00979nas a2200181   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002300043653000900066653002300075653001300098653001200111100001700123245003500140300001000175490000700185520060500192       2016                            d10aEuropean Security.10aNATO10aRussian Federation10astrategy10aWarfare1 aJames Wither00aMaking Sense of Hybrid Warfare  a73-870 v153 aThe term hybrid warfare has been widely analyzed by scholars, policymakers and commentators since Russia occupied Crimea in March 2014. The topic has ceased to be a subject only studied by military strate-gists, but has entered the wider policy domain as a significant security challenge for the West. This article seeks to place the debate about hybrid warfare in a broader analytical and historical context and summarizes discussion to date on this and related strategic concepts. The Russian approach to hybrid warfare as demonstrated by operations in Ukraine is a particular focus for discussion.