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Contents
The Persistent Demand for Defense Institution Building
NATO’s Defense Institution Building and Projecting Stability: Current Priorities and Activities
Defense Institution Building in the U.S. Context
NATO’s Defense Institution Building in the Age of Hybrid Warfare
Defense Against Negative Strategic Communications
Defense Institution Building from Above? Lessons from the Baltic Experience
Ukraine’s Security Sector Reform: Is Ukraine Taking Western Advice?
Defence Institution Building in Ukraine at Peace and at War
Defense Education Enhancement Program in Ukraine: The Limits of NATO’s Education Program
The Gray Zone represents a space between peaceful state rivalries and war. Within this space actors have developed hybrid strategies to extend their influence. This concept of conflict is best illustrated by Russia’s actions in Eastern Ukraine in 2014. Gray Zone doctrine leverages ambiguity to create an environment in which adversaries are unable to make strategic decisions in a timely and confident manner. Cyber Operations, because of the attribution problem, lend themselves to this kind of conflict. This article explores the interactions between the Gray Zone and cyber operations and considers questions which NATO must address in order to adapt.
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Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia has been unprecedented in its embrace of modern technology for the execution of its foreign policy and intelligence operation. This article examines Russia’s relationship to the internet and computer technology, beginning with the early 1990s and detailing the growth of technology’s popularity with the Rus...
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