Hybrid Warfare (Influence Campaigns)

Hybrid warfare influence campaigns are a type of strategic operation that combines conventional warfare tactics with influence and information warfare techniques. In hybrid warfare, actors, often state-sponsored, seek to achieve their objectives by employing a combination of military force, political manipulation, economic coercion, cyber attacks, disinformation, and other forms of influence campaigns. The goal is to exploit vulnerabilities, disrupt societal cohesion, weaken institutions, and shape public opinion to gain an advantage over adversaries. Hybrid warfare influence campaigns blur the lines between military and non-military activities, utilizing multiple domains to achieve strategic goals.