Analysis of the Characteristics of the "Hybrid War" between Russia and Ukraine and Its Enlightenment to China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62517/jel.202414213

Author(s)

Wang Wei

Affiliation(s)

Northwest University of Political Science and Law, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

Abstract

The Russian-Ukrainian war has not yet settled, and news reports, online new media reviews, and academic reviews about the Russian-Ukrainian war are also constantly being updated. This war is not limited to the traditional armed conflict, accompanied by the addition of new elements such as artificial intelligence technology, network information dissemination, and online public opinion attacks, and it presents a situation of "hybrid warfare". Based on this background, starting from the basic theory of "hybrid warfare", combined with the "hybrid warfare" adopted by the United States during the Cold War and the "hybrid warfare" implemented by Russia during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, this paper analyzes the basic characteristics of "hybrid warfare" in the Russian-Ukrainian war in the intelligent era, and tries to provide experience for China to deal with "hybrid warfare" in the future, so as to consolidate and maintain China's military security and national security.

Keywords

"Hybrid Warfare"; Cyber Warfare; Public Opinion Warfare; Artificial Intelligence

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