Book Launch – Russian ‘Hybrid Warfare’: Resurgence and Politicisation

Book Launch – Russian ‘Hybrid Warfare’: Resurgence and Politicisation

Dr. Ofer Fridman will present his new book Russian ‘Hybrid Warfare’: Resurgence and Politicisation.

Dr. Ofer Fridman is Lecturer of War Studies, Department of War Studies, King’s College London and Director of Operation at King’s Centre for Strategic Communications (KCSC).

‘A thorough examination of the origins of “hybrid warfare” and its political evolution in Europe. Readers can draw their own conclusions about Russia as a threat, but Fridman’s research is penetrating and his insight into how the Kremlin sees the changing character of war is profound.’

— Frank Hoffman, Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute

‘This fascinating and well-researched book helps bridge the gap between Western and Russian concepts of “hybrid warfare” — not to reconcile them, but to explore the differences. The work exposes the underlying conceptual divergences, and thus helps explain the current tension between Russia and the West. This is a fascinating and attractively-written study of a phenomenon that affects us all.’

— Richard Sakwa, Professor of Russian and European Politics, University of Kent, and author of ‘Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands’

‘This book brings much needed depth, clarity, and nuance to the discussion of Russian hybrid warfare — a topic of recent high concern, frequently invoked by soldiers and statesmen. There is no comparable work to this volume in terms of its fluency with the concept and associated literature and controversies in both English and Russian. Highly readable, perceptive, and consistently astute.’

— David Betz, Professor of War in the Modern World, Department of War Studies, King’s College London, author of ‘Carnage and Connectivity: Landmarks in the Decline of Conventional Military Power’

‘This timely work will prove to be a classic introduction to the historical and contemporary forms of Russian “hybrid war”. Fridman’s parsing of the distinctions between the western and Russian concepts is excellent.’

— Emile Simpson, Research Fellow, Harvard University, and author of ‘War From the Ground Up: Twenty-First Century Combat as Politics’