系架构,为网络舆论斗争实践提供思想理论指导。论文的研究成果,对于丰富网络舆论斗争理论,占领网络舆论制高点,具有重要理论意义和参考价值。     

基于网络信息体系的临机协同问题研究

研究在联合作战条件下,网络信息体系对联合作战临机协同带来的影响,科学确定基于网络信息体系的临机协同基本程序。提出在组织联合作战临机协同时,必须充分把握好临机协同行动中局部与整体的关系,掌握好联合作战临机协同的发起条件和协同规则,有效提升协同指挥效能。     

非军事领域对战争制胜机理的影响

随着新型技术在军事领域的标准化建设和体系化运用,以往大兵团正面交锋的作战场景正在渐渐淡出历史舞台。战争规模变得更加可控,战争样式变得更加难以预测。究其原因,非军事领域因素对战争规模、样式的影响在增加,给信息化作战制胜机理带来了新的变化。     

网络公开军事情报工作探析

随着信息技术的迅猛发展,互联网已深刻融入人们生产生活全过程,这使得网络中留下了各组织、机构和人员活动的海量信息痕迹。借助云计算、大数据等网络信息技术,这些信息痕迹已逐渐成为各国军事情报部门重要的情报来源,围绕网络空间展开的军事情报与反情报斗争日益激烈,需要引起高度重视。     

用卷积神经网络分类最大稳定极值区域实现汉字区域定位

获取对应笔画级连通区的最大稳定极值区域,实施形态学闭操作融合相距较近的最大稳定极值区域,融合后最大稳定极值区域对应的单个汉字区域;利用灰度共生矩阵描述最大稳定极值矩形区域的纹理信息,将其作为卷积神经网络的输入,卷积神经网络对最大稳定极值区域进行分类,过滤非汉字部分;利用最大稳定极值区域颜色直方图的Bhattacharyya距离等特征对最大稳定极值区域进行聚类,同一类最大稳定极值区域组合得到汉字文本候选区域;再次利用卷积神经网络对候选文本区域进行分类,过滤非文本部分,剩余的就是定位到的汉字文本区域。实验结果表明,该算法对于汉字区域定位具有良好的效果。     

基于PageRank算法的武器装备体系重要节点评估

将武器装备系统抽象为网络节点,利用复杂网络理论研究评估武器装备体系中的重要节点。针对传统PageRank算法在该应用中存在的问题,提出一种修正的PageRank算法。该算法对悬挂节点及有向环状网络节点的重要度评估具备收敛性。仿真实例验证了该修正算法对双目标作战环节点重要度评估的有效性。为了进一步验证所提算法的准确性,引入特征谱理论和移除节点法评估网络的抗毁性。     

基于BP神经网络的UCAV航迹综合评价

针对目前航迹规划过程中评价指标难以统一且指标权重确定过分依赖主观经验的问题,在建立较为完备的UCAV航迹评价指标体系基础上,引入BP神经网络对UCAV备选航迹进行综合评价,从备选航迹的样本数据出发,客观分析航迹的优劣,为决策者提供更加科学合理的参考依据,最后结合仿真算例,验证了该方法的可行性。